Environment

Village Resettlement Plan Fails in Tajikistan

Most settlers have gone back to their mountain village after landing in a desert region.

Georgian Capital Locked Down After Heavy Flooding

Fifteen dead in worst flood in years; locals told to stay home until escaped zoo animals are recaptured or shot.

Georgian Cement Plant Blamed for Health Problems

Locals call for more action to be taken to reduce pollution.

Oil Prospecting Seen as Latest Risk to Armenian Lake

Right now, only exploratory work is planned, but environmentalists fear for the worst if anything is found.

Nigeria: Grazing Routes to Ethnic Bloodshed

Limited resources like water and grazing have led to increasingly frequent battles between agriculturalists and nomadic pastoralists.

Shoreline Protection Efforts Failing in Nigeria

A decade after the project began, crucial sea defences in southern Nigerian town remain unfinished.

Armenia's Parched Heartland

Government decides to draw more water from already overstretched resources.

Snow Proves Profitable Resource in Afghan Province

Officials in Khost say storing and selling snow should be encouraged as an alternative to illegal logging,

Radiating Ill Health in Tajikistan

Bridges Needed in Flood-Prone Afghan Province

Locals say torrential floods pose threat to their lives as well as harming the local economy.