Afghanistan’s NDCs

1.1 Development and adoption of the Afghanistan Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (CCSAP).

2.1 Regeneration of at least 40% of existing degraded forests and rangeland areas (the area covered will be approximately 232,050 ha for forestry; and 5.35 million ha for rangelands).

3.1 Development of a system to monitor and assess vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

4.1 Identification and mainstreaming of climate change adaptation technologies into the sectoral policies, strategies and development plans, and promotion of regional and international cooperation and coordination for adaptation technology transfer.

5.1 Strengthen and expand meteorological and hydrological monitoring networks and services, including a national database to archive and store meteorological and hydrological data.

6.1 Development of water resources through rehabilitation and reconstruction of small, medium and large-scale infrastructure.

7.1 Planning for proper watershed management and promoting through community-based natural resources management.

8.1 Increasing irrigated agricultural land to 3.14 M-ha, through restoration and development of Afghanistan’s irrigation systems.

9.1 Bring at least 10% of Afghanistan's land area and the habitat of selected species under a system of conservation.

10.1 Behavioural change and opportunities for provision and development of alternative and renewable energy sources for 25% of the rural population above existing levels (15%), in order to contribute to a reduction in the unsustainable usage of natural resources and decrease the strong reliance on fossil fuels by rural communities.