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Country: Afghanistan
Summary: Droughtwise - Ai-Powered Language Model for Drought Forecasting and Decision Support
Deadline: 30 Jul 2025
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TOT Ref.No.: 122685211
Document Ref. No.: 0002017343
Financier: World Bank (WB)
Purchaser Ownership: Public
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BackgroundAfghanistanis highly vulnerable to intense and recurring natural hazards that further riskgrowth and stability. Since 2000, natural disasters (i.e., droughts, earthquakes, epidemics, extreme temperature, floods, landslides, storms) have affected closeto 19 million people, resulting in 10, 656 deaths and US$173.11 million in totaldamages. Of these hazards, droughts have the most widespread impact and affecta larger population. The 5 significant drought events, occurring in 2000, 2006, 2008, 2011/12, and 2017/18, have affected over 17 million people with estimateddamages totaling US$142.05 million. With its diverse topography, isolation ofmany vulnerable communities, and limited coping mechanisms, hazard events inAfghanistan, regardless of security factors, are ever more likely to turn intodisasters with significant humanitarian and economic consequences.TheWorld Bank, through the Improving Livelihood Resilience to Climate Changein Afghanistan PASA (P500817), aims to identifyinvestment opportunities for improving livelihoods through moreclimate-resilient agriculture and water sectors, including by enhancingproactive decision making to effectively mitigate the adverse impacts ofnatural hazards on life, livelihoods, and property.Withinthis PASA, the World Bank, with the technical support of a consulting firm, hasrecently developed the Afghanistan Drought Decision Support Platform(AF-DDSP). This first of its kind innovative tool brings drought monitoring& seasonal forecasting for Afghanistan, utilizing high resolution remotesensing data to enhance predictive capabilities. The AF-DDSP aims to enable theBank and other stakeholders to better monitor and forecast the droughtconditions in the country and inform the design and prioritization of futureoperations. The AF-DDSPsystem is built on a modular server-based architecture designed to supportefficient data processing, storage, and access. This includes a Data ProcessingServer (dedicated to processing Earth Observati...
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