It is to the credit of the green movement within and outside parliaments that ecology has become one of the main arenas of politics. There is hardly another subject which, within the last 30 years, has been thus transformed from the concern of a few scientists, activists into a topic of world conferences.
Ecology is not recognized as a primary concern for Afghanistan – even though every year many more people in Afghanistan die and are harmed by the effects of air and water pollution than are killed by military operations or insurgents. Every citizen can notice the negative impact environmental problems have on his or her daily life. There are already conflicts about the distribution of resources, about fertile lands, grazing grounds and water today. These are likely to increase the more affected Afghanistan will become by the effects of climate change.
HBS Kabul will start this year with an awareness raising campaign. In cooperation with the newspaper “8 a.m.” – “Hasht e Sobh” – HBS is supporting a series of articles that tackle and explain environmental problems in Afghanistan. HBS is also planning cooperation with TV on that topic.
