With construction paused, let’s rethink roads and railway projects to protect people and nature
A bridge in the Mongu-Kalabo road, built over the Barotse floodplain in western Zambia.
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Article Author: With construction paused, let’s rethink roads and railway projects to protect people and nature
Media Source: The Conversation (UK)
Date: 15 June 2020
Alex Awiti, Director and Vice Provost of the Aga Khan University in Kenya, writes that dozens of new roads, railways and pipelines are under construction in sub-Saharan Africa due to a surge in investment in recent years. Although they are promised to bolster economic growth, they tend to become new barriers that are difficult and…
Alex Awiti, Director and Vice Provost of the Aga Khan University in Kenya, writes that dozens of new roads, railways and pipelines are under construction in sub-Saharan Africa due to a surge in investment in recent years. Although they are promised to bolster economic growth, they tend to become new barriers that are difficult and dangerous to traverse, forcing people to travel long distances to reach safe crossing points.