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The Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) in collaboration with the UN- Habitat, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), are organising on 30
th
, April 2014, a one-day
Consultative Forum on the Strategic Action Programme for the Protection of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Lake Tanganyika and its Basin, and the Lake Tanganyika Water Supply, Sanitation, Environmental and Sustainable Economic Development Programme (LT-WATSAN).
The Forum will take place at “Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika” in Bujumbura, Republic of Burundi and we would like to invite the Development Partners to participate in order to discuss with authorities from the Lake Tanganyika riparian countries and representatives from the above mentioned organisations on ways and means necessary to consider a successful cooperation to sustainably improve the livelihood for urban and suburban communities in Lake Tanganyika basin.
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Lake Tanganyika Authority Secretariat : Regional Activities for Protection of the Lake Tanganyika Basin
The Lake Tanganyika Authority
(LTA) was established by the governments of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. The LTA promotes regional cooperation required for socio-economic development and sustainable management of the natural resources in the Lake Tanganyika basin.
The Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) was launched in December 2008 with the mandate to safeguard the lake and its natural resources. The LTA coordinates the implementation of the Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika. It is now made operational with the headquaters to be hosted by Republic of Burundi in Bujumbura.
Administrative address
Lake Tanganyika Authority Secretariat, P.O. Box 4910 Ngagara, Kigobe North, Bujumbura - Burundi. Telephone : +257 22 27 35 80/81/82 * E-mail:
info@lta-alt.org
* Website:
http://lta.iwlearn.org
National and International Cooperating Partners
The Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) was launched in December 2008 with the mandate to safeguard the lake and its natural resources. The LTA coordinates the implementation of the Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika. This is driven by the Governments of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia with support from a range of partner organizations including UNDP, Global Environment Facility (GEF), African Development Bank (ADB), FAO, Nordic Development Fund (NDF), IUCN, UNEP and NIGLAS.
UNDP, United Nations Development Programme,
www.undp.org
GEF, Global Environment Facility,
www.thegef.org
ADB, African Development Bank,
www.afdb.org
FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization,
www.fao.org
NDF, Nordic Development Fund,
www.ndf.fi
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature,
www.iucn.org
UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme,
www.unep.org
NIGLAS,
Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
http://english.niglas.cas.cn/au/bi/
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Burundi
Tanzania
Lake Tanganyika
is famed as a
hotspot of aquatic biodiversity
, harbouring hundreds of species that are found nowhere else in the world.
DR Congo
Zambia
It is Africa’s oldest and deepest lake, and contains almost 17% of the world’s available freshwater supply. Millions of people depend on the lake for water, food, and transportation.
Furthermore, the LTA coordinates the implementation of the
Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika
.
The LTA also coordinates and oversees the implementation of the
Regional Integrated Management and Development Programme
, which focuses on establishment of sustainable fisheries, catchment management, pollution control, climate change adaptations, and monitoring programs.
Executive Director of LTA, Ir. Jean Marie NIBIRANTIJE
Lake Tanganyika
is one of Africa’s Great Lakes. It harbours hundreds of species of colourful fish, as well as snails, crabs, shrimps, sponges, and many other organisms that occur nowhere else in the world.
The natural resources of Lake Tanganyika and its basin are important to millions of people.The lake contains c.a. 17% of the world’s available surface freshwater supplies, and offers important transport routes between the riparian countries.
The basin is rich in minerals and fertile soils.The basin encompasses important wildlife refuges including Gombe Stream, Mahale Mountains, Nsumbu National Parks and Rusizi Nature Reserve.
Gombe Stream Park, Tanzania
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Consultative Forum on the Strategic Action Programme at Bujumbura
Apr 16, 2014
AWARENESS WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES FOR FISHING COMMUNITIES IN BURUNDI
Feb 01, 2014
UNECE Water Convention could offer solutions to African countries for shared water resource management
Nov 28, 2012
The NIGLAS Hosted a Training Workshop on Water Quality Monitoring and Lake Basin Ecosystem Management
Oct 23, 2012
Delivering Practical Regional Biodiversity Information Systems (BioInformatics) in the Albertine Rift
Sep 10, 2012
More news…
Lake Tanganyika
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Welcome to the website of the Lake Tanganyika Authority
Learn more about the LTA
--->
Mission/Vision / Goals
-
Team
Picture of the Month:
Participatory video on fisheries co-management in Lake Tanganyika - LTA and FAO/SmartFish Project
********************************************************************************************************************************************
The Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) in collaboration with the UN- Habitat, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), are organising on 30
th
, April 2014, a one-day
Consultative Forum on the Strategic Action Programme for the Protection of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Lake Tanganyika and its Basin, and the Lake Tanganyika Water Supply, Sanitation, Environmental and Sustainable Economic Development Programme (LT-WATSAN).
The Forum will take place at “Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika” in Bujumbura, Republic of Burundi and we would like to invite the Development Partners to participate in order to discuss with authorities from the Lake Tanganyika riparian countries and representatives from the above mentioned organisations on ways and means necessary to consider a successful cooperation to sustainably improve the livelihood for urban and suburban communities in Lake Tanganyika basin.
*******************************************************************************************************************************************
Lake Tanganyika Authority Secretariat : Regional Activities for Protection of the Lake Tanganyika Basin
The Lake Tanganyika Authority
(LTA) was established by the governments of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. The LTA promotes regional cooperation required for socio-economic development and sustainable management of the natural resources in the Lake Tanganyika basin.
The Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) was launched in December 2008 with the mandate to safeguard the lake and its natural resources. The LTA coordinates the implementation of the Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika. It is now made operational with the headquaters to be hosted by Republic of Burundi in Bujumbura.
Administrative address
Lake Tanganyika Authority Secretariat, P.O. Box 4910 Ngagara, Kigobe North, Bujumbura - Burundi. Telephone : +257 22 27 35 80/81/82 * E-mail:
info@lta-alt.org
* Website:
http://lta.iwlearn.org
National and International Cooperating Partners
The Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) was launched in December 2008 with the mandate to safeguard the lake and its natural resources. The LTA coordinates the implementation of the Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika. This is driven by the Governments of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia with support from a range of partner organizations including UNDP, Global Environment Facility (GEF), African Development Bank (ADB), FAO, Nordic Development Fund (NDF), IUCN, UNEP and NIGLAS.
UNDP, United Nations Development Programme,
www.undp.org
GEF, Global Environment Facility,
www.thegef.org
ADB, African Development Bank,
www.afdb.org
FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization,
www.fao.org
NDF, Nordic Development Fund,
www.ndf.fi
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature,
www.iucn.org
UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme,
www.unep.org
NIGLAS,
Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
http://english.niglas.cas.cn/au/bi/
**********************************************************************************************************************************************
Burundi
Tanzania
Lake Tanganyika
is famed as a
hotspot of aquatic biodiversity
, harbouring hundreds of species that are found nowhere else in the world.
DR Congo
Zambia
It is Africa’s oldest and deepest lake, and contains almost 17% of the world’s available freshwater supply. Millions of people depend on the lake for water, food, and transportation.
Furthermore, the LTA coordinates the implementation of the
Convention on the Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika
.
The LTA also coordinates and oversees the implementation of the
Regional Integrated Management and Development Programme
, which focuses on establishment of sustainable fisheries, catchment management, pollution control, climate change adaptations, and monitoring programs.
Executive Director of LTA, Ir. Jean Marie NIBIRANTIJE
Lake Tanganyika
is one of Africa’s Great Lakes. It harbours hundreds of species of colourful fish, as well as snails, crabs, shrimps, sponges, and many other organisms that occur nowhere else in the world.
The natural resources of Lake Tanganyika and its basin are important to millions of people.The lake contains c.a. 17% of the world’s available surface freshwater supplies, and offers important transport routes between the riparian countries.
The basin is rich in minerals and fertile soils.The basin encompasses important wildlife refuges including Gombe Stream, Mahale Mountains, Nsumbu National Parks and Rusizi Nature Reserve.
Gombe Stream Park, Tanzania
Document Actions
Download KML
News
Consultative Forum on the Strategic Action Programme at Bujumbura
Apr 16, 2014
AWARENESS WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES FOR FISHING COMMUNITIES IN BURUNDI
Feb 01, 2014
UNECE Water Convention could offer solutions to African countries for shared water resource management
Nov 28, 2012
The NIGLAS Hosted a Training Workshop on Water Quality Monitoring and Lake Basin Ecosystem Management
Oct 23, 2012
Delivering Practical Regional Biodiversity Information Systems (BioInformatics) in the Albertine Rift
Sep 10, 2012
More news…
Lake Tanganyika
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Open Source CMS/WCM
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© LTA 2009-2011. All rights reserved
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