CRBM | Nigeria

The impacts of oil and gas exploitation in Nigeria are well known and documented. Both the European Parliament and the UN Environment Programme recently published reports on Nigeria that acknowledge the major pollution caused by oil extraction and the threat posed to human health. Commercial production of oil in the country started in 1958 in the Niger delta, and Nigeria is now the largest oil exporter in Sub-Saharan Africa, currently shipping some 2 million barrels of oil per day according to official figures, and 4 million barrels per day according to unofficial estimates...>

Pakistan Humanitarian Forum | Pakistan

Late July 2010 marked a particularly tragic period in Pakistan's history. In the north, three days of unstoppable rain caused the Indus River to swell, creating a massive body of water that moved from the Himalayas, southwards to the Arabian Sea. The effects on the country's already impoverished population and infrastructure were immediate and catastrophic. As the disaster unfolded it was to become more destructive than the Haiti earthquake and the Japan tsunami combined. Out of a population of 168 million, 20 million people were affected by the raging waters, losing their homes and livelihoods, mainly across the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh...>

Vento di Terra | Haiti

Six months after the devastating earthquake that hit the southern part of Haiti, the situation on the island is still critical. Not only around the city of Port au Prince, the epicenter of the quake, which remains in a state of extreme emergency health, food and housing, but also in the decentralized areas where tens of thousands of families have fled in the weeks following the earthquake. Although the emergency has drawn the attention of many international agencies, which are currently involved in the very limited area of the capital Port au Prince, the most remote regions have so far not received any substantial help...>

FAO | Haiti

Three quarters of Haitian population suffer from extreme poverty and chronic food insecurity. FAO is working on a two-year EU Food Facility project launched in May 2009, to support the government's strategy to improve the food security and livelihoods of some 300 000 rural households living in the country's north-eastern province. The aim is to contribute to the growth and diversification of agriculture, livestock and agro-forestry and improve natural resources management for the municipalities of Fort Liberté, Capotille, Ouanaminte...>

Patagonia without Dams Campaign | Chilean Patagonia

Aysèn 's region, within the ChileanPatagonia, Chile, is a succession of different microclimates and natural environments. A region largely untouched where the main actor is water. Water is everywhere. Rivers, lakes, glaciers, sea, wetlands, rain. An asset that attracts huge interests, which now threaten the future of this unique ecosystem. As in the past was the earth. Contrary to popular belief Patagonia is a place of exceptional purity, but not undamaged...>

Terre des Hommes | Gaza Strip

In 2009, Terre des Hommes Italy has pursued an emergency project lasting 5 months financed by the Italian Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in the Gaza Strip which supported the 4 clinics in the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) damaged by Israeli incursions in January. The project has enabled the purchase of an ambulance and a mobile clinic, the supply of medicines and equipment for clinical laboratories, the payment of salaries of the staff responsible for health and medical...>

FAO | West Bank

The AGRICULTURAL REVITALIZATION PROGRAM refers to the implementation of the project subcomponent Strengthening of grassroots farmers associations under the umbrella of the ongoing Agricultural Revitalization Program – ARP Pilot Project: GFTS/PAL/022/ITA, in West Bank and Gaza Strip, in close cooperation under direct supervision of the PMU, and in line with official project agreement signed by FAO, MoA and the Italian Trust Fund...>

Vento di Terra | Jerusalem

Shu'fat refugee camp, the situation reflects the general trend of Palestine. It should be noted, particularly in relation to the educational sector, a restriction of services and funds of groups and services by the Palestinian Authority. The construction of the wall continue extremely fast, and now the camp is completely surrounded by nets and concrete barriers 9 meters high. The only way out is controlled by an Israeli chek point. This situation makes it impossible for thousands of people to travel...>

Terre des Hommes | West Bank

More and more obstacles to the mobility of the Palestinian civilian population, and this has a direct reflection on the possibility of access to appropriate care of persons with disabilities The intervention of Terre des Hommes Italy was born to guarantee this right. Thanks to funding from the European Commission, the project offer physical rehabilitation services and medical care for about 3,000 disabled people, especially children and their families and neighborhoods in the town of Yatta...>