Afghanistan Peace CampaignIOM added that since 2022, climate change has been recognized as the main driver of internal displacement in Afghanistan.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in its latest report, has named Afghanistan as one of the ten countries most vulnerable to climate change.
According to this organization, despite contributing minimally to global carbon emissions, Afghanistan ranks among the top ten countries most affected by climate change.
IOM added that since 2022, climate change has been recognized as the main driver of internal displacement in Afghanistan.
The organization said: “Since 2022, climate change has replaced conflict as the primary driver of internal displacement in the country, according to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) data.”
The report also mentioned droughts and severe floods in the past three years, which, according to the organization, have affected half of the country’s population.
The IOM report reads: “Severe droughts and floods have worsened over the last three years, now impacting more than half of Afghanistan’s population. These events have caused water shortages, land damage, desertification, food insecurity, economic difficulties and displacement.”
Earlier, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had also reported the number of internally displaced persons to be over three million.