Buffering processes and capacity of Wetlands in the Kenyan portion of the Lake Victoria Basin

Abstract

This report details the methodology and findings of a twelve month project undertaken by SMEC International for the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), Lake Victoria Environment Management Project (LVEMP) Wetlands Component under the administration of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)-LVEMP secretariat. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which wetlands within the Kenyan portion of the Lake Victoria Basin are able to sustainably reduce and delay the transmission of key pollutants (suspended sediments and nutrients) into the lake, that is, to determine the buffering capacity of the wetlands of the Kenyan portion of the Lake Victoria Basin