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Hearing above the roar podcast series: Readings and other resources
Episode 1
Readings mentioned in the podcast:
- Grill, G., Lehner, B., Thieme, M. et al. (2019) . Nature 569, 215鈥�221.
- Rob Nixon (2013). Chapter 5 - Unimagined Communities: Megadams, Monumental Modernity, and Developmental Refugees. In: Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor. Harvard University Press.
- The 2000 .
Other resources
The Environmental Investigative Agency reviewed the impacts of the Julius Nyerere Hydropower plant on local people and wildlife in . The dam is situated within the Selous Game Reserve, the largest protected game reserve in Africa, and a key habitat for endangered elephant populations. Construction has already led to deforestation within the reserve and there are fears that the new roads and construction crews will increase poaching rates.
As a result, 鈥攊n which the Nyerere dam is being built鈥攐f its World Heritage Site status.听
Downstream from the Selous, the Rufiji River supports the largest mangrove forest in East Africa, and changes to the river flow will affect these forests, as well as offshore seagrass beds and coral reefs. Changing water regimes will also destabilise the linked fishing and farming system that support rural communities living on the river and at the coast, and threaten people鈥檚 way of life.
Although not active in Rufiji, the works to protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them worldwide.
Episode 2
Additional readings:
In the episode, Olivia and Nathalie discuss ideas related to 鈥榠somorphic mimicry鈥�, a concept put forward in this paper:听
- Mdee, Anna and Elizabeth Harrison. (2019). . Water Alternatives, 12(1), 30-45.)听
And which Nathalie applied in one of her recent publications:听
- Richards, Nathalie (2019). . Water, 11(10), 2178.听
Other resources
If you would like to learn more about Integrated Water Resources Management, check out the .
Episode 3
Other resources
is an NGO specialising in human rights and environmental law in Africa. Eva spoke about their which advocates and secures the human rights of those fighting to protect their lands and ecosystems from unsustainable development projects.
on land and environmental activism worldwide, including keeping a record of people killed while trying to protect the planet.
鈥� This group works to engage communities and stakeholders in participatory decision-making to achieve sustainable and responsible development. The group was instrumental in .
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) 鈥� As Eva and Hein Aung Htet discuss, the EACOP will displace thousands of families living along its path, cut through nature reserves, and add to fossil fuel emissions. It is widely viewed as with .
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