Panama Canal faces key decisions amid climate impacts
The lush landscape of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama, home to farming and fishing communities, may soon be flooded by a man-made reservoir designed to keep the Panama Canal safe The future under worsening drought conditions. The proposed $1.6 billion Indio Dam project, led by the Panama Canal Authority, aims to ensure a sustainable water supply from the canal locks, but not without significant trade-offs, including the displacement of thousands of residents and environmental concerns. Also read: Panama Canal makes $3.45 billion profit despite drought reducing shipping Communities in transition Tres Hermanas is a small town with farms, schools, churches and clinics, and dozens of communities will be relocated if the project goes ahead. Residents are divided: some demand fair compensation, others are determined to stay. As seen in previous projects, community opposition poses a potential risk to the approval of the dam. "We were born and raised here. If we leave, it will not be because…
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