Baku, Azerbaijan – Worlds No. 1…

…when it comes to pollution.

I know that there are plenty of posts regarding the ‘bashing’ of wild caviar coming from the Caspian Sea. But as long as there are epicureans buying this kind of ‘black caviar’, the anti-campaign must go on. People must know, that the Caspian Sea is dying. That the sturgeons need all the protection they can get. And that the time for wild caviar is over.

Forbes.com published an article about the worlds dirtiest cities. According to the ranking made by Mercer Human Ressource Consultings back in 2007, Baku figures as the infamous number 1 of all the dirtiest cities on planet Earth. Ok, the ranking has its days. And the Chinese cities are missing on this list. Calcutta and other usual suspects too. But it would still be absolutely unobjectionable to say, that nothing good can come from the waters near Baku, Azerbaijan (Caspian Sea). Actually nowhere in or near the Caspian Sea.

The ranking is based on levels of air pollution, waste management, water potability, hospital services, medical supplies and the presence of infectious disease.

So, one should rethink if buying Caspian Caviar. Especially if  ’made in Baku’…!