Livelihood vulnerability to rainfall-related flood (WFP, UNEP & NEPA - 2016)

All livelihood zones which primarily revolve around agriculture—rainfed and irrigated crop production, as well as livestock—are considered highly vulnerable to flooding triggered by heavy rainfall events. In addition to causing direct loss of crops and livestock, floods can also lead to the collapse and sedimentation of irrigation canals, as well as exacerbate erosion—especially in mountainous and increasingly deforested areas in the Hindu Kush and Central Highlands. Impacts will be most severe for people living along rivers, at greater risk of flash floods and land inundation.

Source: The map comes from a report "Climate Change in Afghanistan: What does it Mean for Rural Livelihoods and Food Security?", which was produced jointly by the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA). The map was produced based on the livelihood zones produced by FEWSNET.