The precariousness of life in Bamiyan, one of Afghanistan’s poorest provinces, leaves villages like Borghason at the mercy of climate change. “People know about climate change even if they don’t call it that,” says Fatima Akbari, the UNEP’s country assistant. Winning hearts and minds was meant to win the war, yet climate change endangers that elusive victory. Villages in Bamiyan exemplify how climate change can hamper the ability of families to sustain themselves. “But climate change is an ongoing death sentence.”

Source: The Guardian August 28, 2017 04:52 UTC