On assignment with French Development Agency. (AFD) AFD mobilized various financial instruments to

On assignment with French Development Agency. (AFD)
AFD mobilized various financial instruments to support the environment and bio diversity through setting up regulatory frameworks and sustainable management of continental aquatic ecosystems.

The assignment was done along the shores of Lake Victoria, the second largest source of fresh water in the world.

Through analyzing water over a period of 4 years, WaSAf research project (launched in 2015) revealed that the lake is being colonized by algae and micro organisms.

The research revealed a proliferation of cyanobacteria in Lake Victoria, contributing to the deoxygenation of the aquatic environment, which in turn leads to the degradation of water quality.
The data collected on the lake’s eutrophication process shows the disruption caused to ecosystem functioning and the impact on the local population’s water supply. Findings from the studies warn of the toxic risks to the health of people living on its banks, posed by excessive concentrations of algae and micro-organisms in the water.

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