Mighty Acheloos
- Synopsis
- Thomas Schulz-Westrum follows Greece’s largest river, Achellos, from its source in the Pindus mountains to its delta and reveals that the dams and river diversion that the Greek government is proposing to do with European money will destroy the famous Messolongi lagoons. These wetlands are supposedly protected by an EC directive - yet ironically the EC is the main financial backer of the project. More disturbingly, the film questions whether diverting the course of the River Acheloos will lead to its silting up.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1993
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)
- Subjects
- Engineering; Environmental science
- Keywords
- dams; European Union; Greece; hydraulics; river engineering
Credits
- Producer
- Thomas Schulz-Westrum
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
TVE
- General email: tve@tve.org.uk.Sales and outreach: distribution@tve.org.uk
- Web
- http://tve.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 91 (11) 26 410 684
- Address
- 46 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QJ - Notes
- TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.
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