This hazard type, potentially under the influence of global climate change, has probably affected more households in southern and western Afghanistan than the recent conflict.35 In adjoining Pakistan, the drought in the Baluchistan and Sindh provinces were reported to be the worst in the country’s history.
Par le biais de la Convention cadre des Nations Unies sur la modification du climat (UNFCCC) et le Protocole de Kyoto de 1997, l’adaptation commence à recevoir une certaine attention, reconnaissant que le climat change de plus en plus et qu’il modifie aujourd’hui les schémas de risque.