Partnership Interventions for the Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for Lake Tanganyika

The Pilot Phase GEF project allowed to achieve the following results:

• The Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika completed and endorsed; ·
• The Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis completed and endorsed; ·
• The Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika drafted and agreed upon; and ·
• Scientific and Technical Reports on the State of the Lake.

Based on these results, the UNDP-GEF, the FAO and the AfDB have agreed that they will work together to bring about the long-term sustainable use of the resources of Lake Tanganyika. The Full project which started its implementation in 2008 will :

1. Engage the participating countries in concerted action toward finalization and ratification of the draft Convention.
2. Address the priority issues described in the SAP and the TDA through priority projects and sub-components.

More specifically it will:

• address the priority hotspots described in the TDA
• address the issue of excessive fishing pressure in the littoral zone
• address the issue of excessive fishing pressure in the Pelagic zone
• introduce measures to manage the ornamental fish trade
• introduce actions to manage future mining operations
• introduce actions to help prevent and control major marine accidents
• introduce actions to promote sustainable agricultural practices which reduce non-point source pollution especially sedimentation.
• undertake specific measures to counteract deforestation; and
• build national capacity to support parks management

TDA/SAP
Strategic Action Programme for the Protection of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Lake Tanganyika and its Basin Lake Tanganyika - Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis The Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika July 2000

Documents & Resources

report Lessons Learnt on Sustainable Catchment Management Interventions in the Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, DRC DRC Erosion Risk Report 2010 DRC Local Landuse Knowledge Report 2010 ICRAF Regional Workshop Report 2010 LTRIEMP INA Report 2010 Progress Report No. 5(IUCN) Report of the extra ordinary meeting of the Lake Tanganyika Authority Management Committee Report of the Fourth Ordinary Meeting of the Lake Tanganyika Authority Conference of Ministers Report of the Fourth Ordinary Meeting of the Lake Tanganyika Authority Management Committee Report of the third ordinary meeting of the Lake Tanganyika Authority Management Committee Report of the third ordinary Meeting of the Lake Tanganyika Conference of Ministers Uvira, Report on the Second Meeting of the Lake Tanganyika Conference of Ministers Report on the Second Meeting of the Lake Tanganyika Management Committee LTRIEMP INA Consultancy Report Nov2010 copy Lessons Learnt DRC Component version 11March2013 project-document Regional Project document 10-8-04 Annex 3-4-5-6-7 LT REGIONAL COMPONENT FINAL project-identification-form Lake Tanganyika Project Document: Tanzania Component Lake Tanganyika Project Document: Zambia Component Lake Tanganyika Project Document: Regional, Burundi and DRC components results-notes 2011 Results Notes - Partnership Interventions for the Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for Lake Tanganyika File Burundi(PMU) Achievements, Best Practices and Challenges DRC PMU Outreach document deforestation 2011 IUCN Invasive Species Policy Brief-Burundi LTA Brochure Monitoring and Management of Biological Invasions in Lake Tanganyika Project Leaflet LTA Project Leaflet PCU Project Leaflet PMU BDI Project Leaflet PMU DRC Project Leaflet PMU TZA Project Leaflet PMU ZAM Success stories from Lake Tanganyika on sedimentation control and poverty alleviation The Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika newsletter DRC Component Newsletter-Jan to March 2011 LTA Newsletter for Jan-June 2011 iwlearn3_grahamstown2012_tanganyika_tanzania_msham Project Leaflet - LTA ENG iwlearn3_grahamstown2012_tanganyika_zambia_mwasila iwlearn3_grahamstown2012_tanganyika_celeus DRC PMU Outreach Document Deforestation June2011 copy Project Leaflet - PMU BDI ENG iwlearn3_grahamstown2012_tanganyika_tanzania_msham Project Leaflet - PMU DRC ENG workshop Conference of Ministers 2010 Conference of Ministers 2009