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'''Dam eviction''' is the act of legally displacing people living in an area which is to be flooded for the construction of a [[dam]] or reservoir. |
'''Dam eviction''' is the act of legally displacing people living in an area which is to be flooded for the construction of a [[dam]] or [[reservoir]]. |
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*In 1965, 48 people of the Welsh village [[Capel Celyn]] were evicted to create [[Llyn Celyn]] reservoir.<ref name="thomas">''Capel Celyn, Ten Years of Destruction: 1955–1965'', by Einion Thomas, published by Cyhoeddiadau Barddas and Gwynedd Council, 2007, {{ISBN|978-1-900437-92-9}}</ref> |
*In 1965, 48 people of the [[Wales|Welsh]] village [[Capel Celyn]] were evicted to create [[Llyn Celyn]] reservoir.<ref name="thomas">''Capel Celyn, Ten Years of Destruction: 1955–1965'', by Einion Thomas, published by Cyhoeddiadau Barddas and Gwynedd Council, 2007, {{ISBN|978-1-900437-92-9}}</ref> |
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*In the construction of the [[Merowe Dam]] in Sudan, some 50,000 people were displaced in the 2000s.<ref name="Awulachew2012">{{cite book|author=Seleshi Bekele Awulachew|title=The Nile River Basin: Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LSHx1so-R8cC&pg=PA20|year=2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-84971-283-5|pages=20–}}</ref> |
*In the construction of the [[Merowe Dam]] in [[Sudan]], some 50,000 people were displaced in the 2000s.<ref name="Awulachew2012">{{cite book|author=Seleshi Bekele Awulachew|title=The Nile River Basin: Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LSHx1so-R8cC&pg=PA20|year=2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-84971-283-5|pages=20–}}</ref> |
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*Construction of the [[Three Gorges Dam]] on the [[Yangtze River]] in China required the loss of over a million people's homes and their mass relocation.<ref name="Bbc060520">{{cite news| publisher=china-embassy| url=http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/zt/sxgc/t36502.htm| title=Three Gorges dam wall completed| date=20 May 2006| accessdate=21 May 2006}}</ref> |
*Construction of the [[Three Gorges Dam]] on the [[Yangtze River]] in [[China]] required the loss of over a million people's homes and their mass relocation.<ref name="Bbc060520">{{cite news| publisher=china-embassy| url=http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/zt/sxgc/t36502.htm| title=Three Gorges dam wall completed| date=20 May 2006| accessdate=21 May 2006}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:32, 18 February 2019
Dam eviction is the act of legally displacing people living in an area which is to be flooded for the construction of a dam or reservoir.
- In 1965, 48 people of the Welsh village Capel Celyn were evicted to create Llyn Celyn reservoir.[1]
- In the construction of the Merowe Dam in Sudan, some 50,000 people were displaced in the 2000s.[2]
- Construction of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China required the loss of over a million people's homes and their mass relocation.[3]
References
- ^ Capel Celyn, Ten Years of Destruction: 1955–1965, by Einion Thomas, published by Cyhoeddiadau Barddas and Gwynedd Council, 2007, ISBN 978-1-900437-92-9
- ^ Seleshi Bekele Awulachew (2012). The Nile River Basin: Water, Agriculture, Governance and Livelihoods. Routledge. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-84971-283-5.
- ^ "Three Gorges dam wall completed". china-embassy. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2006.