Lower Omo: Local Tribes Under Threat

In Southern Ethiopia, most of the 200,000 people (Bode, Dassenach, Hamer, Karo, Kwegu, Mursi, Nyangatom, Suri) raise livestock. The Omo River's annual flooding replenishes pastures and allows flood-retreat cropping. The Gibe III dam threatens local livelihoods. Credit: Oakland Institute.