How are Afghans fighting climate change?

Climate change has been tightening its grip on the people of
Afghanistan, with flood after flood and drought after drought.
It’s considered to be one of the most vulnerable countries in the
world, not just because it's warming twice as fast as the global
average, but because its people’s ability to fight back has been
severely hampered by decades of conflict and war. To add insult
to injury, Afghanistan has contributed very little to the climate
crisis. Since the Taliban takeover two years ago, financial aid
to help locals adapt has drastically dropped, leaving Afghans to
take matters into their own hands. Presenters Graihagh Jackson
and Barry Sadid hear how the diaspora are helping villages back
home to build life-saving dams and protect themselves against
flood and drought. And we ask if there’s a way for foreign
governments to financially support Afghanistan without
legitimising the Taliban.


Producers: Jordan Dunbar and Barry Sadid from BBC Monitoring
Series Producer: Simon Watts Editor: China Collins Sound
Engineer: Tom Brignell Production Coordinators: Debbie Richford
and Sophie Hill