Kabul’s unquenchable thirst: Crisis looms in Afghan capital as groundwater reserves run dry
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Author: Ben Farmer / Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Publisher: The Telegraph
Topics: Natural resources, environmental peacebuilding, climat / Education for peace
Year of publication: 2021
Link: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/kabuls-unquenchable-thirst-crisis-looms-afghan-capital-groundwater/
Resume: A burgeoning population, unregulated drilling and climate change are all blamed for receding groundwater. The article discusses the impact of climate change on the water provisions in Afghanistan.
When Shoaib Musawi entered the well-digging trade 15 years ago, all he needed to sink a well shaft in central Kabul was a pick and shovel. Simply digging down around 10 feet was often enough to tap into the Afghan capital's groundwater reserves and set up a community hand pump for hundreds of families.
In the intervening decade-and-a-half, Kabul's unquenchable demand for water has meant Mr Musawi's old methods have now been hopelessly left behind. The unchecked growth of the city has seen demand from its roughly six million inhabitants' cause the water table to plummet and trigger a looming water crisis.
Author: Ben Farmer / Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Publisher: The Telegraph
Topics: Natural resources, environmental peacebuilding, climat / Education for peace
Year of publication: 2021
Link: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/kabuls-unquenchable-thirst-crisis-looms-afghan-capital-groundwater/
Resume: A burgeoning population, unregulated drilling and climate change are all blamed for receding groundwater. The article discusses the impact of climate change on the water provisions in Afghanistan.
When Shoaib Musawi entered the well-digging trade 15 years ago, all he needed to sink a well shaft in central Kabul was a pick and shovel. Simply digging down around 10 feet was often enough to tap into the Afghan capital's groundwater reserves and set up a community hand pump for hundreds of families.
In the intervening decade-and-a-half, Kabul's unquenchable demand for water has meant Mr Musawi's old methods have now been hopelessly left behind. The unchecked growth of the city has seen demand from its roughly six million inhabitants' cause the water table to plummet and trigger a looming water crisis.
