Lake Victoria Restoration | 24 Jan 2024

Lake Victoria confronts a multitude of environmental challenges, necessitating united endeavours for its restoration and conservation.

• India-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and National Environment Management Council (NEMC), Tanzania conducted a multinational stakeholder consultation in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania recently to decide on strategies to restore the lake.

• Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the world's second-largest freshwater lake. Its shoreline is shared by Kenya (6%), Uganda (43%), and Tanzania (51%).
  • The Kagera, Katonga, Sio, Yala, Nyando, Sondu Miriu, and Mara rivers feed the lake and the River Nile carries water out of the lake.