Key findings of the report:
- Heavy rains, wind storms, and floods threaten the survival and water access of the communities living in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB), East Africa.
- Nearly 40 million inhabitants are strongly affected by extreme weather events such as regular flooding.
- The resultant massive flooding in lake-adjacent areas displaced over 200,000 people in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
- Lake Victoria and its surrounding wetlands and forests have faced extreme pressure and degradation due to rapid population growth, agricultural expansion, urbanisation and industrialisation.
About Lake Victoria:
- It is the world’s second-largest freshwater lake.
- Location: It is located in East Africa, bordered by Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
- It is also called Victoria Nyanza in Kenya, Nalubaale in Uganda, and Ukerewe in Tanzania.
- It is a source of the White Nile River which flows northward and eventually joins the Blue Nile in Sudan to form the Nile River.
- The lake supports the largest freshwater fishery in the world, producing 1 million tons of fish per year and employing 200,000 people in supporting the livelihoods of 4 million people.
