Medical facilities, private companies and selected bank branches will remain open.
While Afghanistan remains one of the countries least responsible for global greenhouse gas emissions, it is among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
The directive comes at a time when Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan are facing a deepening water crisis. Years of prolonged drought, urban expansion, and...
It comes after the maximum flood peak flow into the Miyun reservoir reached a record high of 6550 cubic meters per second, Beijing authorities said on...
The United Nations is sounding the alarm that Afghanistan’s climate crisis is no longer a distant or future concern—it is unfolding in real time, severely impacting...
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) on Thursday warned of a water crisis in Kabul, stating that six million people in the city are at risk...
The study covered 12 cities including Barcelona, Madrid, London and Milan, where the researchers said climate change had increased heatwave temperatures by up to 4 degrees...
President Donald Trump sent his condolences to the victims and said he would probably visit the area on Friday. His administration had been in touch with...
Communities across Central Texas now face a long road to recovery as the state responds to one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history.
Central Asia endured its worst floods in seven decades, displacing more than 118,000 people, while severe monsoon downpours triggered deadly landslides in India’s Kerala state.
Central and southern China were on high alert for more flash floods on Friday as the annual East Asia monsoon gathered pace and extreme rainfall threatened...
Officials from the Islamic Emirate have acknowledged the escalating challenges and are urging the international community to depoliticize climate assistance.
Matiul Haq Khalis, General Director of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency, has called on Azerbaijan to support Afghanistan’s participation in the upcoming international climate change conference...
Matiulhaq Khalis, Director General of the National Environmental Protection Agency, has left for Russia at the official invitation of the Russian Federation to participate in Nevsky...
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey’s AFAD disaster agency said, one of the strongest quakes to strike the city...
Millions of people are under alerts for tornadoes and flash floods and dangers will continue into early Thursday
Aid groups in Myanmar warned that the window to find survivors was closing fast.
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan reported that an estimated 33 million people in the country face severe water shortage
More than half a million people in Afghanistan were displaced due to climate disasters in 2024, the International Organization for Migration said in a country report...
Officials from the disaster management departments of Farah and Kandahar report that floods in these two provinces have resulted in 29 fatalities and nine injuries. Mohammad...
