Dust storms that have blown across Korea with rising intensity have prompted activists to plant "living windbreaks" of salt cedars and Siberian elms in southern Gobi desert.
As Ghana ramps up off-shore oil production, the government promises to attend to environmental concerns. But plans to cope with a catastrophic spill are noticeably missing.
Environmental concerns are raised as more oil companies begin drilling off the coast of Ghana. Does the country have the resources to cope with a major spill?
Solving Dhaka’s sanitation issue is simple. Steve Sapienza says the Bangladeshi capital needs only to provide slum residents clean water and worry less about the resources used to pay for it.
Edlove Quarshie was a passionate advocate for fishermen’s rights in Ghana.
Mongolia's rising temperatures and extreme weather conditions are impacting the livestock of the country's nomadic herders.
Rising temperatures and fluctuating weather conditions in Mongolia's countryside could be caused by global warming.
Global warming is harming Mongolia's grasslands, which feed the livestock that directly support nearly half of the country's population.
Ghana's oil industry and the promise of jobs seems premature. Despite thousands signing up for training courses, the jobs don't exist yet, as the 'downstream' part of the industry isn't developed.
Ghanaians assumed new employment opportunities would arise after oil was discovered off shore several years ago, but thousands are still waiting for jobs to materialize.
A local company recently held a graduation ceremony for 913 people trained in welding, pipefitting, electrical work and specialized construction. The graduates were participants in a new program intended to create a qualified labor pool for Ghana’s new oil industry. But officials say only 1,000 jobs will be created by 2020 and some of those jobs may not be given to Ghanaians.
Fisherman in Ghana are angry: they feel the fledgling oil industry is severely disrupting their fishing activities. Moreover, government officials are reluctant to speak on the issue.
For the small village of Abuesiin Ghana, fishing plays an essential role in nearly every resident's life. But oil spills are threatening the village's very life source.
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