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KenyaDemonstration Activists held a media briefing and a demonstration against the Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia. Contact
Ikal Angelei
Mozambique
Documentary on Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Independent filmmaker Liane Greeff created a 10-minute film, "We Fear the Unknown Future," for the International Day of Action for Rivers. It includes testimonies of communities living alongside the Zambezi River, who share their fears and concerns about the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam. The film was made in collaboration with the Mozambique environmental justice organization Justica Ambiental, and South African NGO, the Environmental Monitoring Group. The film is based on findings from a field trip undertaken with International Rivers, Environmental Defense and Justical Ambiental.
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Liane Greeff
Petition Against Dams on the Zambezi Members of the organization Justica Ambiental formulated a petition outlining demands for more transparency in energy planning, sustainable and just plans for energy development, and an assessment of Mozambique's energy needs that take into account alternatives to dams. The petition also denounces the decision to build another large dam on the Zambezi River and calls for a review of these plans as well as a monitoring body on dams on the Zambezi River. Already, the petition has gotten 1,500 signatures. During the week of the Day of Action, JA! delivered the petitions to ministers for energy and the environment, and the Mozambique parliament, and held media interviews. Contact
Anabela Lemos
NigeriaNational Press Conference to Create Awareness The River Ethiope Trust Foundation held a national press conference to mark the Day of Action for Rivers at the Abraka River Resort in Nigeria. Since river conservation is a relatively new idea in Nigeria, the aim of this event was to create awareness around river issues. Contact
V.I.
Dafe,
TogoRound Table Discussion on River Problems and Solutions Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environment (JVE), in partnership with l'Association des Communautes Affectees par les Barrages au Togo et leurs Alliers (ACABA) and le Reseau des Acteurs de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement au Togo (REAT) organized a round table discussion on water issues of Togo. The objective of this demonstration was to find the problems regarding rivers and water and identify solutions. Contact
Kayawoe Amegbo Komi
South AfricaUniversity Students in Durban Take Action and Clean River [img_assist|nid=4039|title=Greening the Earth|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=133|height=177] Ecology students at the University of KwaZulu Natal in Durban, South Africa hosted a demonstration on March 13th to show that their university community is in support of raising awareness around water related issues and the impact river-development schemes. Additionally, about 58 students and their lecturer organized a river clean-up of the Umngeni River on March 14th, collecting about 102 bags of litter. Contact
Email:
cptplanet13@gmail.com or parkour99@gmail.com
"Your life is Your River; Your River is Your Life" A transact walk with the stakeholders and local community members from Edendale and Esigodini took place at 10am on March 14th. The purpose of the transact walk was to identify the hot spots and sources of the pollution of the Msunduzi River upstream. A media briefing and press conference was held afterwards. Contact
Mbali
Maphanga
GhanaAwareness in Ghana Activists at the University of Ghana celebrated the International Day of Action for Rivers by holding an event in the Akuapem South Municipality to create awareness around water issues. They discussed issues around the Densu River and the Volta River Basin and Dam. Contact
Vincent Mark Abedi
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