By KEVIN J. KELLEYMore by this AuthorNEW YORKFalling water levels in Lake Turkana due to development of dams in Ethiopia are threatening food supplies in a part of Kenya where drought is already causing hunger, Human Rights Watch warned on Tuesday. Water that previously flowed unimpeded into Lake Turkana is being held behind the dam. Further reductions in the lake's water levels are forecast as Ethiopia proceeds with a massive agro-industrial project in the lower Omo Valley. “The predicted drop in the lake levels will seriously affect food supplies in the Omo Valley and Lake Turkana, which provide the livelihoods for half a million people in both Kenya and Ethiopia,” said Felix Horne, an Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Climate change is exacerbating the already significant problems the Turkana people face in getting sufficient food and water, and maintaining their health and security,” HRW observed.

Source: Daily Nation February 14, 2017 14:18 UTC