Crude Accountability works with local activists and citizen groups in the Caspian Sea basin to protect the region's natural environmental and to ensure environmental justice for communities impacted by natural resource development. To empower residents, protect the unique, threatened ecosystems of the Caspian region, and hold accountable those exploiting the region's natural resources, Crude Accountability provides information and technical assistance to citizens and organizations working to preserve the environment. Crude Accountability offers practical and analytical solutions to the pressing environmental problems facing the Caspian region (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan) by working in partnership with local organizations and by conducting and utilizing research on the region.