Lake Victoria Ecology, Resources, Environment
Recently, there has been, and continues to be, a tremendous interest on Lake Victoria and its environs, both locally and internationally. A casual browsing on the Internet indicates that the entries on the Lake have been rising phenomenally. At the same t
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Joseph L. Awange Obiero Ong'ang'a
Lake Victoria Ecology, Resources, Environment
With 83 Figures
AUTHORS:
PROF. DR. ING. JOSEPH L. AWANGE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES MASENO UNIVERSITY P.O. BOX 333 MASENO, KENYA E-mail: [email protected]
ISBN 10 ISBN 13
DR. OBIERO ONG'ANG'A OSIENALA (FRIENDS OF LAKE VICTORIA) P.O.BOX 4580-40103 KISUMU, KENYA E-mail: [email protected]
3-540-32574-3 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York 978-3-540-32574-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
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For along time, Professor Oyugi Aseto and the authors had a vision of writing a book on Lake Victoria. Man plans but the final say lies with our Almighty GOD. Professor Oyugi Aseto passed away before the writing of the book commenced. This book is dedicated to him in recognition to his work on Lake Victoria. Indeed, he worked tirelessly on poverty issues affecting the lake and its environs. His contribution will be greatly missed. Joseph L. Awange and Obiero Ong’ang’a January 2006
Preface
Recently, there has been, and continues to be, a tremendous interest on Lake Victoria and its environs, both locally and internationally. A casual browsing on the Internet indicates that the entries on the Lake have been rising phenomenally. At the same time, the issues discussed are as diverse as they are varied in their treatment of the subject, both in terms of depth and comprehensiveness. The information on Lake Victoria and its environ is scattered, isolated, and sometimes confusing even though documentation on the subject are available. Despite this situation, the fact remains that various people (e.g., secondary and university students, researchers, practitioners, etc.,) would like to access and know more about the Lake and its environs. Aware of the existing information gap about this world’s second largest fresh water Lake, this book is intended to prov
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