Fact Sheet

BADAKHSHAN: BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES: Village Management Plans: Developing COMMUNITY-BASED RESILIENCE TO village-level management, restoration, and CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL land-use plans for ecosystem-based climate DISASTERS change adaptation. Ecosystem Restoration and U Z B E K I S T A N Rehabilitation: Design and construction of U Z B E K I S T AT ANJ I K I S T A N C H I N A

Faizabad terraces, planting native forest and fruit trees T A J I K I S T A N C H I N A KUNDUZ JAWZJAN BADAKHSHAN T U R K M E N I S T A N on slopes to reduce erosion and flat land to TAKHAR Tagab-e Kishim BALKH reduce flooding, restoration of rangelands SAMANGAN BAGHLAN Faizabad PANJSHIR FARYAB SARI PUL NURISTAN KUNAR for animal grazing, construction of check BAMYAN KAPISA PARWAN BADGHIS LAGHMAN Kabul ) KUNDUZ dams and eco-weirs to reduce soil erosion MAYDAN WARDAK BADAKHSHAN JAWZJAN NANGARHAR

T U R K M E NHERIAT S T A N DAIKUNDI GHOR KHOST and recharge groundwater, rehabilitate PAKTYA TAKHAR Tagab-e GHAZNI Kishim reservoirs, installation of drip irrigation, and I R A N URUZGAN PAKTIKA BALKH FARAH ZABUL establishment of village woodlots. Moreover, SAMANGAN BAGHLAN HELMAND PANJSHIR research on drought-resilient species and- FKANDRAHYARAB NIMROZ SARI PUPLA K I S T A N NURISTAN KUNAR practices in dryland areas. BAMYAN KAPISA 0 50 100 200 300 PARWAN BADGHIS Kilometers LAGHMAN © 2015 UNEP ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ¯ Increasing Adaptive Capacity: Building Kabul ) community resilience and adaptive capac- MAYDAN WARDAK Badakhshan is located in the northeastNANGARHA Rof Afghanistan ity to climate change through livelihoods HERAT DAIKUNDI support, including the establishment of whereGHOR the Hindu Kush and PamirKH mountainOST ranges PAKTYA household and community gardens to dominate the landscape. Much of the province’s population GHAZNI improve food security, promotion of re- is dependant on rain-fed agriculture, livestock herding, newable energy through solar electricity, I R A N URUZGAN and dryland farming, whichPAKTI KmakesA it vulnerable to the climate-proofing of irrigation systems, and FARAH ZABUL impacts of climate change, particularly variations in bee-keeping for agricultural pollination and income generation. precipitation and temperature. Moreover, in recent years,

HELMABadakhshanND has seen numerous natural disasters, including Training, Advocacy, and Outreach: avalanches, floods, landslides, and droughts. To address Delivering capacity-building trainings for NIMROZ KANDAHAR P A K I S T A N local communities, civil society, and govern- these issues, Afghanistan’s National Environmental ment authorities on climate change adapta- Protection Agency (NEPA) and UNEP are cooperating tion, and outreach to the general public on on pilot field demonstrations in Badakhshan0 50 100 2province00 300 climate change risks and adaptation tech- Kilometers that aim to increased the capacity of local institutions niques suitable for Badakhshan province. © 2015 UNEP ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ¯ and resilience of local communities through watershed Early Warning Systems: Developing restoration and improved water resource management. capacity for monitoring of climate change risks and establishment of community- based early warning systems (EWS) to re- Project Executing Agencies: Project Government Partners: duce the risk of natural disasters, particular- ly related to precipitation and temperature. United Nations Environment Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority Programme (UNEP) (ANDMA) Gender Mainstreaming: Recognizing that women have an essential role to play in National Environmental Department of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock (DAIL) community-based management of natural Protection Agency (NEPA) resources, many interventions have been Department of Water and Energy (DEW) designed for the inclusion on women, such Department of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (DRRD) as bee-keeping, community gardening, harvesting of forest products and fruits, Project Demonstration Sites: and installation and maintenance of solar Faizabad District Project NGO Partners: electricity systems. Kishim District Rural Green Environmental Organization (RGEO)

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