News on the pilot case area:Lake Turkana

The Helsinki centre's pilot case area is on the news this Tuesday.The news was not directly about the Gibe III dam which was the centre's pilot case.But it indicates that the proposed actions by the centre will solve lots of problems in the area in addition to the dam controversy.
According to the Kenyan broadcasting corporation , a Militia group from Ethiopia have controlled the fish rich Dogonyang belt displacing over 200 Turkana fishermen along lake Turkana.It is also stated that following the displacement, fish harvesting on the lake has gone down.A humanitarian worker Sam Akale says "There is rising insecurity at the border after local fishermen protested against the dam on river Omo, the main tributary to Lake Turkana,".

The resulting meeting scheduled to take place will among other issues discuss the rising insecurity along the Ethiopia- Kenya border where local pastoralists have engaged each other in conflicts.

The centre's proposed actions included facilitating a binding agreement and strengthening the regional monitoring unit using professionals from the two countries.I believe these and related actions of the centre provide a sustainable management system and legislation framework for the area.In the near future it is likely  that  the tension on trans boundary water areas and the demand for shared water resources grows.Helsinki Centre for Transboundary Waters works for preventing TW conflicts by sustainable management and legislation.There is really a need  for such a centre.

http://www.eastafricaforum.net/2010/05/04/ethiopian-militia-invade-turkana/

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/6879948.html [Disputed dam fuels Ethiopia-Kenya border attacks]