Ethiopia's Gibe III dam funding under review after protests against impact

摘要

Two east African states have faulted a decision by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to cancel funding for a water dam in the region, saying experts had approved of the $1.7 billion project contrary to views by environmental activists.rnKenya, through the country's water services regulator, the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB), says investigation by environmental experts in consultation with those from neighbouring Ethiopia have shown that the project on River Omo would not have a negative impact on Lake Turkana, which receives 20 billion m3 of water from the river. 'We learned that the project will be environment friendly and Kenya welcomes Ethiopia's multi-billion dollar hydroelectric project,' says John Nyaoro, Kenya's Director of Water Services.