Kabul residents urged to play role in tackling air pollution
Officials at Kabul Municipality say that the city administration alone cannot combat the growing air pollution in the capital without the active role of the residents.
Category: Environment
Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires
Nearly 1,000 incarcerated men and women have joined the frontlines in a battle against record-breaking wildfires burning across southern California.
Kabul welcomes season’s first snowfall in hope for an end to drought, pollution
Some residents of Kabul, expressing their happiness over the first snowfall of the year, say the precipitation will help reduce drought and air pollution.
Air pollution in Kabul leaving children vulnerable to illnesses, 186 deaths reported
Officials at the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul have report a rise in air pollution-related diseases among children in recent months. Asadullah Abdul Rahimzai,
Balcony solar panels gaining fame in Europe
MONITORING (SW) – Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear, noted a latest report.
Ghazni residents chopping fruit trees to keep warm
As the residents of Ghazni experience the coldest days of the year, the shortage of firewood in the market and its high prices have forced many locals to cut down fruit trees to heat their homes.
UNDP to help Afghan farmers find alternative crop for poppy
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan says it has prepared 2,000 hectares of land for the cultivation of saffron and fruits as part of its support for farmers and the promotion of alternative crops to replace opium cultivation.
Cyclone kills ‘thousands’ of people in French island Mayotte
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday.
Water shortage becoming serious problem in Kabul
A number of residents of Kabul, expressing complaints and concerns about the shortage of drinking water, say they are facing many difficulties in securing water.
Water shortages leave drastic impacts on farming in Nangarhar
Due to the vulnerability of Afghanistan’s agricultural sector to climate change, a number of farmers in the Chaparhar district of Nangarhar province say that thousands of jeribs of land have remained uncultivated this year due to a water shortage.
$20.6 billion needed annually to mitigate climate change impacts
Officials from the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) of the Islamic Emirate have shared the agency’s achievements from its participation in the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29).
Stray dogs increasingly becoming subjected to cruelty
Veterinarians say that violence and neglect towards animals, particularly abandoned dogs in public spaces, are increasingly becoming common in Afghanistan.
