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International Projects divide communities

Anne Demmer | Wolf-Dieter Vogel
February 2, 2022

An international consortium building an ammonia plant or a new windpark in Mexico often meets with resistance by local people, particularly when they fear pollution and feel they won't benefit from the profits. But as others welcome job opportunties and new development, the projects can also divide communities.

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In Mexico, many indigenous communities are divided over international companies that go into their regions to make profit. Of course, when a new factory is built, local people are usually promised jobs and development. But in many cases, there are also social and environmental concerns. And not everyone welcomes plants that could also contaminate the area, for example in the case of an ammonia plant, when people fear environmental impacts. The pressure can divide whole communities - and prompt bitter arguments over incentives, corruption and even violent threats, as Anne Demmer and Wolf-Dieter Vogel discovered.  

Report: Anne Demmer, Wolf-Dieter Vogel

Presenter: Louisa Wright