KABUL: The Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Mawlavi Abdul Salam Hanafi, in a ceremony held today to celebrate World Environment Day said that climate change has caused great damage to Afghanistan, according to a statement from Arg.
Hanafi stated that the industrialized countries play a key role in the production of greenhouse gases, which has had a negative impact on some countries, including Afghanistan and they morally must cooperate with the country in combating climate change, according to the statement.
Islamic Emirate has implemented various projects for a clean environment and this series is still ongoing, Hanafi said and asked the citizens to participate in the cleanliness of the city.
Afghanistan is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change which has worsened the frequency and severity of extreme weather events from droughts and heat waves to floods and storms around the world, including Afghanistan and its neighboring countries.
Afghanistan suffered a lot from climate change, Mawlavi Abdul Salam Hanafi
