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Early warnings protect lives on Africa’s Lake Victoria

24 April 2021
Topic Early Warning.
Country Kenya.
Tags disaster risk reduction, early warning, Lake Victoria.
Aerial view of the Lake Victoria shore at Lwanda K’otieno, Kenya

The Lake Victoria Basin is a social-economic engine of the East Africa region. It is home to approximately 25 per cent of the population, whose lives and livelihoods heavily depend on rain-fed agriculture and fish industries.

But Lake Victoria has also been labelled as the world’s most dangerous lake. On average, 3,000-5,000 deaths occur each year due to navigation accidents caused by strong winds and waves, and for a long time, there were no regional, operational warning systems in place to protect the safety of those exploiting the natural resources of the Lake Victoria basin.

In a new report the World Meteorological Organization – WMO says a successful project in the Lake Victoria Basin has demonstrated how improved weather, water and climate services save lives and livelihoods and support the socio-economic development of vulnerable communities.

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