Afghanistan Peace CampaignToda Institute stated that Afghanistan is one of the ten countries most affected by climate change but lacks the necessary resources to counter it.
A Japanese organization named Toda Peace Institute has analyzed and reported on Afghanistan’s inability to effectively combat climate change.
Toda Institute stated that Afghanistan is one of the ten countries most affected by climate change but lacks the necessary resources to counter it.
The report states: “Afghanistan is among the ten countries that have historically received inadequate climate funding, alongside Chad, South Sudan, Somalia, Niger, Mali, Yemen, Ethiopia, Uganda and Iraq. These nations face acute climate risks, yet international climate financing mechanism has largely failed to provide them required funding.”
Citing the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN), the Toda Peace Institute estimated: “Climate-related economic losses in Afghanistan amount to $550 million in a normal year and exceed three $3 billion during severe droughts – equivalent to between almost 3.2% and more than 18% of the country’s GDP. This is staggering when compared to Afghanistan’s national budget of just $2.7 billion in 2023, barely enough to sustain basic government functions. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) estimated that $1.7 billion would be needed for adaptation and mitigation between 2021 and 2030.”
After the Islamic Emirate’s rise to power and the decline in international engagement, obtaining global financial support has become nearly impossible for Afghanistan, according to the report.
The Japanese institute concluded that Afghanistan cannot rely solely on its internal resources, as the mining sector is underdeveloped and the infrastructure and legal frameworks for extraction are lacking.