Complaint > Panama Canal Expansion-01/Gatun

Appraisal: English

...climate change were considered in ACP‟s studies. The report notes that “previous population growth rate estimates, used for predicting water demand, are showing to be too conservative”. Furthermore, “a wild card in the Watershed water resources scenario is the potential impact of climate change. Currently, this is not factored into water supply and demand predictions”.19 On this topic, the report concluded that “should the somewhat slim 7 percent margin in projected 2025 water supply compared to...

Complaint > Panama Canal Expansion-01/Gatun

Eligibility: English

...Changes in fuels (changes in fuel or technology prices).  Climate change (opening of a passage in the north as a result of thawing conditions).  Opening of alternate routes: Guayaquil railway: Ecuador and Brazil; multimodal system: Peru and Bolivia; Colombia railway to transport coal to China. 9. Destruction of Panama’s archaeological heritage Civil society is concerned by the destruction of Panama’s archaeological heritage during the expansion of the Canal, specifically the remnants of t...