In 2013 oil exploration also began on Dassenech land.Picture: Matilda Temperley Credit: Matilda Temperley The upstream Gibe III hydroelectric dam will regulate the river flow and is expected to ...

The Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric dam under construction in Ethiopia is ... Only serious discussion that looks at the complete picture of costs and benefits fosters the socially conscious and ...

Ethiopia has strengthened its stance on the Gibe III dam and managed to finalize it ... in order to get sufficient and clear picture of prevailing conditions of local populations and their ...

And it may be vanishing in the Omo as well. Starting in 2008, construction of the Gilgel Gibe III Dam on the river upended that life for subsistence farmers, cattle herders, and fishermen ...

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The 243-m-high, roller-compacted Gibe III dam is under construction on the Omo river, about 380 km south of Addis Ababa. The dam will hold an estimated 117-trillion litres of water. It is the ...

WASHINGTON — An environmental controversy surrounding the construction of Gilgel Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia’s Highlands appears to be close to resolution. Kenyan authorities have raised concerns ...

The $1.7 billion hydroelectric Gibe III dam, completed in 2015, harnesses power from the Omo River. It can generate up to 1,870 megawatts of energy, equal to 40 percent of Ethiopia's total ...

Sean Avery is affiliated with; University of Leicester, Water Resource Associates, GIBB Africa Ltd, Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team and National Museums of Kenya Ethiopia’s GIBE III ...