Flood caused by melting snow (WFP, UNEP & NEPA - 2016)

Over the past thirty years, the risk of spring and summer flooding due to melting of snow and ice has increased most in the eastern part of the Helmand river basin along the Lora, Tarnek, and Arghandab rivers, which flow through Kandahar, Zabul and Ghazni provinces. This is due to heavier winter snowfall in the eastern slopes of the Central Highlands where the these rivers take their source, coupled with higher spring and summer temperatures.

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.