Villagers Want Action on Pollution in Georgian Mining Area
As locals say air quality is poor and water is unsafe to drink, a mining firm says it’s taking practical steps towards cleaner production.
18 Aug 15
Environment
Campaigners Dubious About Armenian Gold Mine
Activists warn that plan might contaminate country’s most important water source.
18 Aug 15
Tajik Flood Victims Say Help Slow in Coming
Government says it is mobilising aid but villagers say more is urgently needed.
24 Jul 15
Village Resettlement Plan Fails in Tajikistan
Most settlers have gone back to their mountain village after landing in a desert region.
22 Jul 15
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.
15 Jun 15
Georgian Cement Plant Blamed for Health Problems
Locals call for more action to be taken to reduce pollution.
13 Apr 15
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.
13 Mar 15
Nigeria: Grazing Routes to Ethnic Bloodshed
Limited resources like water and grazing have led to increasingly frequent battles between agriculturalists and nomadic pastoralists.
23 Feb 15
Shoreline Protection Efforts Failing in Nigeria
A decade after the project began, crucial sea defences in southern Nigerian town remain unfinished.
20 Feb 15
Armenia's Parched Heartland
Government decides to draw more water from already overstretched resources.
5 Sep 14
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