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Impact of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach, on the fishery of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)Due to heavy infestation of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria catches of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) and Protopterus aethiopicus (Heckel), which strongly decreased in the 1980s, increased markedly in 1998. Tilapia catches ... -
The importance of Nyando river wetlands plant resources and agricultural products: A comparative study of papyrus and rice
(2003)This study assessed the community perceptions of the importance of wetland plants, particularly papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) and compared it with that of agricultural products, mainly rice (Oryza Sativa), in the Nyando River ... -
Indigenous knowledge and Baseline Data survey on Fish Breeding areas and seasons in Lake Victoria – Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2001)Available baseline data and indigenous knowledge on Lake Victoria fisheries were used to identify potential fish breeding areas and seasons for subsequent scientific verification, demarcation and closure. River mouths, ... -
Integrated Soil and Water Conservation (ISWC) final report on lessons learnt
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)Introduction The Lake Victoria Basin represents a good scenario of environmental problems related to human activities on land. Land degradation in the lake basin is of major concern, not only for the healthy of the lake, ... -
Integrating Family Planning/Reproductive Health and Environmental Conservation Policies and Programmes in East Africa
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2013)This report presents and summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during the symposium entitled “Population Health and Environment: “Integrating Family Planning/Reproductive health and Environmental ... -
Invest in Lake Victoria Basin
(2010)The Lake Victoria Basin Commission, an institution of the East African Community, is playing an increased role as a coordinator of the sustainable development agenda of the Lake Victoria Basin. Although the Commission ... -
Invest in Lake Victoria Basin
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2010)Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Lake Victoria Basin Digest! The Lake Victoria Basin Commission, an institution of the East African Community, is playing an increased role as a coordinator of the sustainable development ... -
Investigation of bacteriological quality of smoked fish
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)The project examined the bacteriological quality of smoked Lates niloticus (L) and tilapiine fishes. A total of 45 tilapiine fishes and 44 Lates niloticus specimens were analysed. Counts of Escherichia coli (E), Salmonella ... -
Investment Opportunities Unveiled
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2011)Welcome to the second issue of the Lake Victoria Basin Digest for the period ending March 2011!The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) organised a successfully-concluded first-ever Lake Victoria Basin Investment Forum, ... -
Knowledge and experiences gained from managing Lake Victoria ecosystem
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2014)Lake Victoria is considered one of the most important shared natural resource of Eastern Africa. The Lake Basin supports about 30 million people one million of whom are employed formally or informally in fish related ... -
Lake Victoria Basin Commission Institutional Capacity Enhancement Program
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2013)To build the capacity of LVBC to provide sustainable leadership in the coordination of the stakeholders to attain the shared vision of the LVB -
Lake Victoria Basin Knowledge Management Project
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2013)To establish an efficient and comprehensive Knowledge Management system at the Lake Victoria Basin Commission that will promote, facilitate and coordinate better and more sustainable development of the Lake Basin. -
Lake Victoria Biodiversity Informatics Phase II(LAVIBI)
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Lake Victoria Transport (Maritime Safety) Regulations, 2010
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LAKE VICTORIA WATER LEVELS
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2006)One of the principal objectives of the Water Quality and Ecosystem Management Components is to find the reasons for the changes observed in the lake water quality, quantity and ecosystem, and to suggest remedial measures. ... -
Land use and land cover mapping of the Simiyu catchment (Tanzania) using remote sensing techniques
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)A process of integrating remote sensing techniques and field data to accurately map landuse and land cover of the Simiyu catchment is described. Satellite images of LANDSAT 7 ETM+ of 3/4/2001 and 12/5/2001 were processed ... -
Leadership Change at LVBC
(2011)During the period April-June 2011, we bid farewell to the former Executive Secretary of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Dr. Tom Okurut and welcomed Dr. Canisius Kanangire who commenced his fi ve-year tenure ... -
Leadership Change at LVBC
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2011)During the period April-June 2011, we bid farewell to the former Executive Secretary of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Dr. Tom Okurut and welcomed Dr. Canisius Kanangire who commenced his fi ve-year tenure ... -
Lesson learnt from land use management through Integrated Soil and Water Conservation (ISWC)
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)River Nyando is one of seven major rivers within the Kenyan side of the Lake Victoria Drainage Basin. The other six rivers are Sio, Nzoia, Yala, Mara, Sondu-Miriu and Kuja- Migori. The Nyando and Nzoia rivers have been ... -
Lessons learned on micro-projects
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)As part of the effort to take stock of its work in implementing micro projects, consider future direction and envisage action to be undertaken, LVEMP engaged a National Consultant from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences ...
