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Afghanistan: Humanitarian Overview - Badghis Province, September 2014

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Context: The province ranks third in the CHAP 2014 with comparatively negative indicators across all sectors. Badghis is vulnerable to natural disasters with predictable and recurrent natural hazards (flooding and drought) having localised but significant impact, particularly in rain-fed areas. The province is also affected by conflict, sharing a border with the highly contested province of Faryab but without experiencing its high rate of displacement. There is a high degree of dependence on the humanitarian community to prepare and respond to emergencies.

Key Messages

  1. Seasonally low levels of precipitation are likely to have affected adversely the harvest in rain-fed areas and might necessitate a humanitarian response, something the regional FSAC is currently assessing. The stress on food security before the winter might lead families in rural areas to move and an appropriate tracking mechanism should be put in place for this.

  2. With instability in neighbouring districts of Faryab continuing, the potential for destabilization and displacement in Badghis remains high even if, so far, civilians have mostly moved east towards Maimana, Faryab. Early warning mechanisms should be in place at provincial level and the capacity to respond to displacement in Qala-I-Naw supported.

  3. Multi-sectoral responses to malnutrition are required to offset the poor GAM rate identified in the recent NNS 2013.

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