The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced the number of Afghan families facing water scarcity in Afghanistan has increased by 60 percent since last year.
On Sunday, May 14, UN OCHA in a tweet said that some 48% of families faced water shortage in Afghanistan in 2021, whereas in 2022, this number has increased by 60%.
Furthermore, the UN agency has said that climate change has decreased access to water throughout Afghanistan, and currently a considerable number of families are faced with major challenges to access drinking water in the country.
This comes as most people in remote areas of the country do not have access to clean water and supply drinkable water from distant areas with difficulty.
OCHA has emphasized that it will need about $479.4 million in 2023 to address water and wastewater problems in Afghanistan.
Prior to this, the United Nations had warned of a possible water crisis throughout the world and said that seasonal water scarcity would increase worldwide due to climate change.
Despite the existing economic and humanitarian crisis, Afghanistan is prone to natural disasters including flash floods, landslides, earthquakes and drought – negatively affecting the lives of ordinary people who are struggling for survival.
