Land Grab

Gibe III Reservoir Begins Filling, Launching Lake Turkana’s Slow Decline

Gibe III reservoir is filling. Photo: Landsat
International Rivers has learned that the reservoir behind the huge Gibe III Dam on Ethiopia's Omo River has begun filling. The result could be the death of Lake Turkana, the world's largest desert lake, which is almost completely dependent on the Omo for replenishing its water levels. Kenya seems to be taking a "see no evil" approach.

Africa For Sale

Millions in Ethiopia have been affected by an ongoing drought, yet the government is practically giving away arable land to outside investors.
From September, 2011 World Rivers Review Land and Water Grabs Spell Disaster for Rural People and RiversMillions in Ethiopia have been affected by an ongoing drought, yet the government is practically giving away arable land to outside investors. Kimberly Flowers/USAID The Horn of Africa has been in the headlines for months now as famine and starvation spread across the drought-ravaged region. Yet this troubled province is simultaneously seeing a dramatic transfer of arable lands to foreign investors intent on exporting staples and biofuels. The Horn is only the most shocking example of a g

Gibe III Dam Fuels Land Grabs in Ethiopia

Displaced by a landgrab in Western Ethiopia
Displaced by a landgrab in Western Ethiopia Oakland Institute As food prices rise, the lands of rural communities are being snatched up for plantations at an alarming rate around the world. According to the World Bank, large agricultural land deals made up an area the size of Sweden in 2009 alone. A new report documents how the controversial Gibe III Dam is fueling landgrabs in Southwestern Ethiopia right now. These grabs will compound the dam’s impacts on poor communities and their unique ecosystems. The Omo River is the lifeline of the Lower Omo Valley and the only major source of water

Waves of Ethnic Discontent Rise Up Against Tiger Leaping Gorge Dam

Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Originally published in South China Morning Post Zhongdian - There is a powerful undercurrent flowing through southwestern Yunnan's Jinsha River.However, it is not caused by the 2,290km waterway that forms the middle reaches of the Yangtze River but by the people who live, farm and fish along its banks.Mostly members of the Naxi, Tibetan, Bai, Yi, Miao and Lisu ethnic minorities, they are up in arms about a proposal by the provincial government and Huaneng Energy Corp to build a 276-metre-high dam on its famed Tiger Leaping Gorge, part of an eight-dam project on the Jinsha's middle reaches.Sup
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