Raising awareness of the dam impacts, climate risks and World Heritage Status.
Organizing local and regional support (community mobilisation and motivate registration as interested and affected parties for the SEIA)
Network and collaborate with other like-minded organisations and influencers to develop an international support base.
Create and maintain a world-wide awareness of the campaign through a social media presence and general media outlets including articles, video clips and a documentary.
Present and support research as to why the dam should not be built.
Use legal strategies.
Use political strategies
Funding:
Immediate Requirements:
Project Co-ordinator/s to oversee, coordinate and drive actions and campaigns, including
Materials and information - Collate, produce and publish campaign materials
EIA - Liaise with consultants and attend EIA related meetings and consultations
Research – desktop research to collate existing research on the positive impacts of keeping the Batoka Gorge undammed as well as the negative natural, social and reputational impacts.
Mobilisation – mobilising action from local groups as well as all those around the world who have reasons to oppose this dam
Collaboration – seek out and support campaigns with similar aims to enable mutual support e.g. Balkan River Defenders and other anti-dam or river conservation campaigns
Political and Influencer Campaign – contact and win over effective political and other influential figures
Investor Campaign – contact and dissuade investors of this project.
Legal campaign – an initial examination of all legal aspects of the project, from the EIA to the contracts awarded in order to identify and raise problematic issues.
Longer Term Objectives
to encourage and support research on more eco-friendly alternatives, economically better alternatives, negatives of this particular dam
Legal Campaign – in depth examination of all legal aspects of the project and all legal avenues to stop the project
To raise the profile of African environmental issues worldwide