The Effects of Climate Change on Rural Areas of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
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Climate change is a global worst phenomenon that causes a long-term change in the weather, which results in drought, increased temperature, lack of water and other adverse events, affects food security and has a negative impact on human life. A field study was conducted and the data was collected through questionnaires, 52 respondents were chosen based on Krejcie and Morgan's 1970 table once the study population reached 60 respondents through an accurate count and analyzed by (SPSS26). In addition to the analytical techniques’ frequency, average and percentage, the Friedman test was also performed for accurate calculation of data analysis. It was found that climate change had negatively affected agricultural products, rural opportunities, as well as water resources. It is stated that the farmers are facing a series of challenges such as adapting to the climate change and have not been taken an appropriate practical measure to adapt to the climate change in the study area. The research results also demonstrated that climate change has affects the lives of the villagers, reduces their income, as well as effected rural areas.
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