Cracked soil caused by lowering of water level at Omo River as one water source of Gibe III Dam. Gibe III Dam, Africa's Tallest Dam with installed capacity of 1870 MW which is under construction, is said to impact 500,000 Ethiopians and Kenyans relying their lives on Omo River and Lake Turkana. The lowering of water level and the change of water salinity may especially impact aboriginal tribes who already live in severe drought and poverty, and may end the fragile peace between tribes which had been relying on resources from Omo River and Lake Turkana. Yet those who opposed this dam project ha
Cracked soil caused by lowering of water level at Omo River as one water source of Gibe III Dam. Gibe III Dam, Africa’s Tallest Dam with installed capacity of 1870 MW which is under construction, is said to impact 500,000 Ethiopians and Kenyans relying their lives on Omo River and Lake Turkana. The lowering of water level and the change of water salinity may especially impact aboriginal tribes who already live in severe drought and poverty, and may end the fragile peace between tribes which had been relying on resources from Omo River and Lake Turkana. Yet those who opposed this dam project had been arrested and punished by Ethiopian government. (Photo by Yunjie Liao / Pacific Press)
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