“Pastoralists and indigenous people often rely heavily on their immediate environment for their livelihoods,” says Ikal Angelei, the director of Friends of Lake Turkana, which has been opposing the construction of Gibe III, an Ethiopian dam that threatens to reduce the amount of water flowing to the lake. Angelei says, “My fear is that if the oil exploration and drilling happens without community participation, and goes against the communities’ expectations, there is a great possibility of conflict.”
«&nbsp;Les bergers et les indigènes dépendent souvent lourdement de leur environnement immédiat pour leur survie,&nbsp;» déclare Ikal Angelei, directrice de Friends of Lake Turkana (Les Amis du Lac Turkana, ndt,) qui s’oppose à la construction du Gibe III, un barrage éthiopien qui menace de réduire le débit d’eau qui s’écoule du lac. «&nbsp;Ma crainte est que si l’exploration et les forages pétroliers se font sans la participation de la communauté et sont contraires à ses attentes, il y aura de graves risques de conflits.&nbsp;»