Statement from the Citizens’ Movement for Geumgang, Nakdong, Yeongsan Rivers,
On the 30th, Minister of Environment Kim Wansub announces 14 candidate sites for climate response dams at Seoul Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. 2024.7.30/News1 ⓒ News1 Huh Kyung Reporter,
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, ‘The government announced plans to build climate response dams in 14 locations nationwide, including Yecheon and Gimcheon in Gyeongsangbuk-do, prompting environmental groups to call for a halt to the project.’,
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, ‘The Citizens’ Movement for Geumgang, Nakdong, Yeongsan Rivers released a statement on the 31st criticizing the government, saying, “Due to the incompetence and ignorance of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, our country’s water policy is plunging into crisis.”‘,
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, ‘They further claimed, “The Ministry of Environment is using last year’s and this year’s flood damage cases to instill fear in the public and press on with the second Four Rivers project under the pretext of climate crisis response.”‘,
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, ‘They emphasized that “the additional dam construction does not stem from a genuine reflection on the causes of flooding, but is merely a tactic to evade responsibility and shift the narrative” and insisted that “a proper analysis of non-rainfall-related reasons is necessary to justify the need for dam construction.”‘,
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, ‘The group demanded, “The government must stop the reckless dam construction plans that slaughter lives, drive local communities into conflicts and divisions, and immediately normalize water policies.”‘,
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, ‘On the 30th, the government announced 14 locations as candidates for climate response dams nationwide.\n’