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Panama is planning a new dam to secure water to operate the Canal

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Tags: panama, maritime, infrastructure, dams, reservoirs, water, climate change, disasters.natural, droughts, resettlement, displacement, activists, environment, deforestation, author.marianna parraga, author.elida moreno, source.reuters, paywall, panamal canal
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/threatened-by-climate-change-panama-canal-has-big-plans-deal-with-drought-2024-12-02/

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  1. fefellama
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    For those who like looking at maps (and watching long videos), there was a RealLifeLore video about a year ago that explained a lot of the background context behind why such a dam is needed and...

    For those who like looking at maps (and watching long videos), there was a RealLifeLore video about a year ago that explained a lot of the background context behind why such a dam is needed and what's going on with the freshwater in Panama.

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