Gibe 3 Dam, Ethiopia / key documents

Updated factsheet

Why Kenyan communities are resisting Gibe 3 Dam

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Three Generations of Women Looking Out Over the Omo River (© Alison M. Jones www.nowater-nolife.org)

On April 22, 2009, International Rivers and allies submitted the following request for investigation to the Compliance Review Mechanism Unit of the African Development Bank.

The following request for an investigation into problems at Gibe 3 Dam was filed by Friends of Lake Turkana; on March 26, the African Development Bank's Compliance Review and Mediation Unit registered the request.

“The rise and fall of the Omo waters is the heartbeat of the Lower Omo Valley. More than any other single factor, the river determines everyday economic practice throughout the region.”