Goldman Prize nominating partner, International Rivers, released a new report this month entitled, “The Downstream Impacts of Ethiopia’s Gibe III Dam.” The report details the damage the Gibe III project will do to the Lower Omo River Valley and Lake Turkana if construction is completed.The report confirms that Lake Turkana receives 90% of its inflow from the Omo River and the lake’s surrounding ecosystems and fisheries depend on the river’s annual floods. The Gibe III Dam would disrupt the natural flood cycle and significantly lower the lake’s water levels- causing it to become undrinkable in some areas. The shrinking shoreline and depleted resources would almost certainly result in an increase in armed conflicts within the already contentious Kenya/Ethiopia/South Sudan border region.The 2012 Goldman Prize recipient from Kenya, Ikal Angelei, was awarded the Prize for her efforts to halt the Gibe III dam, which has the potential to displace and disrupt the lives of over 500,000