TY - BOOK AU - Zhou, Jiayi AU - Seyuba, Katongo AU - Ali, Asha AU - Duhamel, Jules AU - Kheira Tarif AU - Krampe, Florian AU - de Coning, Cedric ED - Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt, NUPI ED - SIPRI TI - Climate, peace and security fact sheet: Afghanistan PY - 2023/// CY - Oslo PB - NUPI KW - environment KW - UN KW - water KW - funding KW - Afghanistan KW - climate KW - security policy KW - climate change KW - women KW - terrorism KW - UNAMA N1 - SIP2323; "February 2023"; In this updated Fact Sheet from the joint NUPI and SIPRI Climate-related Peace and Security Risks Project (CPSR) team explore the nexus between climate change, peace and security in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change with more frequent extreme weather events and temperatures that are increasing faster than the global average. These factors, coupled with the legacy of four decades of war, a complex humanitarian emergency and an economic crisis since the Taliban’s takeover of the government in August 2021, have heightened the vulnerability of the Afghan population.; This is an updated version of the fact sheet on Afghanistan released in February 2022; This Climate, Peace and Security fact sheet is a jointproduct by the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs(NUPI) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The information in the fact sheet does not necessarily reflect the views of the donors. The Climate, Peace and Security fact sheets aim to generate reliable, relevant, timely and actionable information and analysis on climate-related peace and security risks in selected countries and regions on the United Nations Security Council agenda. Series editors: Dr Cedric De Coning (NUPI) and Dr Florian Krampe (SIPRI); Contributors: NUPI, Anab Ovidie Grand, Dr John Karlsrud, Jenny Nortvedt, Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie; SIPRI, Kheira Tarif; Visuals: Jose Luengo-Cabrera; Design: Winkel AS UR - 2023 NUPI_FactSheet_Afghanistan.pdf ER -