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A team of Scentists from African Lake Basins visiting Lake Taihu, China to learn about Water Quality Monitoring and Lakes Ecosystems Management
Represented countries: Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Egypt, Ethiopia and Rwanda
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5th Lake Tanganyika Authority Conferences of Ministers
Kigoma, United Republic of Tanzania - Wednesday, 29th February, 2012
Conference Declaration
WE, the members of the Lake Tanganyika Authority Conference of Ministers from the Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Zambia meeting in Kigoma, the United Republic of Tanzania on 29th February, 2012 on the occasion of the Fifth Ordinary Meeting held in accordance with Article 24 of The Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika,
HAVING reviewed important issues affecting protection and sustainable management of the biological diversity of the Lake Tanganyika and its Basin,
RECALLING our commitments to supporting the Lake Tanganyika Authority as stated in the resolutions of the First Ordinary Meeting held on 5th April, 2007 in Dar Es Salaam, the United Republic of Tanzania; the Second Ordinary Meeting held on 25th April, 2008 in Bujumbura, the Republic of Burundi; the Third Ordinary Meeting held on 21st August, 2009 in Uvira, the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the Fourth Ordinary Meeting held on 26th November, 2010 in Lusaka,the Republic of Zambia,
DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT, despite the many successful and continuing efforts of the four Lake Tanganyika riparian governments and the supporting partners since the signing of the Dar EsSalaam Declaration on 5th April, 2007, the biological richness and sustainable use of the natural resources in the Lake Tanganyika and its Basin are increasingly under threat,
HAVE HEREBY:
1. Appended our signatures to the updated Strategic Action Programme for the Protection of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in the Lake Tanganyika and its Basin and have committed ourselves to the implementation and future evolution of the Programme;
2. Renewed our commitment to supporting national and regional levels programme and project activities implemented within the framework of the Lake Tanganyika Integrated Regional Management and Development Programme;
3. Expressed our support to launch a national, regional and international fundraising campaign to convince member states and international funding agencies to continue the efforts made by the Lake Tanganyika Authority to conserve and manage the natural resources in LakeTanganyika and its Basin.
Signed this 29th February, 2012 at Kigoma, United Republic of Tanzania
H.E.Jean-Marie NIBIRANTIJE, Minister of Water, Environment, Territory Management and Urban Planning Republic of Burundi.
H.E.J.P.JUMA-Alfani Mpango, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the United Republic of Tanzania
Hon. Dr. Terezya L. HUVISA (MP), Minister of State - Vice President Office – Environment United Republic of Tanzania.
Hon. Prof. Nkandu LUO (MP), Minister of Local Government, Housing, Early Education and Environmental Protection Republic of Zambia.
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Lake Tanganyika Authority Secretariat : Regional Activities for Protection of the Lake Tanganyika Basin
The Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) was launched in December 2008 with the mandate to safeguard the lake and its natural resources. The LTA coordinates the implementation of the Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika. It is now made operational with the headquaters to be hosted by Republic of Burundi in Bujumbura.
Administrative address
Lake Tanganyika Authority Secretariat, P.O. Box 4910 Ngagara, Kigobe North, Bujumbura - Burundi. Telephone : +257 22 27 35 80/81/82 * E-mail: info@lta-alt.org * Website: http://lta.iwlearn.org
National and International Cooperating Partners
The Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) was launched in December 2008 with the mandate to safeguard the lake and its natural resources. The LTA coordinates the implementation of the Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika. This is driven by the Governments of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia with support from a range of partner organizations including UNDP, Global Environment Facility (GEF), African Development Bank (ADB), FAO, Nordic Development Fund (NDF), IUCN, UNEP and NIGLAS.
- UNDP, United Nations Development Programme, www.undp.org
- GEF, Global Environment Facility, www.thegef.org
- ADB, African Development Bank, www.afdb.org
- FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, www.fao.org
- NDF, Nordic Development Fund, www.ndf.fi
- IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, www.iucn.org
- UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme, www.unep.org
- NIGLAS, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, http://english.niglas.cas.cn/au/bi/
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Lake Tanganyika is famed as a hotspot of aquatic biodiversity, harbouring hundreds of species that are found nowhere else in the world. |
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It is Africa’s oldest and deepest lake, and contains almost 17% of the world’s available freshwater supply. Millions of people depend on the lake for water, food, and transportation. |
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Furthermore, the LTA coordinates the implementation of the Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika. The LTA also coordinates and oversees the implementation of the Regional Integrated Management and Development Programme, which focuses on establishment of sustainable fisheries, catchment management, pollution control, climate change adaptations, and monitoring programs. |
Executive Director of LTA, Mr. Henry Mwima |
Lake Tanganyika is one of Africa’s Great Lakes. It harbours hundreds of species of colourful fish, as well as snails, crabs, shrimps, sponges, and many other organisms that occur nowhere else in the world.
The natural resources of Lake Tanganyika and its basin are important to millions of people.The lake contains c.a. 17% of the world’s available surface freshwater supplies, and offers important transport routes between the riparian countries.
The basin is rich in minerals and fertile soils.The basin encompasses important wildlife refuges including Gombe Stream, Mahale Mountains, Nsumbu National Parks and Rusizi Nature Reserve.
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Gombe Stream Park, Tanzania |
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