Friends of Lake Turkana

Friends of Lake Turkana (FoLT) is a nonprofit organization in Kenya that was founded in 2007 by Kenyan environmentalist Ikal Angelei.[1] The organization has worked to stop the construction of the Ethiopian Gilgel Gibe III Dam on the Omo River, Lake Turkana's primary source of water.[1] Due to FoLT and other partner's advocacy work on saving Lake Turkana, the Lake was added to the list of world Heritage sites in Danger by UNESSCO in June 2018.

Angelei continues to advocate for the sovereignty of local people to work for development that is sustainable.[2]

  1. ^ a b Thornton, Stuart (16 May 2012). "Case Study. Friends of Lake Turkana work to preserve the lake's ecology by halting construction of an upstream dam". National Geographic. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ Gworo, Alice (10 April 2019). "Government Urged To Audit Firms Exploring Oil In Turkana". Kenya News Agency. Retrieved 13 May 2019.