Petition against Ethiopia's huge Gibe III dam project - BBC
   
 
 
   
 
Petition against Ethiopia's huge Gibe III dam project - BBCA group of international campaigners has launched an online petition against Ethiopia's huge Gibe III dam project.

The group wants to put pressure on Western donors and banks not to fund the dam, saying it would destroy the livelihoods of some 500,000 people.

The dam is on the Omo River, which flows from southern Ethiopia into Lake Turkana in northern Kenya.

Ethiopia's government says the dam is needed to generate enough electricity for its population and to sell abroad.

Construction work is under way on the dam, which would be Africa's second largest hydro-electric dam, providing some 1,800 megawatts of electricity.

But one of the groups, International Rivers, says the government still needs about $1.4bn (£930m) to finish it.

"Gibe III is the most destructive dam under construction in Africa. The project will condemn half a million of the region's most vulnerable people to hunger and conflict," said Terri Hathaway, director of International Rivers' Africa programme.

The dam would flood a huge area, creating a 150km-long lake and preventing people from planting their crops on the river's flood plains, as they have done for many generations.

Campaigners also fear that the dam would reduce the flow of water into Lake Turkana, which some 300,000 people depend on.

However, Ethiopia's government disputes that the overall amount of water would change - they say it would just be a more regular flow throughout the year.

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    # 5 Author: Justice
       
     
       
    The propaganda that being waged by survival international and its puppets against Ethiopia building a dam is unreasonable, and wrong, criminal, has no common sense. Although the survival international did some great job around the globe, but this camping they are waging is out of touch, and they are trying to stop a small economical progress to keep Ethiopia back in Stone Age, and due to that as it has seen often many Ethiopian will suffer by starvation. It is not a luxury for Ethiopian’s to have a basic amount of electrical power; it is a fundamental necessity to a poor country that suffered a lot. Ethiopia need electric power to grow its industries and provide 80 millions of it population with the power they need, The population of Ethiopia is growing so that the need for electrical power, It is Ethiopia's right to do what is important to the general public, Ethiopia would not be allowed to have nuclear power plant and would not be able to afford its cost of running it, thermal power is known to pollute the environment, and Hydro power is the best environmentally friendly solution to the energy crises Ethiopia faces, There fore Ethiopia should build its dam, settle the 500 000 people who live there to good other part of the region, why not if it benefit the greater majority. Ethiopia has no natural resources, industrializing the country is the way out of decades of poverty, The world environment is messed up because the rich countries are still polluting it, the global warming problem is still being ignored by many rich countries, for those who are against Ethiopia building the dam, so go and tell your leaders to stop polluting the world. England is drilling oil in Falkland islands destroying many habitants, where are these people who complain about Ethiopia why do not they complain against England, because Ethiopia is so poor they think they can impose any view to a poor nation like Ethiopia, go away you hypocrites, let Ethiopia have electricity. Stop your propaganda against a poor nation, stop suppressing the development, Ethiopia knows it is good for its people, we need the electricity, and we are tired of not having enough electrical power. Our poor country needs to find ways to be economically self sufficient, we can not depend on rich countries to feed us forever, electrical energy is quite vital to industrialize a poor country and to provide ordinary people a better life.
     
       
     
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    # 4 Author: TES
       
     
       
    What the hack this
     
       
     
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    # 3 Author: Yitbarek Kifle
       
     
       
    selam,

    please sign a petition to stop the campaign against the Gibe III dam at

    http://www.petitiononline.com/GibeIII/petition.html

     
       
     
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    # 2 Author: Ethipian
       
     
       
    It is not a luxury for Ethiopian’s to have a basic amount of electrical power; it is a fundamental necessity to a poor country that suffered a lot. Ethiopia need electric power to grow its industries and provide 80 millions of it population with the power they need, The population of Ethiopia is growing so that the need for electrical power, It is Ethiopia's right to do what is important to the general public, Ethiopia would not be allowed to have nuclear power plant and would not be able to afford its cost of running, thermal power is known to pollute the environment, and Hydro power is the best environmentally friendly solution to the energy crises Ethiopia faces, There fore Ethiopia should build its dam, move the 500 000 people who live there some other part of Ethiopia, why not if it benefit the great majority. The Rich countries want us to stay beggars for life, they do not want to see us industrializing our nation, we have no natural resources, industrializing the country is the way out of decades of poverty, The world environment is messed up because the rich countries are still polluting it, the global warming problem is still being ignored by rich countries, for those who are against Ethiopia building the dam, so go and tell your leaders to stop polluting the world. England is drilling oil in Falkland islands destroying many habitants, where are these people who complain about Ethiopia why do not they complain against England, because Ethiopia is so poor they think they can shit on us, go away you hypocrites, let our country have electricity. Stop your propaganda against our country, stop suppressing us, we know what is good for us, we need the electricity, we are tired of not having enough electrical power so leave us alone the so called international organization. The Europeans destroyed the world populations and the environment for centuries to be where they are to day, but now they are try to preach us stupidity. Our poor country needs to find ways to be economically self sufficient, we can not depend on rich countries to feed us forever, electrical energy is quite vital to industrialize a poor country and to provide ordinary people a better life LONG LIVE ETHIOPIA!!!!!!
     
       
     
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    # 1 Author: Natnael
       
     
       
    This international groups should mind there F buisness!

    Why dont you people look yours instead of our growth!

    "hate me coze you aint me" its the envy which is eating you people out and make you talk a lot of bull!!

    I hate u all!!

    Natnael
     
       
     
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