LAKE VICTORIA BASIN

Economic Activities

The major economic activities in the LVB are agriculture, fisheries, wildlife conservation, tourism, mining and power generation (Lake Victoria Basin Commission 2007a). Other key sectors include the service industry, trade, forestry and telecommunications. There has been significant growth in many of these economic activities over recent years, which, in some cases, has resulted in environmental degradation, including water pollution, declining fish catches and soil erosion. Expansion in regional trade has led to the emergence and expansion of urban centres along the shores of the Lake, resulting in an increase in point source pollution of the Lake waters. Some of the major urban centres on the shoreline of Lake Victoria include Entebbe, Kisumu and Mwanza.

Shoreline settlements

Kisumu shoreline

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