An international consortium of social and environmental scientists researching the impacts of hydrological, agricultural, and social change on the people and ecosystems surrounding the Lower Omo Valley and Lake Turkana.

The Omo-Turkana Research Network (OTuRN) is an international consortium of social and environmental scientists researching the impacts of hydrological, agricultural, and social change on the people and ecosystems surrounding the Lower Omo Valley and Lake Turkana – i.e. the Turkana Basin. The objectives of OTuRN are to facilitate communication among researchers active in the basin, to coordinate multi-disciplinary research, and to assist in disseminating knowledge to the media and to members of the public.

OTuRN Updates

David Turton

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New Project: Biodiversity and Community Resilience in the Omo Valley (BIOM) Alliance

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New book: The Omo-Turkana Basin Cooperation for Sustainable Water Management

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New book: Lands of the Future

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New book: Land, Investment & Politics

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Concerned Scholars for Ethiopia issue urgent call for action to end violence in South Omo Zone

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New paper: Ecosystem service dynamics in the Lower Omo

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First SIDERA Briefing Notes Published

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OTuRN colleagues cited in Guardian article

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First situation analysis of developments in the Omo-Turkana basin published

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