Mega-dam on the Omo River: Gibe III (2016). (Image: Mimi Abebayehu/Wikimedia Commons)
Mega-dam on the Omo River: Gibe III (2016). (Image: Mimi Abebayehu/Wikimedia Commons) - The EU funded project DAFNE has developed a methodology for avoiding conflicts of use in transboundary rivers. The model-based procedure allows for participatory planning and cooperative management of water resources. The aim is now for the DAFNE methodology to be implemented in other regions of the world. Rivers are lifelines for many countries. They create valuable ecosystems, provide drinking water for people and raw water for agriculture and industry. In the Global South in particular, there is strong competition for access to freshwater resources.
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