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Hydrological Impacts of Ethiopia's Omo Basin on Kenya's Lake HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS OF ETHIOPIA’S OMO BASIN ON KENYA’S LAKE TURKANA WATER LEVELS & FISHERIES ! FINAL REPORT ! ! ! ! Prepared for the African Development Bank, Tunis by: Dr. Sean Avery BSc PhD Water Resource Associates Registered Consulting Engineer (Kenya) Chartered Civil Engineer (UK) Licensed Hydrologist, Qualified Water Professional (Kenya) Registered Environmentalist (NEMA, Kenya) Chartered Environmentalist (UK) PO Box 24135, 00502 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: +254 722 510212 E-Mail: [email protected]! 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