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Synthesis Report On Fisheries Research And Management
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake in the world with a surface area, 68,800 km2 (Bootsma and Hecky 1993). The lake is shared by three countries, with 51% share in Tanzania, 43% in Uganda, and 6% in Kenya. Its land ... -
Tanzania National Water Quality Synthesis Report
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)The Water quality and Ecosystem Management Component of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) in Tanzania for the past five years have made a considerable progress towards understanding Lake Victoria ... -
A toolkit for mainstreaming gender and rights based approaches in agricultural plantations in Lake Victoria Basin in the context of HIV/AIDS
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The total economic value of Maasai Mau, Trans Mara and Eastern Mau forest blocks, of the Mau forest, Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2011)The Mau Forest Complex is the largest closed‐canopy forest ecosystem in Kenya comprising different forest blocks under different management regimes. The study covered three of the Mau Forest Complex blocks, i.e. Eastern ... -
The total economic value of Maasai Mau, Trans Mara and Eastern Mau forest blocks, of the Mau forest, Kenya
(2011)The Mau Forest Complex is the largest closed‐canopy forest ecosystem in Kenya comprising different forest blocks under different management regimes. The study covered three of the Mau Forest Complex blocks, i.e. Eastern ... -
Traditional Uses of Cyperus Papyrus (L) and Associated Problems at Simiyu Fringing Wetland of Lake Victoria, Mwanza region, Tanzania
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)A study was conducted during 1999/2000 period with the view of determining: traditional uses; associated problems; and strategies for sustainable utilization of papyrus around Simiyu wetland fringing Speke Gulf of Lake ... -
Traditional wetland practices in rural communities in Uganda
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)One of the major ways to develop policies and guidelines for sustainable use of wetlands is through a better understanding of their traditional uses. This is because traditional management systems are based on indigenous ... -
Trainings on Skills and Enterpreneurship Development for Creativity and Job Creation
(East African Science and Technology Commission, 2022-07-12)Regional training workshops in science, technology and innovation-based skills in entrepreneurship and creative innovation among the university graduates and some faculty members from the member states. The training was ... -
The trans-boundary Mara River Basin strategic environmental assessment (MRB SEA)
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2012)The Mara is not a large river, and ever increasing abstractions are certain to, at some point in the future, severely degrade the riverine ecosystem and even impinge upon the most basic needs of people living along the ... -
Transboundary Lake Basin Management: Laurentian and African Great Lakes
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2011)The twinning of lake-governance systems offers unconventional learning opportunities. It allows twinned organizations to learn from each other’s mistakes and use that information to explain to stakeholders why a ... -
Upscaling of Lake Victoria water supply and sanitation program
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Variation of flow of water from Rivers Nzoia, Yala and Sio into Lake Victoria
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2011)The continuous collection of both hydrological and Meteorological data has been a problem in most areas of the world. Therefore, such data normally have gaps in the time series. For proper water quality management of any ... -
The Vision and Strategy Framework for Management and Development of Lake Victoria Basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2003)Lake Victoria is the world’s second largest fresh-water lake and the largest in Africa, with a surface area of 68,800 km2. The Lake basin area covers 193,000 km2 with Tanzania occupying 44 per pent, Kenya 22 per pent, ... -
Water and sanitation: perspectives and challenges
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2010)Basin Challenges on WATSAN: • Unplanned, sponteneous and unsustainable growth • Run-down and non-existent basic infrastructure and services • Significant negative impacts on environment, and importantly, the fragile ... -
Water Hyacinth Infestation in Ponds and Satellite Lakes in the Lake Victoria Basin on Tanzania: Status and Efforts to Manage it.
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2001)A survey was conducted in ponds and satellite lakes in the lake Victoria basin in March 2000 to ascertain the presence of water hyacinth and its effect to the communities and the environment. Out of 14 (12 ponds and 2 ... -
Water hyacinth on the River mouth to Lake Victoria 2011
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2011)Aquatic weeds adversely affect water quality, biodiversity, amenity and recreational values of water bodies. Community, social, cultural and economic values derived from such water bodies are therefore impaired. Invasive ... -
Water Quality & Human Health around Lake Victoria.
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)Much has been achieved during LVEMP1 in terms of the countries’ understanding of the Lake Victoria ecosystem, but still there is a limited knowledge of the water quality in various parts (particularly bays) of the Lake ... -
Water quality and ecosystem status
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)The Winam Gulf’s aquatic environment (Figure 1) represents a considerable part of the economic potential of the country, e.g. with regard to fisheries and navigation. However, the use, the management and the preservation ... -
Water quality and ecosystem status
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)The Water quality and Ecosystem Management Components of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) in the three riparian countries (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) have made considerable progress towards ... -
Water Quality Improvement in the Inner Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria: A Case Study of Algal Removal at Gaba iI Water Treatment Plant
(LVFO, 2001)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 ...
