Slippery Slopes: Ecological, social and developmental aspects of the Badakhshan landslide disaster

A huge double landslide, of possibly unprecedented proportions, destroyed parts of a village in Badakhshan’s Argo district and killed a still unconfirmed number of people on 2 May. AAN Senior Analyst Thomas Ruttig looks at the combination of causes of this disaster including the long-term effects of global warming impacting large parts of South Asia, local … Continue reading Slippery Slopes: Ecological, social and developmental aspects of the Badakhshan landslide disaster