NIGER RIVER DELTA

OIL PRODUCTION

•Oil spills in the river

•One of the richest agricultural lands in the world

•Devastated by ongoing oil pollution

PROBLEMS

• Water Pollution: industrial waste and oil spillso limited fishing, rare clean drinking water

• Natural Gas Flaring:o gas byproduct of drilling flared in

explosiono air pollution linked to high rate of cancer

and reduced crop yield• Oil Company Corruption Video

PRAYER CONCERNS

• Cooperation of tribes focused on clean-upo forgiveness of long history of inter-tribal

conflict

• Deliberate, helpful, solution-driven aid from Shell

• Stem political, military corruption

DELRAY NEIGHBORHOODDETROIT, MICHIGAN

POLLUTION

• 1992 video (still happening!)

• One of the most polluted places in Michigan

• Low-income families “trapped” in pollution

PROBLEMS

• Rancid fumes permeate air in homes causing health issues: persistent nausea, headaches, and dry heaves

• Neighborhood grass and trees dying, covered in red dust

• Two factories blamed: waste oil plant, abrasives factory

• Low-income families unable to move and are not listened to by athorities

PRAYER CONCERNS

• Industrial accountability

• Empowerment of local leaders to stop pollution

• Opportunities for low-income population to heal, fix, and/or move!

KOLONTAR, HUNGARY

TOXIC SLUDGE SPILL

• Video

• Environmental Catastrophe

• Hundreds have lost homes and agricultural land

PROBLEMS

• 185 million gallons of toxic sludgeo retaining wall failure at aluminum factory

• Hazardous torrent swept through several villages and has seeped into the Danube river

• Highly alkaline sludge contained high levels of toxic heavy metals: arsenic, chrome, and mercury

PRAYER CONCERNS

• Long-term environmental reclamation

• Long-term health concerns of affected residents

• Industrial accountability

• Restoration of livelihoods

MARINDUQUE ISLANDPHILIPPINES

COPPER MINING

• Mining in the Philippines

• Very poor community- relies heavily on fishing and agriculture

• Major pollution of key resources

• 1996 disaster forced many to leave and released toxins

PROBLEMS

• Marcopper Mining poses great risk to health of residents

• Workers exposed to red dust have health problems, little compensation is given

• Lax environmental regulations have resulted in floods and leaking of toxic waste

• Petitions and protests by people have been ignored

PRAYER CONCERNS

• Industrial and Governmental accountability

• Give power and voice to local leaders to stop pollution

• Continued work for clean up and restoration

INDIA

ENDOSULFAN USE

•Dangerous Pesticide Usage

•Related to many health problems and deformities

•NHRC speaks

PROBLEMS

• Use of Endosulfan as pesticide is very harmfulo Linked to many development abnormalties

• Mainly affects the poor who don't know the dangers and can't leave

• Endosulfan is banned in many other countries but India does not want it to be banned

PRAYER CONCERNS

• Ban the use of dangerous pesticides

• Long-term health concerns of those affected

• More education about the dangers among those most likely to be affected

• Government accountability

ORIENTE REGION, ECUADOR

OIL DRILLING

• Health crisis due to pollution from oil companies

• Major pollution of key resources

• High cancer rates and skin rashes

PROBLEMS

• Oil companies dump waste water in pitso Waste flows into rivers

• Local people exposed to highly toxic chemicals when bathing or drinking

• Rates of cancer, spontaneous abortions and birth defects very high

• Populations of 3 native tribes are very low as result of pollution of the rivers they depend on

PRAYER CONCERNS

• Industrial and Governmental accountability to change practices

• Give power and voice to local leaders to stop pollution

• Work for cleanup and restoration

• Health of local people