Complaint > Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project

Eligibility: 19-Eligibility Report (English)

...winds blew mats of the weed all the way from the headwaters of the Kagera in Rwanda and Burundi. The hyacinth also flourishes in nutrient-rich waters, as those along the Uganda shoreline of the lake are believed to be. At the outset of the LVEMP, the area between Entebbe and the Uganda/Kenya border had numerous floating mats of water hyacinth, and some bays were completely filled with the densely packed weed. Behind the Owen Falls dam, the hyacinth was backed up to the railway bridge over the Ni...

Complaint > Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project

Compliance Report: 19-Investigation Report (English)

...wind and wave action linked to the El Nino phenomenon. Some attributed it to the biological control 40 program which was in progress at the time. Some attributed it to a combination of the above and other factors. The question remains marked by uncertainty. 125. Just before the Panel’s second visit, the Kenyan Project Management declared victory over the water hyacinth. Sober second thoughts, h...