Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:infrastructure
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Nicaragua Interoceanic Grand Canal
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gptkbp:announced |
2013
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gptkbp:capacity |
larger ships than Panama Canal
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gptkbp:contrastsWith |
gptkb:Panama_Canal
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Nicaragua
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
deforestation
displacement of communities impact on Lake Nicaragua |
gptkbp:estimatedCost |
$40-50 billion
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gptkbp:expectedCompletion |
2020
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nicaragua Canal project
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gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Lake_Nicaragua
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gptkbp:investor |
gptkb:Wang_Jing
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gptkbp:length |
approximately 278 km
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gptkbp:mainContractor |
gptkb:HKND_Group
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gptkbp:mainInvestorNationality |
gptkb:China
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gptkbp:opposedBy |
international organizations
environmental groups local communities |
gptkbp:platform |
gptkb:Law_840
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gptkbp:projectedEconomicImpact |
water pollution
job creation foreign investment loss of biodiversity environmental degradation social unrest impact on society land expropriation tourism boost controversy over sovereignty impact on tourism impact on agriculture international scrutiny impact on transportation impact on fisheries impact on indigenous peoples impact on economy impact on environment impact on infrastructure impact on water supply increase in trade possible corruption potential debt risk |
gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Nicaraguan_government
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gptkbp:purpose |
connect Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
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gptkbp:scheduledMonth |
2014
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gptkbp:status |
suspended
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gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:Daniel_Ortega
gptkb:Nicaraguan_government |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Brito,_Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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