The African Great Lakes region is one of the most extraordinary places on Earth. It holds almost one-third of the world’s fresh surface water, covering over 850,000 square kilometers across 11 countries. The seven major lake basins in the region are Lake Albert, Lake Edward, Lake Kivu, Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Turkana, and Lake Victoria.
AFRICAN GREAT LAKES CONFERENCELinking science and best practice to solutions for conservation and sustainable development of the African Great Lakes.
SOURCE OF FOOD AND LIVELIHOODThe African Great Lakes are home to thousands of species found nowhere else on Earth and support more than 50 million people who rely on the lakes for their livelihoods.
ENERGY PROVIDERS AND CLIMATE MODERATORSThe African Great Lakes are reservoirs for hydropower generation and irrigation, and are critical for climate moderation.
The African Great Lakes Conference (AGLC) is spearheaded by the African Great Lakes initiative led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in collaboration with the Lake Tanganyika Authority.
Click here for the provisional program for the conference.
AGLC is more than a conference
It is a movement by stakeholders—represented by government leaders, regional and basin authorities, inter-governmental organizations, development and funding agencies, non-governmental organizations, community groups and the private sector—to find sustainable solutions for the pressing challenges in the African Great Lakes region.
The African Great Lakes region spans the countries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Conference Themes
The conference will address the following themes through keynote speakers, concurrent sessions, discussion panels, and poster sessions:
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Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Benefits
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Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Management
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Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
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Population Dynamics, Health and the Environment
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Balancing Conservation and Development
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Governance and Financing
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