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The puzzles and problems of the most populated city in the South Caucasus

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Archi­tects say town planning reg­u­la­tions forbid the con­struc­tion of high-rise buildings on the coast. (Vafa Zeynalova /OC Media)

The lack of job oppor­tu­ni­ties and devel­op­ment prospects in the rural regions of Azer­bai­jan has provoked a pop­u­la­tion influx to the capital, and the rapid growth of Baku’s pop­u­la­tion has increased the load on the city’s infra­struc­ture. Problems faced by the metrop­o­lis and its inhab­i­tants include gas cutoffs, waste man­age­ment issues, water shortages, and traffic jams. [Read more…]

A new road with no drainage leaves a southern Georgian village in fear of flooding

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Tskordza (Tamuna Uchidze/Samkhretis Karibche)

A new road to Tskordza has left local residents far from happy. They worry that with no drainage system, the road will exac­er­bate flooding in the village. The local gov­ern­ment, however, has dismissed their fears as ground­less. [Read more…]

Support for Georgia’s blind and visually impaired has all but dried-up

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A world atlas in braille (Nika Vetsko/OC Media)

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Georgia’s economic struggles, infra­struc­ture and support for people with visual impair­ments has all but evap­o­rat­ed. This — exac­er­bat­ed by a lack of under­stand­ing — has created serious barriers in education, employ­ment, and in life. [Read more…]

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