WHEN THE WATER ENDS (Kenya, Ethiopia, 2010)

In the spring of 2010 the photographer Evan Abramson travelled through the region along the bor-der between Kenya and Ethiopia to survey the consequences of climate change for the semi-nomadic tribes there. He discovered that more frequent acute droughts were fuelling tensions be-tween tribes who are dependent on the too scarce water and the too sparse pasturage. Moreover, with its construction of a dam on the Omo River, the Ethiopian government has disrupted a cycle that is of vital importance for half a million people who live from agriculture, livestock and fishing. The supply of Kalashnikovs is already leading to an increasing number of fatalities, and Abramson fears the situation will only get worse. It contributes to massive migration to the city, where lives as prostitutes and beggars await many.March 8, 2010. A young man from the Nyangatom tribe patrols a water access point on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya.