Water

Policies, measures and regulations on water sector:
As mountains are the major sources of water in Afghanistan, the imapct of climate change on hydrology is likely to have significant repercussions not only in the mountains, but also in populated and lawland regions that depend on mountain water resources for domistic, agriculture, and industrial purposes as well as hydrology generation. Current climate change projection developed show that precipitation levels will remain relatviely stable up to 2100, but the overall increase in temperature across the country will lead to an increase in evaporation and evapotranspiration that will not be compensated by a sufficient increase in precipitation. The sectoral Inter-Ministerial Coordination Mechanisms are existence to work and address the climate change adaptation in water secor and redesign the policies and measures that address to water secor in Afghanistan. In addation to, the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghnaistan summarizes some policies, planning and legislation on water sector such as estabilishment of super council for water affairs management, high council on water and land, policy framework for the water sector, water sector strategy , national water master plan and regulation on control and safeguarding water quality to consider and address the climate change adaptation.

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