Localized flood caused by heavy rainfall (WFP, UNEP & NEPA - 2016)

Heavy rainfall events have increased most in the arid southern provinc-es of Nimroz, Helmand and southern Kandahar—and to a lesser extent in the semi-arid western province of Farah. Though the south typi-cally receive less than 100mm of rain per year, heavy rainfall has in-creased by more than 25% over the past 30 years. In these flat, sparsely vegetated areas, this can quickly lead to flooding, as water runs off on the dry, bare soil.

Heavy spring precipitation events have increased by 10 to 25% in the mountainous areas in the north-east and centre of the country, as well as in the hilly border areas in the south east.

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.