1997-09-01

Information System for Water Resources Monitoring and Planning in the Lake Victoria Region

Sponsor: FAO

Start Date: 1997-09-01; Completion Date: 1999-07-31;

Keywords: Climate and Hydrologic processes, Management and Planning, Hydrology, Water Quantity

Problem and Research Objectives:

The objective of this project is to develop a decision support system (DSS) to explore various water resources planning and management scenarios in the Lake Victoria Basin. Participating countries are Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The Lake Victoria DSS is intended to provide the lake stakeholders with the understanding necessary to develop shared-vision water resources management strategies to be ratified by political and legal processes and to be implemented within a cooperative management framework.

Technical Report

Principal Investigator: Aris Georgakakos (GWRI/Georgia Tech)      About...