![](https://bbcintn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/areu-logo-bg-grey-500.png)
08 May Reliefweb
Posted at 12:00h
in
Kabul, 7 May 2020: The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) has recently published its recent synthesis paper, “When the Water Runs Out: The Rise (and Inevitable fall) of the Deserts of Southwest Afghanistan and its Impact on Migration, Poppy and Stabilityâ€. This paper was written by the AREU lead expert on opium and rural livelihoods, Dr. David Mansfield, and financially supported by the European Union (EU). This paper is part of the EU three-pronged research effort into essential areas of Natural Resources Management (NRM) project.