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Afghanistan: The impact of the June 2022 earthquake on Khost and Paktika provinces

DIEM – Data in Emergencies Impact report, January 2023

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 49 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-137543-3

Synopsis (short abstract) On 22 June 2022, a 5.9 earthquake struck Afghanistan's central region. The provinces of Khost and Paktika were the most affected. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) established Data in Emergencies Impact (DIEM-Impact) to provide a granular and rapid understanding of the impact of large-scale hazards on agriculture and agricultural livelihoods using a variety of assessment methodologies, including primary and secondary information, remote sensing technologies, and FAO’s damage and loss methodology. DIEM-Impact presents a regularly updated and accessible state of food insecurity in fragile environments and helps underpin FAO's programming based on evidence. In July and August 2022, DIEM-Impact conducted an impact assessment to evaluate the effects of the earthquake on agricultural livelihoods and food security across three districts in the affected provinces. This report presents the results of the assessment.

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FAO. 2023. Afghanistan: The impact of the June 2022 earthquake on Paktika and Khost provinces. Data in Emergencies – Impact report, January 2023. Rome.


https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3940en

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