Afghanistan to Strengthen Climate Change Defenses

Environment News Service: To strengthen Afghanistan's ability to withstand climate change, the government and United Nations partners today announced a US$6 million initiative, the first of its kind in the country's history. The program will be run by Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency, NEPA. It aims to reduce the vulnerability of communities to the effects of climate change, such as drought, floods and erosion, and to build the capacity of Afghan institutions to address climate change risk. NEPA...

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