2015/03/01 by Christian Parenti · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East #Transboundary Water Resource Management
paper · doi:10.1353/sais.2015.0000
openalex publication_date 2015/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Afghanistan’s opium production has soared despite eradication efforts. This is partly due to a prolonged drought linked to climate change. But it is also due to the collapses of traditional irrigation systems and the social cohesion upon which the maintenance of those systems depend. This crisis, in turn, raises deeper questions about prevailing notions of the “natural” and the “social” as dichotomous and distinct.