Bottle-top checkers at Kitchen Without Borders / The Omo Delta flowing into Lake Turkana
Negotiating environmental justice Can international attention halt dam projects?
As Ethiopia’s Omo River is depleted by new dams and large ag biz, the water level of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the river’s terminus, is under grave threat. Thus strife will increase among Lake Turkana residents, making efforts such as “Kitchen Without Borders” even more important!
In 2013, No Water No Life visited Cabesi and spoke with founder, Rolf Gloor, who said “If people can sit down to eat together, peace will come.”
The Omo River supplies 90% of Lake Turkana’s water.
Lake Turkana is rich in waterbird, fish and aquatic species.
Find out more Read a recent Nat Geo article (Aug 2015) for stories about the threats to Lake Turkana, Africa’s largest desert lake. Watch a video by International Rivers about the hydrological impacts of dam projects in the region. CABESI is a project offering alternative livelihoods to pastoralists who find their old traditions must adapt to future needs and climatic situations. Kitchen Without Borders encourages peaceful experiences and dialogue amongst rival tribes in conflict over water rights.
Africa: Kenya; North Rift District, Turkana Land, Eliye Springs (aka Ille Springs), on Lake Turkana’s western shore, Kenya Oil village, water pump built in ’92 for traditional Turkana village (when company of same name was here)
Africa: Kenya; North Rift District, Turkana Land, Eliye Springs (aka Ille Springs),on Lake Turkana’s western shore, women carrying baskets, PR
Africa: Kenya; North Rift District, Turkana Land, fishing village of Natarai on Ferguson’s Gulf on Lake Turkana, Turkana boy carrying tilapia fish he has caught
No Water No Life® is an LLC project founded in 2006 to raise awareness of the values and vulnerability of our freshwater resources, plus solutions to their sustainable management. NWNL Director and lead photographer Alison M Jones is Sr Fellow of International League of Conservation Photographers and International League of Conservation Writers, a Fellow of The Explorers Club, and member of North American Nature Photography Assoc., Society of Environmental Journalists, Tewksbury Land Trust Board (NJ), and other related organizations.
While NWNL hosts bloggers from all over the world, and especially NextGen student bloggers, their opinions do not necessarily represent the views of NWNL.
View all posts by No Water No Life
Please LIKE our photo on FB in a Biodiversity Int’l photo contest!
NO WATER NO LIFE BLOG 