Browsing Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase I (LVEMP I) by Title

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    • Tanzania National Water Quality Synthesis Report 

      Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) (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 ...

    • Traditional Uses of Cyperus Papyrus (L) and Associated Problems at Simiyu Fringing Wetland of Lake Victoria, Mwanza region, Tanzania 

      Katondo, Josiah M (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 

      Iyango, L; Kiwazi, F; Tindamanyire, T; Kaganzi, E; Busulwa, H; Mafabi, P (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 ...

    • Transboundary Lake Basin Management: Laurentian and African Great Lakes 

      Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) (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 ...

    • Variation of flow of water from Rivers Nzoia, Yala and Sio into Lake Victoria 

      Sangale, Felix; Okungu, John; Opango, Peterlis (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) (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 Hyacinth Infestation in Ponds and Satellite Lakes in the Lake Victoria Basin on Tanzania: Status and Efforts to Manage it. 

      Ndunguru, J; Mjema, P; Rajabu, CA; Katagira, F (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 Quality & Human Health around Lake Victoria. 

      Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) (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) (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) (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 ...

    • Zooplankton communities of some tanzanian lake victoria basin water bodies 

      Waya, RK (Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
      A survey of the zooplankton communities of some Tanzanian Lake Victoria Basin water bodies was conducted during September/October 2000 and March/April 2001. Plankton nets of mesh sizes 100 mm and 65 mm respectively were ...