SCA calls for climate financing for Afghanistan
Afghanistan is being denied access to the Green Climate Fund, a crucial source of financing for developing nations to adapt to the effects of climate change. The consequences are born by most vulnerable.
Few nations are feeling the impact of climate change more acutely than Afghanistan. The population is caught in a vicious cycle of floods, droughts, cold and heatwaves, and food insecurity. Yet, the country has been excluded from global climate cooperation since the Taliban takeover in 2021. Major sources of funding for climate adaptation have been suspended as a consequence.
Too highlight the impact of climate change and the need for climate financing, SCA, together with other NGOs and experts, wrote an op-ed that was published on Al Jazeera.
“The need for intervention is urgent. A total 12.4 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity, and four million people, including 3.2 million children under five years old, are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Farmers need sustainable irrigation systems and more resilient crops, and communities need stronger disaster preparedness. Without these investments, poverty will deepen, and millions of people will face an even more severe humanitarian crisis. Women and children who are already bearing the brunt of food insecurity will suffer the most. Agriculture employs more women than any other economic sector in the country, and by excluding Afghanistan from climate financing, the international community is in fact punishing those it has vowed to protect.”
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