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Bujagali Falls Dam
Construction of a dam on the Nile river is planned to provide
power for Uganda. The World Bank has been asked for a loan
of more than $150 million for the project. The dam will submerge
the Bujagali waterfalls, which will cause ecological and social
problems.
Uganda
is one of the poorest countries in the world. Less than 5
percent of its people have electricity. The government supports
construction of an enormous dam on the Nile, nearby the Bujagali
waterfalls, to provide energy for Uganda. If the waterfalls
'drown', it isn't only nature that will be destroyed. In addition,
820 people will be forced to move, because the future dam
is located in their village, and another 6000 people will
lose their farmland through flooding. There are no plans for
relocation and compensation. As a result, forests may be cut
down or further damage may be done to the Nile's floodplain.
Furthermore, an increase in water-borne diseases is expected,
such as malaria and schistosomiasis (a parasitic infection).
The
local population earns about $4 million per year from Bujagali
Falls tourism. The profits earned from generating electricity
should be many times higher, but it is unlikely that any of
this money will go to local people.
The plan to build the dam has been approved by the Ugandan
government. Recent studies point out that local people were
not sufficiently consulted regarding the project. The World
Bank stated in 1996 and 1997 that for Uganda it would be better
to consider 'alternative, non-conventional' power sources,
such as solar or wind energy and that agricultural activities
are recommended for economic growth. Nonetheless, the World
Bank is now considering loaning Uganda money for the dam project,
which is being promoted as a way to fight poverty. However,
no investigation has been made into how the dam can improve
the lives of the poor. Where will these people get the money
to pay for the electricity produced?
More
than 50 Ugandan NGOs, among whom Save Bujagali Crusade and
the National Association of Professional Environmentalists
(NAPE), have joined the protests. You can help by writing
a letter to the World Bank, requesting that it does not provide
support for the Bujagali Dam and and instead investigate
alternative plans for poverty reduction and energy production.
White water rafting
White water rafting is synonymous with Bujagali. To be experience
the Nile at its best, you have to be at Bujagali.
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