Plant species diversity was investigated on ridges with and without water harvesting structures. The effect of water harvesting technology on the soil properties and rangeland recovery was also investigated. The experimental ...

Studies were conducted in Lake Baringo between May 1994 and April 1995 to map temporal changes in productivity (phytoplankton standing stock) and attempt to relate these changes to environmental parameters in this ...

Wetlands are known to filter water from catchments by retaining solid waste, and eroded sediments from catchment areas. Wetlands also reduce the impact of flooding, speed of flow, and hence store water while releasing it ...

Gaba U, a conventional water treatment plant in Uganda, draws its raw water from the Inner Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria. Over the last six years (1995-2000), the water quality has changed as evidenced by increase in ...

Kirinya West wetland is located on the Northern shores of Lake Victoria in Jinja- Uganda The wetland receives secondary treated effluent from the stabilisation ponds owned and operated by the National Water and Sewerage ...

Soil degradation by water erosion is recognized lo be a major agricultural and environmental problem in the Lake Victoria basin. The objective of this study was to quantify runoff, soil and nutrient losses from major ...

Surveys were undertaken in lakes Victoria, Kyoga and River Nile in Uganda between 2000 and 2001 to determine tungal pathogens associated with water hyacinth. Several potential pathogen isolates including Alternaria ...