National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) officials have expressed concern about the decrease in aid from the international community in the fight against climate change.At a joint conference with the presence of religious scholars in Kabul, NEPA officials said the reduction of aid will cause Afghanistan to suffer more damage.Officials expressed concern about the reduction of international aid and said that stopping projects in this sector will make Afghanistan more vulnerable.Abdul Salam Haqqani, finance and administration head of NEPA, said that countries have considered their own interests more in the field of climate change, but its effects on Afghanistan have been greater.Meanwhile, participants said that scholars can inform people through mosques to protect the environment and prevent deforestation.&If assistance is not provided, I am sure that our economic, social, cultural and even political developments will be further damaged,& said Ezatullah Sediqi, head of Reha organization.Afghanistan is currently the sixth most vulnerable country in the world in terms of climate change.
Although it does not play a role in the production of greenhouse gases, the production of these gases has caused Afghanistan to face droughts and floods.The post NEPA expresses concern over aid cut in fight against climate change in Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.