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In November and December 2024, IOM DTM Afghanistan conducted the inaugural round of the Afghanistan Climate Vulnerability Assessment (ACVA), a nationwide community-level assessment programme designed in coordination with the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) to evaluate the effects and risks of climate change and disasters on Afghan people. The assessment was the first of its kind in scope and granularity, providing people-centred data on the effects of climate change in 2024, including communities’ exposure to past disaster and climate events, sensitivity to future events, and levels of adaptability and resilience. The ACVA also served to fill a crucial information gap on community-level baseline climate vulnerability data, particularly in complement to previous assessments that focused mainly on post-disaster evaluations and immediate needs.
Findings from ACVA Round 1 and Round 2 highlighted the widespread and persistent impacts of environmental hazards across Afghanistan, with millions of individuals affected and many communities lacking the infrastructure, services, and coping capacity needed to adapt to worsening conditions. As climate-related risks continue to intensify and baseline vulnerabilities remain high, sustained monitoring is essential to understand how environmental impacts evolve over time. To support this, DTM conducted ACVA Round 3 in December covering the period between mid-April and December 2025, capturing climate- and disaster-related data. This round aims to assess changes since previous data collections, identify emerging risks, and track the compounding effects of environmental hazards on vulnerable populations. Similar to previous rounds, Round 3 provides a comprehensive picture of community needs and vulnerabilities, as well as shifts since 2024, through evaluation along six pillars: 1) Exposure History; 2) Infrastructure; 3) Population; 4) Shelter; 5) Livelihoods, and 6) Adaptive Resilience.