Tag Archives: Gibe III

Ethiopia: Kenya Will Be Harmed By Ethiopia’s Gibe III Dam

April 24, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Dr Alex Awiti, opinion Three months ago in this column, I warned that the completion of Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam on the Omo River could transform Lake Turkana, the world’s only desert lake, into Africa’s Aral Sea. Impassioned by … read more »

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Ethiopia: Survival International’s desperate attack on Gibe III dam project

April 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Yehune Belay Anti-dam activist groups, especially the three sister NGOs – Survival International, International rivers, and Friends of Lake Turkana – had left no stone unturned in their sinister but futile to stop the construction of the Gillegel Gibe III … read more »

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Ethiopian Dam Threatens to Destroy Indigenous Livelihoods and the World’s Largest Desert Lake

January 13, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Sandra Postel, National Geographic Fish are abundant in Lake Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake. Photo by Jane Baldwin. Over the last century, the construction of big dams to generate power, supply water and control floods has unleashed a … read more »

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Revealed: how Ethiopia’s plantations are killing vital waterway

March 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Efforts to re-direct the Omo River for irrigation are drying up a key water source for tribes. New photographic evidence proves Ethiopia’s controversial plantations scheme is killing the Lower Omo River, a lifeline for 100,000 tribal people. The Omo River … read more »

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The Dam and the Damned: Gibe III Ethiopia

March 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cry Me a River, Cry Me a Lake Alemayehu G. Mariam Three years ago to the week, I wrote a weekly commentary entitled, “Cry Me a Lake: Crime Against Nature”. That commentary focused on the plight of tens of thousands … read more »

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Ethiopia: Concerns about Gibe 3 Dam

February 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

David Turton There is a powerful economic argument for Gibe 3 Dam. But there are also powerful arguments for ensuring that large-scale river-basin development projects provide genuine and sustainable development opportunities for the affected people. BACKGROUND The River Omo (also … read more »

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