Omo River dam controversy
Category: Uncategorized | Date: Mar 25 2009 | By: admin
We all know that the next great challenge in conservation and regarding conflict is over water. This is why the construction of a massive hydro electric dam on the lower Omo River in Ethiopia has sparked such international outrage. On the one hand Ethiopia needs power for development, on the other, communities living down stream will be destroyed, and a lake in Kenya will be severely damaged.
Peter Greste has just completed a three week odyssey following the Omo River down from the Ethiopian highlands into its terminus in Lake Turkana in northern Kenya to assess the impact of the Gibe III hydroelectricity dam. The story is one of development vs environmental and social impact and it is likely to spark some interesting conversations about the Ethiopian Governments decision.
This story aires tomorrow, March 25th. Listen to the argumens of the developers and the prime minister vs those of the affected communities and give us your thoughts.
Here’s a schedule of the stories as they roll out over the next week or so (all times in GMT) on BBC. And if you miss the on-air versions, you can always catch them on the respective BBC program websites.
March 25th: BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight, 2200
BBC World News: Our World, 2330
March 26th BBC World Service, World Today,from 0300
BBC World Service News, from 0500
BBC Radio 4, Crossing Continents, 1100
BBC 1, Ten O’Clock News, 2200
BBC World News: World News America
BBC World News feature throughout the day
BBC Online, News On Demand (look for the interactive map, photo galleries, video and text features)
March 28th BBC News Channel, Our World, 1430, 2130
March 29th BBC News Channel, Our World, 1030, 1430, 2330
Please watch, listen or read, and let us know what you think
Tags: BBC, Cradle of Mankind, ethiopia, Gibe III dam, hydro electicity, Lake Turkana, Omo River, richard leakey
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