An overview of Pollution Loading into Lake Kivu Basin
Abstract
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Increasing pollution loading is one of the factors which have
led to instability of the Lake Kivu threatening the survival of
millions of people living around it. This study will i) characterise
and quantify historical land use and livelihood changes in the
Lake Kivu region, ii) estimate pollution load from different
sources into the Lake and iii) identify the best management
options for reducing point and non-point pollution loading into
Lake Kivu. Qualitative, quantitative and modeling approaches
are being used. The major outputs of the study include increased
understanding of the factors and processes driving changes,
land-use/cover and livelihood trajectories since 1974, tools to
predict future conditions, hotspot of sediment and nutrient export
into the Lake, evidence based recommendations to inform future
management decisions aimed at conserving and restoring the
natural and human environments of the Lake Kivu basin. This
study has just been initiated.
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