Int’l organisations to align future aid with Afghanistan’s environmental priorities — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA) has shared its priorities with donor organisations and international institutions, whose representatives have pledged to align their future assistance and cooperation with them. The eighth meeting on sharing the priorities of Afghanistan’s sectoral institutions with representatives of donors, international organisations, the United Nations and development partners was held on Monday, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs said in a statement. It said NEPA shared its priorities with donors and international organisations at the meeting. These priorities include activating and expanding the climate change information system; recording and updating data on greenhouse gas inventories and emissions; conducting climate vulnerability assessments; establishing environmental research farms; planting saplings and expanding green spaces; collecting data on the presence and emissions of hydrocarbons; and strengthening and monitoring the reporting system for ozone-depleting substances, among several other areas. It added that the purpose of sharing these priorities was to ensure that future assistance and development cooperation from donor organisations and international agencies were aligned, as far as possible, with the Authority’s priorities. The statement noted that representatives of donor organisations and international agencies praised the programme launched by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and NEPA to share these priorities. They emphasised the importance of cooperation and coordination in this…