Involving Kyaka Community in the Conservation of Kagera River Basin Project, Bukoba Rural District, Tanzania

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Project ID
Project Title	Involving Kyaka Community in the Conservation of Kagera River Basin Project, Bukoba Rural District, Tanzania
Type	Transboundary Waters
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope	Tanzania, Africa
Lead Organization(s)	UNDP
Project Partners	*UNDP GEF SGP
Financing	Total: $23,842; Sources of Financing: GEF SGP
Timeframe	2006 - 2008
Status	Ongoing
Project website(s)	GEF SGP website
Contacts	Nehemiah Murusiah [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 purpose is to involve Kyaka communities to conserve the Kagera river basin to achieve sustainable environmental conservation and poverty alleviation. The project will cover two wards of Kyaka and Bugorora respectively. Kagera River has been chocked by water hyacinth which endangers biodiversity life as well as hampering the river navigation. There is currently on going unsustainable cultivation along the river banks which is accompanied by the uncontrolled fire destroying vegetation cover along the river basin. On going farming in the river basin uses a lot of industrial agro-chemicals for fertilization as well as for pesticides and causes a lot of siltation to the water. To address this problem, Obuhangwa Group will strengthen the capacity of the community and selected groups on environmental conservation affairs, enhance collaboration among environmental conservation actors along the borders of Tanzania and Uganda, create community awareness on the effects of degrading Minziro forests and Kagera River to the livelihood of Misenyi community, construct one demonstration pit latrine, and rehabilitate and protect Kagera River basin through planting trees and addressing sustainable farming.

Expected Outcomes

Achievements: Results and Impact

Lessons for Replication

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References

See also

1. Water Conflict and Cooperation/Nile River Basin
2. The Nile: Moving Beyond Cooperation
3. The Human Right to Water:Translating Theory into Practice
4. Protecting springs, and providing clean spring water to Maji Moto Town, Kenya
5. Nile Transboundary Environmental Action Project (NTEAP)
6. Naibunga Conservance Rock Water Harvesting Project
7. Micro hydro plants in Kenya
8. Mainstreaming Groundwater Considerations into the Integrated Management of the Nile River Basin
9. Local Responses to State Water Policy Changes in Kenya and Madagascar
10. Lake Jipe Conservation Project, Tanzania
11. Laikipia Rainwater Project
12. Koseo Spring Protection
13. Kimotony Water Spring Protection Project
14. Kapmuyebet Community Based Organization Project
15. Kailer Community Development Project
16. Integrated Water Supply and Improved Sanitation in Rural Schools in Ngarua Division, Laikipia District.
17. Enhancing Water Governance in Kenya through a Human Rights Based Approach
18. Community-based Integrated Coastal Zone Management for enhanced agricultural biodiversity and improved rural livelihood in Amlakpo, Adodoajikope, Asigbekope and Kenya in the Dangbe East District
19. Cheptolili Self-Help Dam Project
20. Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ASCLME) Project

External Resources

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