Effects+of+the+Canal+on+Panama


 * The Panama Canal ||
 * Panamanian Revolution- || -The Building of the Panama Canal- || -Effects of the Canal on Panama- || -Effects of the Canal on the World ||

=Effects of the Canal on Panama= A Treaty in the late 1970’s gradually gave the Canal Zone back to the Panamanian government. The treaty stated that the Canal was an international transit waterway and would always remain neutral. With the Panamanians in complete control of the canal, many feared that it would be mismanaged and poorly maintained. The [|rain forest] around the canal helps replenish [|Lake Gatun], which is the source of the canal’s water. The problem is, is that the rain forest is depleting, and the Lake is not being refilled with enough water. If not enough water is provided to run the locks properly, Panama’s economy will suffer. The Canal currently provides jobs to over 5,400 individuals throughout the surronding area. If the canal were to run dry, these jobs would no longer exist. Just as important, the Canal also provides fresh water to over 700,000 people that live in [|Panama City]. The [|Panama Canal] provides jobs and fresh water to its people, and if the rain forests continue to be knocked down, the nation’s economy will face certain downfall.

([|Panama Canal Project])