Control of Water Hyacinth in Speke Gulf Project, Tanzania

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Project ID
Project Title	Control of Water Hyacinth in Speke Gulf Project, Tanzania
Type	Transboundary Waters
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope	Tanzania, Africa
Lead Organization(s)	UNDP
Project Partners	*UNDP GEF SGP
Financing	Total: $21,439; Sources of Financing: GEF SGP
Timeframe	2005 - 2007
Status	Satisfactorily completed
Project website(s)	http://sgp.undp.org/web/projects/9474/control_of_water_hyacinth_in_speke_gulf_project.html
Contacts	Nehemiah Murusuri [email protected] Stella Zaarh [email protected]

Contents 1 Description 2 Expected Outcomes 3 Achievements: Results and Impact 4 Lessons for Replication 5 References 6 See also 7 External Resources 8 Attachments

Description

The project objective is to contribute to sustainable control of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria and other water bodies in Speke Gulf portion of Lake Victoria Basin by using physical and biological control agents.

Water hyacinth has a very serious economic, social, health and environment impacts to the lake Victoria (Nile) basin riparian communities. The impacts of the invasive hyacinth include blockage of fishing grounds, interference of navigation ways, clogging of water intakes, harbour snakes and crocodiles which pose great dangers and risks to communities living close to the lake and whose livelihoods depend on the Lake. The control of water hyacinth is designed to contribute to sustainable control of waterweeds using both physical and biological control agents to the level that it can not cause serious socio-economic and environment menace to the local community.

Expected Outcomes

Achievements: Results and Impact

Lessons for Replication

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References

See also

1. Water supply and empowerement of the Hadzabe indigenous communities, Tanzania
2. Water Conflict and Cooperation/Nile River Basin
3. The Nile: Moving Beyond Cooperation
4. Supporting community based water supply and sanitation project in Zanzibar
5. Strategic Action Programme for the Integrated Sustainable Management of the Congo river Basin
6. School Compounds Greening Project, in Misungwi District, Mwanza Region, Tanzania
7. Removal of Barriers to the Introduction of Cleaner Artisanal Gold Mining and Extraction Technologies
8. Reduction of women's workload through sustainable water supply , sanitary environment and afforestation, Tanzania
9. Promotion of rainwater harvesting technology for water supply and sanitation in schools - Nella Secondary School
10. Promotion of rainwater harvesting technology for water supply and sanitation in schools - Mwang'halanga Primary School
11. Promotion of rainwater harvesting technology for water supply and sanitation in schools - Mhande Secondary School
12. Promotion of rainwater harvesting technology for water supply and sanitation in schools - Mallemve Primary School
13. Promotion of rainwater harvesting technology for water supply and sanitation in schools - Kikubiliji Secondary School
14. Partnership Interventions for the Implementation of Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for Lake Tanganyika
15. Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project (NTEAP)
16. Makambako Shallow Wells Project, Tanzania
17. Mainstreaming Groundwater Considerations into the Integrated Management of the Nile River Basin
18. Mainstreaming Climate Change Considerations into Integrated Water Resources Management in Pangani River Basin (Tanzania)
19. Lake Jipe Conservation Project, Tanzania
20. Involving School Communities to Conserve Lake Victoria Project, in Musoma Rural District, Tanzania
21. Involving Kyaka Community in the Conservation of Kagera River Basin Project, Bukoba Rural District, Tanzania
22. Expansion of Cashew Nut Production as an alternative source of income to fishing, Tanzania
23. Economic Empowerment of Women through Alleviating the Water Hyacinth From Kagera River Project, Bukoba Rural District, Tanzania
24. Community Conservation of Tanzania's Endangered marine life and habitats
25. Capacity building to strengthen water supply and sanitation management for Department of Water Zanzibar
26. Capacity building for Zanzibar Water Authority (ZAWA)
27. Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ASCLME) Project

External Resources

Attachments