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| Minister of Environment |
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| Name: | H.E. Mustafa Zaher |
| Position: | Director General |
| Organization: | National Environmental Protection Agency |
| Address1: | Darulaman Road, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Phone: | 93799 565458/9370 233831 |
| Email: | mz.org@flashnet.it |
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| Focal Point |
| Name: | Mr. Zahidullah Hamdard |
| Position: | Head of Division of International Environmental Affair |
| Organization: | National Environmental Protection Agency |
| Address1: | Darulaman Road, Kabul , Afghanistan |
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| UN Resident Coordinator |
| Name: | ???? |
| Position: | Resident Coordinator |
| Organization: | UNDP |
| Address1: | UNDP Country Office Afghanistan,Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Phone: | 93 20 210 1682 - 85 |
| Fax: | 873 763 468 836 |
| Email: | registry.af@undp.org |
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| Name: | Lisa Simriq Singh |
| Position: | Environment Officer |
| Organization: | UNDP |
| Address1: | UNDP Country Office Afghanistan,Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Phone: | 93 20 210 1682 - 85 |
| Fax: | 873 763 468 836 |
| Email: | registry.af@undp.org |
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| Key Agencies |
| Name: | Brian Fawcett |
| Position: | Country Director |
| Organization: | Asian Development Bank |
| Address1: | Afghanistan Resident Mission,126, Street 2, Haji Yaqoub Round About,Shahar-e-Now, P. O. Box 3070 ,Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Phone: | 93 20 2103602, 93 0 79 020462, 632 632 5535 |
| Email: | bfawcett@adb.org,afrm@adb.org |
| URL: | http://www.adb.org/afrm |
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| Name: | Mr. Jean Mazurelle |
| Position: | Country Director |
| Organization: | The World Bank |
| Address1: | Street No. 15, House No. 19,opposite Palace #8,Wazir Akbar Khan,Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Phone: | (Cell) (93-70) 275964 |
| Email: | Jmazurelle@worldbank.org |
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| Key NGO |
| Name: | Prof. Nesar Ahmad Kohestani |
| Position: | Director |
| Organization: | Afghanistan Environment Centre |
| Address1: | Kabul University,Kabul, Afghanistan |
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| Name: | Gulam Mallikayar |
| Position: | Director |
| Organization: | Save Afghanistan Environment |
| Address1: | Kabul , Afghanistan |
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| Key Facts |
| Head of State: | President of the TISA, Hamid KARZAI (since 10 June 2002); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government |
| Head of Government: | President of the TISA, Hamid KARZAI (since 10 June 2002); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government |
| Capital: | Kabul |
| Area (Sq Km): | 647500 |
| Capital: | Kabul |
| Population (million): | 27.7558 |
| Membership of international organizations : | ADB, CP, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IOC (suspended), IOM (observer), ITU, NAI, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO.
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| Source1: | The World Factbook 2002 |
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| Country Human Development Index |
| Life Expectancy at birth (years): | 42.9 |
| Adult Literacy Rate (%): | 28.0 |
| Source: | Human Development Report 2007 |
| Year: | 2007 |
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| Key Environmental Issues |
- Urban solid wastes and hazardous wastes
- Natural fresh water resources, inadequate supplies of potable water
- Soil degradation, overgrazing, deforestation, desertification
- Air and water pollution
- Natural hazards: damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts
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| Major Environmental Legislation |
| Legislation | Year | Purpose | | Agriculture Cooperative Development Law | 2000 | | | Charter for Department of Fertilizer and Agro-chemicals | 2000 | | | Veterinary Services Law | 2000 | | | Hunting and Wildlife Protection Law | 2000 | | | Seed Improvement Department Charter | 2000 | | | Agricultural Quarantine Services Law | 2000 | | | The Forestry Law of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | 2000 | | | Water law | 1981 | | | The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Law for Land Ownership | 1986 | | | The Forestry Law of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | 2000 | | | Range Management Law | 2000 | |
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| National Environmental Policy |
Environmental policy development:
The strong need for environmental protection and management was identified as an important area for national development. The following 7 sub-programmes were identified:
1. Institutional Strengthening
2. Rehabilitation and Sustainable Development of Agriculture
3. Horticulture Rehabilitation and Development
4. Livestock Rehabilitation and Development
5. Water Resources, Forest and Rangeland Management
6. Socio-economic Development for Rural and Peri-urban Populations
7. Environment Preservation and Regeneration
*UNEP Afghanistan Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment, 2003 |
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| Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Some decisions have taken place between key ministries on establishing inter-ministerial EIA task force |
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| International Conventions on Environment |
| Title | Year | Status | | International Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter | 1972 | 0 | | Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal | 1989 | 0 | | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto Protocol) | 1992 | 6 | | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | 1982 | 0 | | UN Environmental Modification Convention | 1977 | 0 | | Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water (Moscow, 1963) | 13.03.85 | 2 |
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