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PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I • 11TH WORLD LAKES CONFERENCE NAIROBI, KENYA, 2005 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I • 11TH WORLD LAKES CONFERENCE NAIROBI, KENYA, 2005 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I • 11TH WORLD LAKES CONFERENCE NAIROBI, KENYA, 11TH WORLD LAKES CONFERENCE NAIROBI, KENYA, 31 OCTOBER TO 4TH NOVEMBER 2005 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I EDITED BY: Eric O. Odada, Daniel O. Olago, Washington Ochola, Micheni Ntiba, Shem Wandiga, Nathan Gichuki and Helida Oyieke PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH WORLD LAKES CONFERENCE, NAIROBI, KENYA, 31 OCTOBER TO 4TH NOVEMBER 2005 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I EDITED BY: Eric O. Odada, Daniel O. Olago, Washington Ochola, Micheni Ntiba, Shem Wandiga, Nathan Gichuki and Helida Oyieke ii TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD vii SYNOPSIS OF THE VARIOUS SESSIONS THEMES viii STATEMENT OF 11TH WORLD LAKES CONFERENCE 4 NOVEMBER 2005: x NAIROBI, KENYA SESSION 1 1 Sub-session 1A 1 Gusti Z. Anshari et al. Roles of government, scientists and NPOs in the development of Indonesia Lake 1 Vision Kouassi Sébastien Dohoul Water information management as a limit of water governance in sub-Saharan 7 and Hubert Onibon. Africa: the case study of the Republic of Benin Akeh, L.E. et al. Water quality management in Nigeria: Environmental regulatory enforcement and 10 compliance Hidetoshi Kimura The Japanese New Law for Preservation of Lake Water Quality 13 Aniruddhe Mukerjee Conservation and management of Bhoj wetland, India 18 Wang Xiaohong et al. The practice and probe on integrated management of Poyang Lake Basin 27 Sub-session 1B 33 Remi Chandran and Libor Sustainable management of sediments at reservoirs – A comparative study from 33 Jansky Asia, Africa and Europe Junjiro N. Negishi, and Current status and challenges in managing the upper rural areas of world lake 40 Masahisa Nakamura basins: preliminary implications from the GEF-project Lake Briefs Ngounou, Ngatcha Towards sustainable development of the environmentally degraded Lake Chad 48 Benjamin basin, central Africa Weike Yao et al. The ecosystem state of Yilong Lake Basin and its sustainable development 54 management in the Longitudinal Range-Gorge Region (LRGR) of Southwest China Sub-session 1C 62 Alberto T. Calcagno Improved management of existing man made lakes 62 Charles O. Okidi An overview of the law of non-navigational uses of International waters with 66 lessons from Africa Tom Okia et al. Management of a shared lake ecosystem: A case study of Lake Victoria 75 Tellro, Nadji Waï The influence on the water resources management of the Lake Chad from 82 national policies of member states of Lake Chad Basin Commission SESSION 3 87 Sub-session 3A 87 Abila Richard O. et al. Distribution of economic benefits from the fisheries of Lake Victoria 87 Gurung, Tek Bahadur Restoration initiatives of Rupa, a small hill lake, through forming a cooperative: A 93 suitable strategy for lake conservation in poverty-laden areas in developing countries? iii B. B. Jana and Sukanta Hydroponics - an effective tool for management of lake basins and poverty 101 Rana reduction in developing countries: experimental evidences Sub-session 3B 106 Dauda Waiswa Batega Water pollution and social construction of health risks in urban Uganda: 106 community perceptions, water use and burden of disease in Murchison Bay area, Kampala City Byekwaso Flavia and van Biofilms in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: Their distribution and 109 Bruggen Hans potential use as indicators of treatment efficiency Kada, Yukiko Meanings and possibilities of ecological toilets to lakeshore village communities 115 at Lake Malawi: (1) Sanitation issues and people’s attitudes towards toilet Julius E. Matovu and Sanitary conditions in selected lake areas of Uganda: Case study of Kiribairya – 120 Eliezer M. Kateyo Lake Kyoga and Lubajja – Lake Wamala Fredrick Jones Muyodi, Water related disease prevalence and health risks in riparian region of Lake 126 Robert E Hecky et al. Victoria, Uganda Semili, P. et al. Water contamination and its effects on the health of the people along the Lake 132 Victoria shore areas (Tanzania) Sub-session 3C 137 Bako, S.P. et al. Aquatic macrophytes infestation in relation to water quality status of a small 137 tropical fish farm in the Nigerian savanna ecosystem P.N Karogo and P.J.J.F Analysis of post-jump lake Victoria daily water level time series by the theory of 141 Torfs runs Madalitso Makwandu Banda On-farm participatory assessment of the profitability of small-scale fish farming in 148 Malawi: A case study of Mpalale Village, traditional authority – Kasumbu in Dedza District Mwale, George et al. Meanings and possibilities of ecological toilets to the lakeshore village 157 communities at Lake Malawi: (2) Hybrid maize production and food shortage Robert Ndetei The role of wetlands in lake ecological functions and sustainable livelihoods in 163 lake environment: A case study on cross border Lake Jipe - Kenya/Tanzania Massoud A. H. Saad and Impact of agricultural development on the levels of total nitrogen and 169 Engie I. Hemeda phosphorus in Lake Qarun, Egypt Chandreshwar Prasad Sediment management of Sukhna Lake by social fencing 174 Sinha Sub-session 3D 178 Abila, Richard O. and What is the socio-economic value of the wetlands fisheries? The case of Yala 178 Andrew Othina Wetland in Kenya Jayaraju, N. Seasonal variability of nutrients supply into Pulicat Lake, east coast of India: 186 Implications for economic health Reuben N. Omwega et al. Fishing and poverty levels around Lake Victoria (Kenya) 193 Yan Bang-You Primary study on evaluation of wetland ecosystem’s services of Poyang Lake in 200 China SESSION 5 205 Sub-session 5A 205 iv Abila Romulus et al. Biodiversity and sustainable management of a tropical wetland lake ecosystem: 211 A case study of Lake Kanyaboli, Kenya Alberto T. Calcagno Gaining Public Acceptance 210 Ko Fujiyama How can Web-GIS promote information sharing for participatory lake 214 management? Shinji Ide Basin Community Initiatives for Environmental Protection of Lake Biwa 220 Kidata Toshio et al. The Activities of the Environment Conservation for the Firefly: With the 226 partnership between the Local Government, a case from Japan Maro Andy Tola The role of local communities in managing Lake basins 231 Mukerjee, Aniruddhe Communication, education, awareness generation and community participation 235 in management of Bhoj Wetland Nga Tran Thi Viet et al. Dams in the Mekong Basin– Institutional and governmental policies and their 240 Impact on the people and ecosystem of the region Omwega, Reuben N. Community involvement in fish harvesting around Lake Victoria (Kenya) 245 Kiyoshi Yamada A social experiment by NPO on consensus building between citizens and the 252 administration regarding public works Sub-session 5B 260 Jørgensen, S. E. Application of ecological engineering principles in Lake Management 260 Lwenya C. A. et al. Gender participation in fisheries management of Lake Victoria, Kenya 266 Otieno Erick Ochieng Mau forest: The way forward 273 Jackson A. Raini The eastern Africa flamingo Lakes: Building partnerships for sustainable 276 resource management Sub-session 5C 282 Bishnu H. Bhatta Policies and strategies on water management and the role of civil society 282 organizations in Nepal Margaret Peterson Comfort Informal environmental science education programs: An effective way to promote 286 stewardship of the World’s Lakes Aniruddhe Mukerjee Lake watershed management in developing countries through community 292 participation: a model: Sihaba R. Mwaitega Environmental education a key for better management of lake basins in 297 developing countries like Tanzania Nikolay Vasilievich Sokolov Russian environmental education for lake managers 304 SESSION 6 307 Sub-session 6A 307 Gattenloehner Udo Reviving Wetlands - A Living Lakes Restoration and Management Project 307 [Report] Saburo Matsui Meeting the MDGs on Global Sanitation- a paradigm shift of pathogen and 309 nutrient control Victor Dukhovny and The Aral Sea Basin Initiatives 318 Pulatkhon Umarov v Sub-session 6B 324 Donato S. Abe A continental-scale survey by hydroplane of the ecological quality of the 324 superficial waters in Brazil Mogali J. Nadnan Temporal Variations in the waterspread area of a tropical man made lake 331 Eduardo von Sperling et al. Management of a tropical water supply lake with emphasis on cyanobacteria 335 control: case study of Vargem das Flores, Brazil Sub-session 6C 339 Bishnu B. Bhandari and The Asian Wetlands Symposium 2005 and the role of the Ramsar Center Japan 339 Reiko Nakamura Pasi Lehmusluoto et al. Indonesian lake crisis, a reality?: 343 Lwanga Swaibuh Monday Integrated lakewide management organizations: an approach to managing 349 fisheries resources in shared lakes - the case for Lake George, Uganda [Report] Aurora Michel et al Applying the World Lake Vision to the Lerma-Chapala basin 353 SESSION 9 356 Sub-session 9A 356 Anshari, Gusti Z. et al. Factors that inhibit the implementation of customary laws in Danau Sentarum 356 National Park Bhandari, Bishnu B Lakes, culture and traditional belief: Examples from Nepal 361 Nathan N. Gichuki and Jane Socio-economic dimensions of conservation of wetlands in African dry lands: A 364 M. Macharia case study of River Ewaso Ngiro basin in southern Kenya Kosaka, I. et al. Culture and practice of securing safe water at home; Indigenous knowledge 370 practiced in Chembe lakeshore village at Lake Malawi Mwale George et al Governing the commons: A case of Mbenji Island fishery [Report] 374 Oishi Takanori Traditional use of small “lakes” and the subsistence of local populations in 378 African tropical forest: A case of Bakuele of southeast Cameroon Twikirize, Doris, and Traditional water management practices and their implications for improved 384 Manzungu Emmanuel water governance in Mzingwane catchment, Zimbabwe Kayoko Yamamoto Citizen participation in lake management in the main lake areas in Japan 389 Badalyan Karen Forms of participation of public, local municipality and NGO in decision-making in 394 the management of waters resources: Example of Lake Sevan vi FOREWORD The International Conference on the Conservation and Management of Lakes (World Lake Conference) is a biennial conference co-organised by ILEC and a local host.