The changing water quality of Lake Victoria; current conditions, trends and required action
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2015
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Lake Victoria Environment Report
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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 understanding Lake
Victoria water quality and its ecosystem as well as effects of resource utilization and
exploitation on the lake and in its basin. In order to achieve LVEMP objectives and
Water Quality and Ecosystem Management objectives, in particular, a well-coordinated
analysis, synthesis and interpretation of all relevant data was required. This report
documents and explains the changes that have taken place over the recent decades, and
provides an overview of the present water quality status of the lake as well as identifying
past changes and continuing trends that may require remedial action.
The report provides detailed information and spatial resolution at the regional
scale to support environmental decision-making in regards to possible remediation of
undesirable changes that have reduced beneficial uses of Lake Victoria biological and
water resources. This regional synthesis report was written by regional scientists and
technical experts under the guidance of an international consultant, Prof. Robert Hecky of
the University of Waterloo, Canada, together with the National consultants; Dr. Joseph
Abuodha of the Maseno University, Prof. Fredrick Mwanuzi of the University of Dar Es
salaam and Dr. Fredrick Muyodi of Makerere University. It brings together data,
interpretations and recommendations from three national water quality reports. A number
of national and regional working sessions were conducted to enable the scientists to
complete these reports, and all these were facilitated by the National Executive
Secretariats of LVEMP who were supportive through out the process.
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Okungu, J. O., Rutagemwa, D. K., Ssenfuma-Nsubuga, M., Abuodha, J. O. Z., Mwanuzi, F. L., Muyodi, F. J., & Hecky, R. E. (2005). The changing water quality of Lake Victoria; current conditions, trends and required action.