For the first time since taking over Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban is attending the U.N. climate conference, known as COP29. This year’s conference is being held in Azerbaijan and is one of the most important talks to host the Taliban which isn’t officially recognized as the ruler of Afghanistan.
Azerbaijan invited the Taliban-run Afghan Environment Agency officials to COP29 as observers. The Taliban won’t be allowed to take part in the proceedings of full member states.
Afghanistan has seen a number of climate emergencies in the past year, including flash floods, torrential rains and droughts.
A report from international aid agency Save the Children published in August said Afghanistan is the sixth most vulnerable country to the impacts of climate change.
Twenty-five of its 34 provinces face severe or catastrophic drought conditions, affecting more than half the population. The report also said Afghanistan had the highest number of children made homeless by climate disasters of any country as of the end of 2023.
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