AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHimalayan climate funding cuts: Aid cuts are weakening disaster monitoring across the Himalayas, with SERVIR-Hindu Kush Himalaya among programs shut after USAID reductions—raising risks of floods, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods for millions in Afghanistan and the wider region. Air pollution in Kabul: Residents report Kabul is engulfed in dust and rising air pollution, adding to Afghanistan’s worsening environmental health burden. Afghanistan’s peace foundations slipping: A new Positive Peace report ranks Afghanistan 157th of 163, citing sharp declines tied to political openness and the flow of information—an indirect but serious drag on long-term resilience. Women’s rights and public health: UN-linked reporting warns Afghanistan’s restrictions on women are becoming a public health emergency, including bans on medical education that could reduce skilled health workers. Water and glacier threats: Melting glaciers in the Hindu Kush–Himalaya are accelerating, and research flags growing glacial flood risks for Afghanistan’s water security.
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