RT null T1 Climate Change and Governance in Afghanistan A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 Afghanistan, A2 Doosti, Abdul A2 Sherzad, Mohammad K1 climate change K1 governance K1 water K1 natural resource K1 environmental management K1 ecosystem K1 biological diversity K1 agriculture K1 energy resource K1 physical infrastructure K1 forest K1 range management K1 natural disaster K1 Afghanistan PB National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) YR 2015 FD 2015 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22447 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22447 NO This report provides a broad overview of the landscape of climate change governance in Afghanistan in order to identify past achievements and current and future entry points for the further mainstreaming of climate change into the country’s national development framework.  The report focuses primarily on the government institutions, legislative frameworks, sectoral policies and strategies, and interministerial coordination mechanisms relevant to addressing Afghanistan’s urgent climate change adaptation and mitigation needs. Particular emphasis is placed on the most crucial areas identified in Afghanistan’s National Adaptation Programme of Action: agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystems, energy and infrastructure, forests and rangelands, natural disasters, and water. NO https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/disasters-conflicts DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026