AFGHANISTAN - Anticipated impact of delayed and extreme winter precipitation 5.8M

This 8.8/10 extremely cold winter resulted in over 160 casualties, killed at least 80,000 could worsen access to essential needs and services for millions of Afghans, heads of livestock, and severely damaged buildings and infrastructure including food security, healthcare, and access to clean water and sanitation. [...] In late 2023 and early 2024, rain and than-average winter snowfall, and higher-than-average temperatures is likely snowfall were delayed, particularly in the northeastern, eastern, and southern to affect access to essential needs and services for millions of Afghans, parts of the country. [...] Only 6.1% of the 2024 affecting most of Afghanistan provinces, resulting in casualties and widespread Starting in April 2024, the risk of spring flooding will increase, as above- HRP funded disruption to services, infrastructure, and significant loss of livestock. [...] WASH and health Beginning in April, there will be a higher risk of spring flooding due to above-average Afghanistan’s healthcare system is facing a severe crisis resulting from a sharp reduction temperatures speeding up the melting of snowpack, particularly in flood prone areas of the in international financial and technical support. [...] Changing weather patterns and rising Socioeconomic vulnerability to climate shocks temperatures are also accelerating the melting of snowpack and glaciers in Afghanistan’s mountains, posing an additional threat to water security in the country.