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But in villages where WFP’s resilience projects were in place, fields remained intact, homes stood firm and communities remained safe. A Country on the Climate FrontlinesAfghanistan is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, facing frequent droughts, floods, extreme heat, and growing threats to food security. It ranks sixth worldwide, highlighting both its exposure to climate hazards and its limited capacity to cope.Over the past decades, drought has weakened rainfed agriculture and left land inarable. At the same time, increasingly intense and unpredictable rainfall now triggers devastating floods. With little water storage capacity, storms quickly turn destructive—eroding farmland, killing livestock and forcing families from their homes.Through its development projects, WFP helps communities break this cycle and stop disasters before they start. These projects empower communities to plan their own future with villagers identifying risks and priorities for their communities. With WFP’s support, they build protection walls, safeguard irrigation canals, stabilize embankments and manage watersheds—turning vulnerability into resilience.WFP Protection Walls Safeguarding Communities Across Afghanistan In Zawol district, Herat, where past floods had already washed away 4 hectares of farmland, a 136-meter WFP supported protection wall now shields 24 hectares of land and 300 households downstream. When flash floods struck in mid-March 2026, the river surged—but crops survived, homes stayed dry, and planting continued. A similar outcome was seen in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, where an unprecedented flood in March 2026 threatened the main irrigation canal and a wheat mill serving 500 families. A 150-meter protection wall, built by WFP, safeguarded 1.7 kilometers of canal, surrounding farmland, and the mill, with post flood inspections confirming no damage and averting what could have become a food crisis.Further north, in Darzab district, Jawzjan, days of heavy rain pushed floodwaters two meters high, threatening nearby homes. A 200-meter WFP supported wall absorbed the impact, keeping houses intact and families safely in place. In Aybak district, Samangan, where repeated floods had been steadily eroding fertile fields, a 60-meter protection wall protected 70 hectares of agricultural land, reduced soil loss, and improved irrigation flow - allowing fields to remain productive.For residents of Sozmaqala district, Saripul, the protection was immediate: a newly constructed wall shielded 70 houses, leaving all homes intact and preventing displacement during recent floods. In Terezayi district, Khost, where years of flooding had already destroyed more than 60 hectares of farmland and threatened a vital road, a 230-meter protection wall now safeguards a main irrigation canal serving 230 hectares and the key road connecting three border districts to the provincial centre.  Managing Water to Protect FuturesBeyond walls, WFP’s watershed management interventions — trenches, terraces, water catchment ponds and ditches — are reshaping how communities live with water.  Intense rainfall is absorbed rather than released, helping to reduce flash floods. This process also recharges groundwater, cools local temperatures, restores rangelands, and supports biodiversity. In addition, wells and underground channels refill, sustaining water access throughout the year. What once triggered displacement now strengthens food security and nutrition.By protecting land, homes, irrigation systems, mills and roads, WFP’s resilience work reduces humanitarian response needs, lowers recovery costs and prevents communities from sliding back into repeated crises. Each protection wall built, each watershed restored, is an investment that pays for itself many times over—in food secured and lives stabilized.These achievements are made possible by the generous contributions and continued support of our partners, including the European Commission, Australia, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.Learn more about WFP’s work in Afghanistan: Afghanistan | World Food Programme (wfp.org)