Environmental Concerns
Natural hazards: floods, droughts, blight and earthquakes in the northern areas.
Air pollution agricultural burning ("slash and burn"), garbage burning
Environment - current issues: unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; a majority of the population does not have access to potable water
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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