Panama: Dam Construction Threatens Ngobe

Panama: Dam Construction Threatens Ngobe   Flooding has begun with native population still living near the project site.   Panama’s Ngobe indigenous communities are about to be flooded out of their homes as a large dam begins construction even before they have been evacuated from the area. Community members and international rights organizations are decrying the advancement of construction on the Changuinola River dam, and demanding the local communities be protected.   “It’s simply...

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