With your support we can build a strong foundation for responsible waste management and a climate-resilient in Afghanistan.

The effects from decades of war in Afghanistan have left the country facing severe environmental challenges. The natural resources and ecosystem functions are rapidly being degraded by uncontrolled water extraction, overgrazing and deforestation. Droughts, floods, changing rainfall patterns and other extreme weather events put especially vulnerable communities at risk.

Among these issues is the inability to treat and dispose of municipal solid waste and sewage, which is aggravated in urban areas due to the rapid increase in population.

The large amounts of solid waste accumulated on roadsides, back yards, drains, rivers, and open places represent a significant environmental hazard contributing to urban flooding, water contamination and increases of diseases. The lack of information of the population to handle waste and chemicals makes it all more problematic.

Health problems caused by environmental problems throughout the country include malnutrition, respiratory diseases and asthma. In Kabul alone, the residents use 4 tons of plastic bags and 3 tons of disposable plates and water bottles every day, where 13 million tons of plastic are thrown into the rivers every year which drastically affects the underwater life. 13 million tons of plastic are thrown into the rivers every year.