Afghanistan Implements More Than 1,000 Projects to Reduce Flood Damage

DID Press: Afghanistan has implemented more than 1,000 projects aimed at reducing damage caused by floods, Nooruddin Turabi, head of the Taliban’s disaster management preparedness authority, has said.

According to Turabi, the projects include the construction of retaining walls and the clearing of flood channels to reduce the vulnerability of communities to natural disasters.

He also called on the international community and international organizations to increase their attention and cooperation with Afghanistan to help address the impacts of climate change and natural disasters.

Afghanistan faces growing risks from climate change, heavy rainfall and destructive floods. These hazards threaten lives, homes, agricultural land and economic infrastructure across the country.