Two years ago, Usman Noorzai was standing in his village of Shade Bara when he heard a rumbling sound.
Shade Bara is particularly at risk of flooding. It...Read more
Link to the OriginalKabul Province – Naghlu Hydropower Plant (NHPP), Afghanistan’s largest hydropower plant, has restarted operations of one of its four turbines after being nonfunctional since 2012, providing electricity for thousands in the three provinces of Kabul, Kapisa, and Nangarhar. The rehabilitation of the NHPP is considered a great achievement in the...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalICIMOD is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing center serving the eight regional member countries of the Hinduk Kush Himalayas: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. ICIMOD aims at assisting mountain people to understand climate change challenges and adapt to them,...Read more
Link to the OriginalThe Oregon State University's Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database provides an effective complement to FAOís legislative database, FAOLEX, and the joint UNEP, IUCN and FAO gateway to environmental law, ECOLEX. This Atlas and these open treaty databases yield a better understanding of existing treaties and treaty development through time, provide...Read more
Link to the OriginalThe South Asia Water Initiative was a five year (2013-2017) US$31 million multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) that aimed at to increase regional cooperation in the management of the major Himalayan river systems in South Asia, to deliver sustainable, fair and inclusive development and climate resilience. The program was funded by...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalThe Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP) was initiated by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to create the first baseline assessment of all the planet’s transboundary water resources. This serves a number of purposes, including benchmarking and knowledge exchange, identification and classification of water bodies at risk, and increased awareness of...Read more
Link to the OriginalWater scarcity in parts of South and Central Asia are creating tensions within the region that may lead to worldwide instability. The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Center for Afghanistan Studies (CAS) initiated this project funded by U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) and Lounsbery Foundation to develop people-to-people dialogue...Read more
Link to the OriginalCreated and directed by Gabriel Eckstein, the mission of the IWLP is to serve as the premier resource for international water law and policy issues. Its purpose is to educate and provide relevant resources to the public and to facilitate cooperation over the world's fresh water resources. As the...Read more
Link to the OriginalACKU is Afghanistan's largest online information sharing database that provides open access to information on Afghanistan by collecting, categorizing, cataloging and digitizing more than 15000 volume of books, magazines, newspapers, reports and articles. The database, among other topics, also includes material on Afghanistan's waters....Read more
Link to the OriginalLaunched on December 20, 2016 by iMMAP Afghanistan, the ASDC is an interactive web-based tool designed to assist with natural disaster preparation, response, and mitigation, through information management services including hazard mapping for communities, and disaster risk reduction mapping activities for humanitarian organizations. ASDC is part of iMMAP's ongoing Disaster Risk...Read more
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