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Lake TurkanaUNESCO World Heritage Committee: "Halt All Construction on the GIBE III Dam"In its 2011 annual meeting, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee urged Ethiopia to "immediately halt all construction on the Gibe III dam" based on the potential impacts it may have on lake levels at the Lake Turkana World Heritage site in Kenya. The IUCN and the World Heritage Centre will send a monitoring mission to the property at the end of 2011 to evaluate the situation. Related content:
Gibe 3 Threatens World Heritage SitesLetter to the Secretariat of the World Heritage Centre (UNESCO) Related content:
Field Report from Lake TurkanaThe people of the Turkana region in northwestern Kenya are in a fight and the future of their unique cultures. Our recent visit to the region revealed that communities around Lake Turkana are saying no to the Gibe 3 Dam, and standing together to take action to protect the lake. Related content:
Defending Lake TurkanaThe Gibe 3 Dam, now under construction on the Omo River in Ethiopia, is already fanning tensions over natural resources, all the way downstream to Kenya. Related content:
Lake Turkana fishermen near Central Island. © Alison M. Jones for www.nowater-nolife.org Related content:
Turkana woman carrying reeds from the lake for fodder. © Alison M. Jones for www.nowater-nolife.org Related content:
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