BOT-MAKAK | A Meeting for Social and Environmental Justice

 

These community representatives:

Presented participatory maps highlighting the areas affected by the project,

Shared the results of an independent survey conducted by GDA on the effectiveness of the complaints mechanism established by KHPC, the company leading the project.

The communities voiced serious concerns:

 

Risk of displacement for populations living near the dam site,

Very limited mapping of the Public Utility Domain (DUP), which excludes ancestral lands from compensation,

Socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental impacts not being adequately addressed.

The workshop created space for constructive dialogue between the communities, KHPC, and government authorities.

 

A key moment: KHPC acknowledged shortcomings in its complaints mechanism, as revealed by the GDA survey. The company committed to implementing the study’s recommendations and complying fully with international standards.

GDA stands with the communities in their call for:

A review of the project plan,

Fair compensation in line with international norms.

This project can only succeed if it respects the rights, the lands, and the lives of local communities.