From 10 to 25 September, 2012, the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Science (NIGLAS) organized a training workshop on Water Quality Monitoring and Lake-basin Ecosystem Management. The workshop falls in the framework of the project of Technical Cooperation on Protection of Water Resources and Ecosystem intended to fight against environment threats, conserve and improve the health of ecosystem resources. This project is being implemented in partnership with the Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) and national research teams of participating African countries, riparian to Lake Tanganyika basin, Lake Victoria basin and Nile basin.