Regional Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of the Lake Victoria Basin

The Regional Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (RTDA) covers the Lake Victoria Basin in the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The analysis was conducted between June 2006 and March 2007 and was based on critical reviews of National Transboundary Diagnostic Analyses (NTDAs) carried out by the five East African Partner States between February and June 2006. In addition, the analysis was informed through various relevant works and documents, including literature and knowledge accumulated through the implementation of the 1st phase of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP I) and East African Community (EAC) policy and development documents, among others. To enhance ownership, consensus building and enrichment of the process, a series of consultative workshops were held across the region. The transboundary water-related problems and issues that affect sustainable development in the lake Victoria Basin, as identified based on the three pillars – Economic, Social and Ecological, are presented and discussed under six thematic areas in this report. The thematic areas are: land use and land degradation; water quality and pollution; water quantity and water balance; fisheries decline and biodiversity; governance of environmental resources; and socioeconomic and cross cutting issues. The discussions focus on the major threats to the natural resource base, major causes, socioeconomic impacts and the proposed mitigation measures.