Gamberi

Gamberi (Pashto: ګمبېرۍ‎) is an area on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

In the past, the area used to be a forest of indigenous bushes, but deforestation during the War in Afghanistan (since 1978) led to desertification and erosion of agricultural fields.[1] In 2000, a drought hit the region which resulted in multiplications of diseases due to malnutrition and lack of water.[2][3] In 2003, the Japanese-Afghan physician Tetsu Nakamura started building irrigation canals in the region.[4] He drew inspiration from the irrigation canals that had been built in his native Fukuoka, southwest Japan, more than 200 years ago without the aid of modern equipment.[5] Nakamura built or restored nine canals, irrigating 16,000 hectares and supporting the livelihood of 600,000 people. It turned the area into lush forests and productive wheat farmlands.[2]

References
  1. "From the Spent and Unconsidered Earth – a Forest!". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. "Water, Not Weapons – Special Programs – TV Programs – NHK WORLD – English". Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. "Japanese doctor made the Afghan deserts green, until deadly attack". Reuters. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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  5. Ghazi, Zabihullah; Mashal, Mujib; Abed, Fahim (4 December 2019). "'He Showed Us Life': Japanese Doctor Who Brought Water to Afghans Is Killed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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