MANY CDMS ARE about dams. The push for mega-dams has
been justified by both development banks and multinationals as being
necessary for the development of Africa and to combat carbon emissions.
While governments, such as the US, Britain and China, announce mighty
plans to electrify Africa, and other ‘aid’ schemes, the companies set in
action the Boot model – Build, Own, Operate and Transfer – emptying the
rivers of Africa to feed the growing energy needs of Europe, etc. And it
is a very lucrative business when they can earn more carbon emission
credits in the process.
Large dams provide electricity for multinational
companies, water for mining, and irrigation for large-scale
foreign-owned farms.