Friends of Lake Turkana

FoLT is also involved in a campaign to persuade the Ethiopian government to stop the construction of the Gibe III Dam and consequent dam cascades. In this campaign also, FoLT seeks to persuade Ethiopia to stop expanding irrigation fed sugarcane and cotton plantations that will depend on water from the Gibe III Dam and consequent Give IV and other dams yet to be constructed. FoLT's mission is to see that the integrity of the ecosystem of the Lower Omo and Lake Turkana, as well as the livelihoods of the more than 500,000 indigenous inhabitants of he Lower Omo and Lake Turkana Basins are maintained through sustainable development.