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This article presents 10 countries researchers have identified as most at risk of climate disaster. The IRC and WRI analyzed where climate crises are likely to occur and whether affected countries have the capacity to respond in vulnerable communities.
International Rescue Committee
Mt. Manaslu in Himalayas, Nepal.
Exceeding a 1.5C rise in global temperature imperils already vulnerable Hindu Kush Himalayan region, experts say after IPCC synthesis report, as UN chief demands more from G20 countries
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2023
This paper studies the effect of the 2018 drought on household consumption and poverty in Afghanistan, a semi-arid and conflict-affected country. The paper combines geolocated household data with remote-sensing weather data
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National policies and plans

2003

The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) focuses on streamlining disaster management systems at the national level through the reorganization of the Department for Disaster Preparedness and the elaboration of major stakeholders' operating procedures

Afghanistan - government
2011

The Afghanistan Strategic National Action Plan (SNAP) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR): Towards Peace and Stable Development is a sectoral national strategy applicable for the period 2011-2015. It envisages achieving two goals: (1) to develop the

Afghanistan - government Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority
2014

This strategy aims to expand co-ordination and collaboration within Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) Programmes to the greater benefit of those affected by natural hazards. This strategy will help in establishing focused directions

Afghanistan - government

Risk and governance profile(s)

2020
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Afghanistan under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
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2020
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Afghanistan under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific Asian Disaster Preparedness Center