Noticias sobre Afghanistan
“Access shows today’s coverage, but governance, financing and workforce shape tomorrow’s services”
With less than five years remaining to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6, the global water sector is confronting a critical question: why is progress on safe water, sanitation and hygiene still uneven despite decades of investment and policy commitments?
Kabul’s water reserves dwindle as crisis escalates
A new report by the NGO Mercy Corps highlights a deepening water crisis in Kabul, warning that the Afghan capital is on track to exhaust its aquifer reserves by the end of the decade unless urgent action is taken.
Risk of water shortages builds-up as Hindu Kush Himalaya faces 23-year-record-low snow persistence
According to the latest Snow Update Report, the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experienced its third consecutive below-normal snow year in 2025, with snow persistence – the fraction of time snow is on the ground after snowfall–hitting a vicennial record low of – 23.6%.
When risks become reality: Confronting flooding and drought in 2024
The latest report from World Weather Attribution in partnership with Climate Central confirms that extreme weather events are no longer distant threats—they are present-day realities, reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems worldwide.
Climate extremes in 2024 ‘wreaking havoc’ on the global water cycle
2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new report led by The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
Future of 1 billion people in South Asia hinges on water pact, says new analysis
Better collaboration is urgently needed to mitigate the impacts of climate change on three key river basins in South Asia—the Brahmaputra, Indus and Ganges—according to new analysis.
Food insecurity, flash floods and drought add to conflict risk, analysis says
The WPS partnership’s latest update is based on a March 2024 analysis and focuses on the next 12 months.
IWMI joins international coalition to build drought resilience
Move reiterates commitment to act against one of the most deadly and costly natural disasters in the face of climate change.
Only 36 per cent of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding met in 2023
In advance of World Water Day, Action Against Hunger calls for support to close the water funding gap.
Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world
A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally.
FAO to support community-based irrigation for enhanced agricultural production in Afghanistan
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Government of Japan, facilitated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has launched a four–year project with a budget of USD 9.5 million.
“Halfway into the SDG period we are failing the most vulnerable in terms of water security”
The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) recently published the world's first-ever "Global Water Security Assessment", highlighting significant development challenges.
Droughts, floods and heat contribute to conflict risk in Africa, the Middle East and Asia
With the planet’s average daily temperature soaring to levels unseen in modern record-keeping, persistent droughts and severe flooding, several countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia are at risk of emerging of ongoing conflict related to water, according to a new quarterly update that analyses findings from a global early warning tool.
Two years after Taliban takeover, Afghanistan’s water crisis is a regional security threat
Two years after the Taliban’s resurgence to power, Afghanistan’s persistent water crisis continues to worsen.
Half of the world’s largest lakes are losing water, shows new study
More than 50% of the largest lakes in the world are losing water, according to a new assessment published today in Science .
UN water experts: The world is off-track to meet its sustainable water goal by 2030
3 out of 4 people currently live in water-insecure countries. More people die from a lack of safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services than water-related disasters, reveals the new UN global water security assessment.
New analysis finds a 70% funding cap for water programs in 41 countries
Action Against Hunger calls on donors to close the water funding gap to help tackle rising hunger.
IWMI launches the South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS)
There is now a successful solution to reduce vulnerability to droughts in South Asia by providing national authorities the maximum possible lead time to put mitigation strategies into place.
Drought, floods and food insecurity contribute to conflict risk in parts of Africa and Middle East
Continuing drought brings food insecurity and risk of emerging or ongoing conflict in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, as well as Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, according to a new quarterly update that analyses finds from a global early warning tool.
Irreversible declines in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia by 2060
Most comprehensive study to date on water storage in Tibetan Plateau projects dramatic losses of freshwater storage in parts of Asia by mid-century under modest climate policy scenario.