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Originally published by Capital Newstop
September 21, 2025
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EAC to press for stronger conservation of Lake Victoria at COP30
With more than 40 million people relying on Lake Victoria for food, water and livelihoods, the degradation of water quality poses a growing regional threat. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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The East African Community (EAC) will advocate for enhanced conservation of Lake Victoria at the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil, following a new study revealing diminishing water quality due to extensive pollution.
- Preliminary findings from a joint water quality sampling campaign by experts from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania indicate the lake is under severe threat.
- Arsene Mukubwa, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Project coordinator for the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC), stated that a detailed report will be unveiled at COP30.
- The study, supported by the German Development Agency (GIZ), is the first coordinated in-lake water quality assessment in over two decades and sampled key sites for various pollutants.
- Human activities like sand harvesting and coal mining are exacerbating the environmental degradation, impacting the more than 40 million people who rely on the lake.
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