RAF/92/G32 - Pollution Control and Other Measures to Protect biodiversity in Lake Tanganyika
RAF/92/G32 - POLLUTION CONTROL AND OTHER MEASURES TO
PROTECT BIODIVERSITY IN LAKE TANGANYIKA
Progress Report No. 12
December 1998 - February 1999
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1.
Project Co-ordination Unit
1.1
Project Co-ordinator and Scientific Liaison Officer
1.1.1 Introduction
In spite of the seasonal break there has been satisfactory progress in most project areas.
Of particular note was the meeting of the recently appointed Training Liaison Officers
from the four countries who met at a workshop in Bujumbura to define their roles and
plan future activities. Work on the refurbishment of the CRH station has made further
progress, although, the security situation in eastern DR Congo remains tense
The three regional facilitators for Sediments, Biodiversity and Fishing Practices special
studies are making a notable impact on improving organisation, planning and
communication across the region and within their special study areas. Unfortunately, as
indicated in the last progress report John Dorr, the Fishing Practice facilitator decided to
leave the project and his last day in post was 15 January 1999. Every effort is being
made to find a replacement of similar calibre as soon as possible.
We still await the full report of the Mid-Term Evaluation mission. An executive
summary has been received. However, given some of the radical recommendations
made in the report, the need to receive the full report for circulation and then
consideration by the Steering Committee is urgent.
1.1.2 General summary
Thanks to the moderately improved security situation in DRC, project personnel made
the first visit to Uvira, on 16 December 1998, since the uprisings and insecurities of July
1998. We were happy to find that the Centre de Recherche en Hydrobiologie (CRH)
Uvira sustained no damages and that LTBP equipment donated to the centre, including a
vehicle, dive equipment, compressor and microscope which remain in good condition.
Rehabilitation of CRH was suspended during the crisis, though the materials purchased
for the renovation remained stock-piled in the Centre.
Rehabilitation of the Centre de Recherche en Hydrobiologie-Uvira recommenced in
January. The old electrical installations were stripped and new fixtures, outlets and
sockets were installed. The work has been approved by an independent contractor and
the renovations of the CRH plumbing systems, along with some woodwork and
masonry will begin in March 1999.
A Training Strategy workshop was held in Bujumbura on 25-29 January 1999 for
Training and Communications Liaison Officers. In addition to the Training and
Communications Liaison Officers and Environmental Education specialists, the LTBP
facilitators participated as well. The workshop was facilitated by Rachel Roland and
Monique Trudel and represented a first step towards implementing in full the Training
Strategy developed by the same consultants in 1998. The aim of the workshop was: "to
build a dynamic training and communications team with a common vision in order to
carry out activities in accordance with achieving the Project's objectives." The
workshop achieved its principal objectives and the next activities are already being
planned (including an EE workshop in March to be held in Kigoma). Thanks to the
enthusiasm of the embryonic TCLO team, we believe that there is a real capacity to
achieve effective team work and communications. It is important to note in this context
that a regional training and communications officer, as originally envisaged, has not
been appointed. Under current circumstances regarding security and ease of travel in the
region it is considered most effective for the external consultants to work with the team
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of four national training liaison officers that for the time being will subsume the role of
a single regional post.
The participants list to the workshop is given below.
NAME/NOM
TITLE/TITRE
Cécile Gakima
Cordinateur National de l'EE et Responsable de
la Liaison pour la formation
L'INECN
Burundi
Assumani Kimanuka
Acting Training Liasion Officer for DRC
Animateur/CADIC
R.D. Congo
Dr Nshombo
BIOSS Co-ordinator
Muderhwa
R.D.Congo
Bartholomew Tarimo
National EE Co-ordinator & training liaison
Officer
National Environmental Management Council,
Tanzania.
Kwali Mfuni
National EE Co-ordinator & training liaison
Officer. Environmental Council of Zambia
Munshimbwe Chitalu
Asst. National Co-ordinator and Socio-
Economics Co-ordinator. Environmental
Council of Zambia
Monique Trudel
Conseillere Education & Communication
Environnementale
Senior Lecturer: Development Training and
Rachel Roland
Education
Olivier Drieu
Regional Facilitator (Sediments)
Richard Paley
Regional Facilitator (Biodiversity)
Kelly West
Scientific Liaison Officer
A full report of the meeting can be found on the web site.
On 22 February 1999 a dive course began in Kigoma to reinforce the capacity of the
existing BIOSS teams. Two members from each of the riparian countries are being
trained to dive in this event. This course will be followed by an intensive taxonomy
training course and a survey of Mahale Mountains National Park by the four riparian
BIOSS teams.
The SLO completed a comprehensive guide to the molluscs of Lake Tanganyika,
including a dichotomous key and revised taxonomy. The key will be field-tested by the
BIOSS teams during the Mahale Mountains National Park Survey next month and will
be published as a project technical document to aid the long-term BIOSS monitoring
program.
The development of the project GIS is progressing well and a consultancy visit to the
region is planned for April as a first step to locating the system and its future
development in the region. Information about the GIS, its structure and development
plus some of the maps are available on the web site. The web site also contains the first
issue of the LTBP_GIS Newsletter, reproduced here at Appendix 1 together with the
home page of the GIS/RS Centre.
Thanks are due to those of you who have sent comments on the web site and wherever
possible these will be incorporated. Of particular concern regarding improvements is the
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need to make the site and its information readily accessible to our francophone
colleagues and work is underway on this.
Jerod Clabaugh, the project technical officer who developed the site is no longer with the
project full time but he will continue to work on a part-time basis to ensure that the web
site is kept up to date and assist with production of the project newsletter. And while on
this topic I should like to take the opportunity to thank Jerod on behalf of the project for
his hard work and dedication in this endeavour.
After some delay six candidates were interviewed for the post of Assistant to the
National Co-ordinator (Tanzania). The National Co-ordinator plus 3 senior government
officials and the PC made up the interview panel. A first choice candidate was sent for
official approval, although, this has yet to be received.
The SLO spent one day at NRI and one day at MRAG in early January to discuss work
programs, budgetary issues and facilitator recruitments before going on leave. The PC
visited Lusaka on project business.
2. Strategic Action Plan
2.1.1 General
Following the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) workshop in Lusaka,
(November 1998), a preliminary draft of the TDA was prepared and distributed for
internal comments in December. Following initial feedback, this document has been
revised and distributed for more general comments.
The document is now being translated into French and will be distributed to NCs as
soon as possible.
2.1.2 Timetable for Action
As a result of discussions held at the November TDA meeting, the TAC Planning team
proposed a revised schedule of activities, to allow for the incorporation of concepts from
the draft legal convention within the draft SAP.
The basic timetable still stands. However, further modifications may be expected
stemming from the conclusions of the Mid-term Evaluation.
The Preliminary TDA report has been presented to the National Co-ordinators for
internal consultation. The TDA will then be presented at the next scheduled Steering
Committee Meeting for their endorsement. This is now expected for April/May 1999.
The conclusions of the TDA, combined with the principles incorporated in the
Convention, will then be developed into a draft SAP by the TAC/SAP Planning Team at
a workshop that has been provisionally scheduled for June 1999.
Preliminary conclusions from the special studies will be fed into the draft TDA from
November 1998 and the final project TDA and SAP will be prepared at a workshop
linked to the proposed State of the Lake Conference, provisionally scheduled for March
2000.
2.1.3 Goals for the Next Quarter
The conclusions of the TAC/SAP Planning Team and the TDA report and matrix will be
presented to the Steering Committee meeting scheduled for April/May 1999. It is
expected that the Tri-Partite Review, a review of the conclusions of the MTE and the
fourth SC meeting will be held back to back over a four day period.
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3.
Reports of Special Study groups
3.1
Progress Report: December 1998 ­ February 1999 for
"Biodiversity" Special Study and "Conservation Activities"
3.1.1 Overall Summary of Progress
In both Zambia and Burundi the main effort of the BIOSS was directed towards
completing the coarse scale habitat mapping of their respective coastlines using the
manta tow technique. The Burundian team mapped a further 80 km covering the
coastline from Magara to Nyanza Lac. This to all intents and purposes completes the
process for Burundi, since mapping the remaining 5 to 10 km of lakeshore up to the
Tanzanian border is currently precluded by security considerations. Simultaneously, the
team conducted some gill netting in Bujumbura Bay order to obtain samples for
identification and enhancement of the LTBP Bujumbura reference collection.
The Zambians mapped a further 100 km of shoreline from Cape Chaitika to Chipwa at
the border with Tanzania. There remains only 50 km to map, stretching from the
Chaitika north-west to the border with DRC. The Zambian team also continued its
programme of quarterly joint surveys with the Pollution and Sedimentation special
studies as well as conducting gill net/underwater surveys at Chisala, Chikonde, Kalambo,
Lunzua and Cape Kapembwa.
A degree of improvement in the security situation enabled the DR Congo team to extend
the range of their sampling work to include sites at Luhanga and Pemba 12 and 27 km
south of Uvira respectively. These two locations were extensively sampled by Japanese
research teams from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, providing a body of data
concerning species distribution and in some cases a measure of relative abundance. Two
expeditions were made to each site in December, during which habitat profiles and fish
censuses, both underwater and using gill nets, were conducted. The BIOSS team is in
the process of finalising its report on the current status of these sites, which will
incorporate comparison with the historical data from the previous surveys. However,
owing to the continued instability in DRC it is still not possible to use project vehicles to
carry out sampling outside Uvira. The costs of arranging alternative transport are
significant and therefore further sampling of these locations, without continued
improvement in the situation, is uncertain.
In Tanzania, suitable candidates for dive training have been identified and have begun
learning the skills necessary to carry out underwater surveys. It is therefore anticipated
that the Tanzanian BIOSS team will shortly be fully functional. The dive course now
running includes two participants from each of four riparian countries, the intention
being to strengthen the BIOSS teams and afford them a measure of sustainability for the
future.
During this period the review and testing of sampling protocols by the BIOSS teams
was completed. Comments were collated and submitted to the BIOSS co-ordinator in
UK. Progress was also made in the development of the BIOSS Literature Database. Mr
Robert Kumana, who has advanced French/English translating skills, was recruited to
assist in the management of the system. In close Cupertino with Dr Ntakimazi he will
review the scientific literature in the LTBP library in Bujumbura and enter the relevant
information into the database. This information will act as a reference source for the
regional BIOSS teams and also be incorporated into LTBP's TANGIS database.
The next quarter will see the completion of the dive and taxonomic training courses. As
a result BIOSS will have a pool of regional divers properly equipped with the necessary
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skills to conduct underwater surveys. These skills will be employed and enhanced
during the surveys of Mahale National Park in Tanzania and Nsumbu National Park in
Zambia, providing a solid foundation for the remainder of the BIOSS workplan.
Furthermore, the near completion of the mapping of the Zambian and Burundian
shorelines provides a basis for the final selection monitoring sites in those countries. It
is hoped that the Tanzanian team can commence the process in the next quarter. As
already mentioned, future activities in Congo will be largely dictated by developments in
the security situation.
3.1.2 Chronology of Activities
December:
Detailed surveys of Pemba and Luhanga carried out by Congolese team.
December:
Zambians test draft Standing Instructions on habitat and fish census
techniques in the area of Cape Kapembwa and Chaitika. And manta tow
from Cape Chaitika to Musende.
December:
Burundians together with Congolese test the draft Standing Instructions
on mollusc censusing. Burundian team maps lakeshore from Magara
south to Rumonge.
December:
Mr R. Kumana recruited to extract data from sources in the LTBP
library Bujumbura and enter it into the BIOSS Literature Database.
January:
Burundians start mapping of area from Rumonge to Nyanza Lac
(completed in February)
January:
Zambian team conducts gill net surveys at Chisala, Chikonde, Kalambo
and Lunzua and underwater surveys at Cape Kapembwa.
January:
MRAG meet with Dr West to discuss BIOSS progress and budgetary
matters.
January
Dr West introduces the BIOSS literature database developed at MRAG
to researchers at the University of Amsterdam who work on Lake
Tanganyika. MRAG to supply these researchers with a copy of the
database and include this group in the network of people contributing
and using this information as a management tool.
January:
Dr West, Richard Paley and BIOSS teams send comments on literature
database to MRAG. MRAG to update database and documentation in
light of these comments.
January:
MRAG sends BIOSS database developed to support the field
programme to the lake for testing. Teams to be trained by Mr Paley after
Mahele survey and provide feed back to MRAG Ltd if modification
needed.
February:
Zambians carry out quarterly sampling in conjunction with other special
study teams and complete the mapping of shoreline east of Mpulungu to
Tanzanian border.
February:
Dive training course commences(22nd February - 7th March). Two
candidates participating from each riparian country as well as an assistant
instructor from the Burundian and Zambian teams respectively.
Dec-Feb:
Contributors to BIOSS Standing Orders document return comments on
first draft to MRAG Ltd. Revision in light of these comments begun.
Dec-Feb:
Proposals for discrete research projects investigated with international
consultants (projects: macro-invertebrates as biotic indicators and shrimp
ecology/taxonomy)
Dec-Feb:
Plans for taxonomic training (9th March-16th March) and Mahele survey
(17th March-7th April) finalised. BIOSS equipment needs identified and
ordered.
3.1.3 Staffing Schedule
3.1.3.1 Burundi
Dr Gaspard NTAKIMAZI, Burundian Co-ordinator
Robert KUMANA, Responsable de la Base de donnees.
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3.1.3.2 DR Congo
Dr Muderhwa NSHOMBO, Directeur Général, C.R.H. ­ Uvira
Regional Dive Team:
Tanzania Robert
WAKAFUMB TAFIRI ­ Kigoma
BSAC-sport
E
Zambia
Charles
LUKWESA
DoF ­ Mpulungu BSAC-sport
Maybin
MWENDA
DoF ­ Mpulungu BSAC-sport
Reuben
SHAPOLA
DoF ­ Mpulungu BSAC-sport
Congo
Constantin AMUNDALA CRH ­ Uvira
BSAC-sport
Alexis
BASHONGA
CRH ­ Uvira
BSAC-sport
Patrick
BUDA
CRH ­ Uvira
BSAC-sport
Donatien
MUZUMANI CRH ­ Uvira
BSAC-sport
Burundi
Libére
NDAYISENG LTBP ­ Bujumbura
BSAC-sport
A
Félix
NICAYENZI
DEPP ­ Bujumbura BSAC-sport
Albéric
RUGIRABIRO IECN ­ Bujumbura
BSAC-sport
RI
Bernard
SINUNGUKA Univ. Bu ­ Bujumbura BSAC-sport
Regional Dive Trainees
Burundi
Celestin
BIGIRIMANA Kamnyosha Secondary School
Terence
HAKIZIMAN Cibitoka Secondary School
A
Congo
Byeragi
BAHANE
CRH ­ Uvira
Igundji
WATUNA
CRH ­ Uvira
Tanzania Robert
KAYANDA
TAFIRI ­ Kigoma
Bakari
MNAYA
TANAPA ­ Gombe
Zambia
Robert
SINYINZA
DoF ­ Mpulungu
Isaac
ZULU
DoF ­ Mpulungu
3.1.3.3 International
Dr Ian Payne, MRAG Ltd, BIOSS Director
Dr Eddie Allison, MRAG Ltd, BIOSS Co-ordinator
Vicki Cowan, MRAG Ltd, BIOSS Management
Richard Paley MRAG Ltd, BIOSS Facilitator
John Pearce, Simon Holden, MRAG Ltd, BIOSS IT specialists
3.1.3.4 BIOSS Consultants
Dr Kelly West (SLO, LTBP)
Christian Furrer (Diving Instructor)
3.1.4 Main Objectives for the Next Quarter
· Completion of dive training.
· Training course in taxonomic identification skills to be conducted in Kigoma during
March.
· Survey of Mahale National Park (Tanzania) and Nsumbu National Park (Zambia)
by regional dive team.
· Introduction of the survey database to BIOSS teams.
· Commencement of selection of long-term monitoring sites in all riparian countries.
· Mr Paley to return to UK and brief MRAG in the mid-term break of his 18 month
contract
· Plans for the remainder of Mr Paley's time on the lake, including final reporting etc.
confirmed.
· Revisions of literature database completed and MRAG to issue next version to
lakeside team and international collaborators
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· Standing orders document revised, including first drafts of sections on data analysis
and monitoring programme.
3.1.5 BIOSS Facilitator: Summary of Activities
1-4 Dec
Visit to Mpulungu station. Field testing of profile and fish census
techniques with Zambian team
6 - 28 Dec
Visit to Bujumbura station. Review and field testing of Mollusc census
techniques with SLO, Burundi and Congo teams. Submission of team
comments on Standing Instructions to BIOSS Co-ordinator. Visit to
CRH Uvira -discussions with BIOSS teams, inspection of nearby
sampling sites. Interviews with potential dive candidates from Burundi
and Congo. Submission of BIOSS programme for first half of 1999 for
approval by BIOSS Co-ordinator and PCU.
29Dec-21Jan Kigoma station. Preparations for dive and taxonomic training and
Mahale Survey. Meeting with Warden in Charge, Mahale National Park.
Requests for replacement dive and survey equipment sent to UK.
Assistance to SEDSS facilitator during his visit to Kigoma 17-21
January.
23 - 30 Jan
Bujumbura. Participated in Training and Communications Workshop.
31Jan-22Feb Kigoma. Further preparation for BIOSS programme, including visit to
Mahale National Park 8 -11 January. Issue of administrative instruction
for BIOSS activities from February to April.
22 - 28 Feb
Kigoma. First week of dive training course.
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3.2
Progress Report: December 1998 ­ February 1999 for Fishing
Practices Special Study
3.2.1 Overall Summary of Progress
Activities surrounding the departure of the FPSS facilitator, Dr Dorr, were the main foci
of this quarter. During his last month with the project, Dr Dorr continued to refine the
work plan and document his recommendations for its implementation. Dr Dorr briefed
MRAG in London at the end of his contract: this was comprehensive and leaves FPSS
in a good state to continue if a replacement facilitator is in post quickly. The work plan
still needs to be assessed against the regional budget: this is highlighted as a critical first
job for the new facilitator. Therefore, no additional FPSS field activities can be
implemented until the facilitator is in post and this process has taken place.
MRAG identified two potential candidates from the initial list of applicants for the
position: one regional and one international. The international candidate made himself
available during Dr Dorr's final briefing at MRAG which was very valuable and should
speed the hand-over process if this candidate is acceptable in the region. The PCU has
informed each of the National co-ordinators of Dr Dorr's departure and sought
agreement to the proposal of matching the two candidates as a team. This process is
still in place as the quarter closes.
The FPSS team in Tanzania continues with its regular monitoring and recently
submitted two reports covering activities in October and December, 1998. This is a
significant achievement as the team had lost the skills of Mrs Marwa (formerly FPSS
co-ordinator) who had previously taken the lead in report writing in English.
Technical reports submitted to MRAG by international consultants and the FPSS teams
(Tanzania and Zambia) during the course of the SS have required editing and
compilation. This has unfortunately held up their distribution. However, this editing
work has now largely been done and production/distribution of the reports is underway.
3.2.2 Chronology of Activities
December: Dr Dorr refines work plan and develops recommendations for FPSS
implementation
January:
Dr Dorr briefs MRAG in London at end of contract. Potential candidate to
replace Dr Dorr present at this briefing.
Dec-Feb:
MRAG and PCU develop plan to replace Dr Dorr and consult National Co-
ordinators.
Dec-Feb:
Technical reports for FPSS reviewed, consolidated and produced ready for
distribution.
Dec-Feb;
Tanzanian team continue regular monitoring.
Jan-Feb:
MRAG and NRI review FPSS budget
3.2.3 Staffing Schedule
Regional team
Tanzanian Team
Mr Omari Kashushu (TAFIRI, Kigoma)
Mr Hamza Maboche (Community Development)
Zambian Team
Mr Joseph Chimanga (DoF, Mpulungu)
Mr Whiteford Chumba (DoF, Mpulungu)
Mr Charles Lukwesa (DoF, Mpulungu)
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Mr Isaac Zulu (DoF, Mpulungu)
Mr Khalfan Kaweme (DoF, Mpulungu)
Burundian Team (proposed)
M. Antoine Kiyuku
+ a representative from the Departement des Eaux, Peche et Pisciculture (DEPP)
+ one other representative if the level-of-work justifies
Congolese Team (proposed)
Representative from Centre for Hydrobiological Research
+ a representative from the Secteur Peche du Service de l'Environnment (SPSE)
International team
Dr Ian Payne, MRAG Ltd, FPSS Director
Dr John Dorr, MRAG Ltd, FPSS Regional Facilitator
Ms Vicki Cowan, MRAG Ltd, FPSS Management
Dr E Allison, MRAG Ltd, FPSS consultant
Dr Rosemary Lowe-McConnell Specialist advisor
Dr George Coulter Specialist advisor
3.2.4 Main Outputs and Achievements
· Successful conclusion to the end of Dr Dorr's contract with the project
documentation and plans well advanced.
· Current members of FPSS team in Tanzania produce their first report to MRAG in
English
· Plan to replace Dr Dorr developed and proposed to regional counterparts
· International candidate in proposed team familiar with documentation and involved
in Dr Dorr's final briefing.
· Technical FPSS reports revised and compiled for distribution
3.2.5 Main Objectives for the Next Quarter
· FPSS facilitator appointed and operational on the lake
· FPSS work plan revised by MRAG and new facilitator in light of remaining time
and resources
3.3
Progress Report: December 1998 ­ February 1999 for Legal and
Institutional Component
3.3.1 Summary of Progress
With confirmation that the budget has been agreed, progress in this quarter has mostly
been planning inputs and timing for legal consultants. A draft timetable has been
proposed and discussed with PCU to check potential clashes with other project
activities. The next step is to check the dates with each of the country teams. The
proposed timing is as follows: Anglophone workshop, end August 1999; Francophone
workshop, beg September 1999; regional workshop early November 1999.
Unfortunately the time take to finalise the budget has delayed the delivery date for the
draft agreement for regional consultation until August 1999. However, this still is within
the time boundary to ensure overlap with the Strategic Action Plan development.
Links between the legal and institutional component and the fisheries management plan
being developed by LTR have progressed in this quarter. The papers from the legal
workshop have been distributed to various consultants working with LTR and an
informal exchange of progress has been initiated. LTR documents have been circulated
to LTBP's international consultants.
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3.3.2 Chronology of Activities
Dec-Jan :
Continuation of discussions on the financial implications of the work plan
Jan :
papers distributed
Feb :
Budget agreed, terms of reference for legal consultants agreed. Letter to
regional counterparts updating them on progress prepared.
3.3.3 Current Staffing Schedule
Regional Lawyers and Policy makers
See previous quarterly reports for institutions of all regional participants listed below.
Burundi
DR Congo
M. Jean Bechmans Manirakiza (NC)
Mr. Amule Pascal Mady (NC)
M. Benoit Bihamiriza
Dr. Lunpungu Kalanbay
Ir. Roger Kanyaru
Mr. Ndembe Kumbu
Ir. Etienne Kayengeyenge
Mme. Gode Mbombo-Mangangi
Prof. Didace Nimpagaritse
M. Ngamani Mbusu
M. Damien Nindorera
Dr. Muderhwa Nshombo
Tanzania
Zambia
Mr. Rawson Piniel Yonazi (NC)
Mr. James Simoko Phiri (NC)
Mr. Peter Kambona Chisara
Mr. Hangoma Gordon Mudenda
Ms. Verdiana Macha
Mr. Aven Muvwende
Ms. Alicia Bosensera Magabe
Mrs Chanda J. Lubasi Punabantu
Mr. Andy Ackim Mwandembwa
Mr. Davy Siame
International
Dr Ian Payne, MRAG Ltd, Component Director
Mr Cormac Cullinan, MRAG Ltd (Legal Specialist, Anglophone)
Mr Stephen Hodgson, MRAG Ltd (Legal Specialist, Francophone)
Ms Caroline Blatch (Legal Specialist, Francophone)
Ms Vicki Cowan, Component Manager
3.3.4 Main Outputs and Achievements
· Planning of remainder of work programme cleared initially with international
consultants and PCU.
· Process of consultation with regional counterparts initiated.
3.3.5 Main Objectives Next Quarter
· Details of workshops confirmed (dates, delegates, location).
· Drafting of agreement begun and arrangements for translation made.
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3.4
Progress Report: December 1998 ­ February 1999 for Special
Study on Sediment Discharge and Its Consequences
3.4.1 Overall Summary of Progress
This report was jointly prepared by the special study facilitator Olivier Drieu (OD) and
the special study co-ordinator, G. Patterson (GP).
The main objectives for this quarter were given in the previous quarterly report as
follows:
· Maintain the data flow and reporting schedule from operational monitoring
programmes. If further information is required regarding personnel or institutions
please refer to quarterly report number 10.

· The Sedimentation study workplan (GP) will be updated to reflect recent changes
and comments from the UNDP mid-term review team.

· Irvine (University of Dublin) to travel to Mpulungu in early January 1999 to work
with Department of Fisheries staff on impacts of sediments on biota.

· Brion and L. Goeyens (VUB) will travel to Burundi in early January 1999 to work
with Dr E Nzeyimana at the Department of Chemistry, University of Burundi (OD
to be present in Burundi during that time).

· OD will liaise with Dr J Dorr and R Paley and Dr K West to formulate a better
collaboration between the Special Studies and plan for possible joint trips for all the
sampling programs in the region.

· GP aims to produce a document/questionnaire to aim to establish protocols for
reporting and data deposition for all active participants in the special study in order
to ensure the quality and value of outputs form the specials study and their co-
ordination with the reporting structure of the final strategic plan (deferred from
previous quarter).
Overall progress on these activities throughout the quarter was satisfactory. More detail
is provided in below.
3.4.2 Chronology of Activities
This section lists one-off activities and does not take count of ongoing activities such as
workplan development and continuos field monitoring activities.
7 Dec. : GP completed BTOR from trip to region carried out in November 1999.
15 & 18 Dec. : OD met Dr Sichingabula at University of Zambia (meeting and work in
the labs, visit to Mazabuka)
4 Jan. 99 : OD completed the compilation of a draft of a report for Stage 1 on behalf of
the SedSS team at CRH, Uvira, D R Congo and submitted to GP
8 ­ 15 Jan : Brion and L. Goeyens (VUB, Belgium) travelled to Bujumbura and worked
with Dr E Nzeyimana at the Department of Chemistry, University of Burundi on
impacts of sediments on the nitrogen cycling in Lake Tanganyika (BTOR available).
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3 Dec. 98 - 9 January 99. Emma Msaky returned to Tanzania for vacation. Returning
to University of Arizona to complete work on pollen analysis of sediment cores.
15 ­ 22 Jan : Nkotagu of University of Dar es Salaam travelled to Kigoma to carrying
out work in Gombe National Park and on Luiche river
15 ­ 29 Jan : Irvine (University of Dublin) travelled to Mpulungu, Zambia and worked
with Department of Fisheries staff on impacts of sediments on biota (BTOR available).
OD met Dr Irvine briefly before touring the region.
18 ­ 22 January : Follow-up visit by OD to Kigoma station, Tanzania (work with Dr
Nkotagu on Luiche river and field trip to Gombe National Park with Mr Mpyalimi)
25 ­ 29 Jan : OD attended the Training and Communications workshop in Bujumbura,
Burundi.
23 Jan ­ 13 Feb. . Follow-up visit by OD of GP's visit in the region in November 1998
(Bujumbura and Uvira stations) (various meetings with SedSS teams in Burundi
(DGGM ­ IGEBU, University of Burundi), Letter of Agreement between the Project
and DGGM ­ IGEBU was signed during this visit, Stage 2 of work programme with
SedSS team at CRH, Uvira was initiated)(BTOR of the visit is available in French).
8 ­ 13 Feb. : Mr Sinyinza travelled to Lusaka to work with Dr Sichingabula in UNZA
labs (BTOR available).
3.4.3 Staffing Schedule
A summary of all of the staff involved in the Sediments Special study was given in
quarterly report number 10. There have been few significant changes since then
(below)
Tanzania : a technician from Kigoma Water Department is in the process of being
engaged by the Project for a 5 month period to carry out intensive discharge
measurements on Luiche river.
D R C : the SedSS team at CRH, Uvira is : Kagogozo (lead National of the
Sedimentation Special Study), Mwenyemali, Kahindo, Mrs Mujinga.
3.4.4 Main Outputs and Achievements
Final report from C. O'Reilly (University of Arizona) received in February 1999 on
`Benthic Algal Productivity in Lake Tanganyika and the Effects of Catchment
Deforestation'
University of Arizona (Cohen) produced a quarterly report for the period October to
December 1998 for the work analysing the lake cores. Mrs Msaky of the Tanzanian
Petroleum Corp. is doing the pollen analysis for this work and as produced three further
monthly summary reports during the period.
A major document/questionnaire outlining the SedSS plans to completion was produced
by GP. A final meeting of all those scientists involved will be held though exact dates
and location are not yet decided - this depends both on regional security and availability
of participants.
LARST reports (Kigoma) were produced for each of the three months of the quarter.
Zambia : Dr Sichingabula continued his work monitoring Zambian rivers. A quarterly
report is in preparation and should be available early in the next quarter. SedSS team at
Department of Fisheries, Mpulungu continue their work on suspended matters and
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granulometry analysis and impacts of sediments on biota. A report called `Brief general
overview of sedimentation activities carried out by Dept. of Fisheries, Mpulungu,
Zambia' is a summary of activities from May to December 1998.
Burundi : DGGM - IGEBU teams and Dr E Nzeyimana, University of Burundi
continued their work program, some slight modifications were made by OD in order to
improve collaboration and harmonisation within the study and between the 3 teams and
also between the other SS. A meeting for this purposes was organised by OD on 8 Feb.
in Bujumbura (Report of the meeting is available in French). DGGM and IGEBU
produced a second quarterly report (the first one for Stage 2) during this period. The
letter of agreement between the Project and the 2 institutions (DGGM- IGEBU) was
signed on 9 February. The 5 hydrometric stations have not been installed yet as the
equipment arrived on 11 February at the Bujumbura station but this work is planned to
be completed by end of March by IGEBU. Gauge readers for the stations will then be
recruited and trained by IGEBU technicians as soon as the installation of the stations
begins.
Tanzania : Nkotagu of University of Dar es Salaam produced a quarterly report on his
work on the rivers of Gombe region. Data of rainfall are now collected at 4 locations in
the 2 catchments.
DR Congo : The draft of the report for Stage 1 on behalf of the SedSS team at CRH,
Uvira was completed (the final version will incorporate the methodology proposed by
Dr Robert Duck). As the security situation around Uvira has improved slightly, OD met
the team at the CRH, Uvira and some basis equipment was shipped to Uvira station in
order to start monitoring rivers.
3.4.5 Main Objectives for the next quarter
Dr Sichingabula (UNZA) to travel to Mpulungu for the monitoring of Zambian rivers
(mid-March)
Erik Verhayen (Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences) to travel to the Lake in
April-May for 4 to 5 weeks to work on Impact of sediments on biota
Dr Nkotagu (University of Dar es Salaam) to travel to Kigoma region for the
monitoring of the 2 Gombe region catchments and of the Luiche river
M Sebahene to organise regular meetings with the 3 SedSS teams in Burundi (DGGM
­ IGEBU ­ University of Burundi). This initiative was suggested by himself, cf. OD's
BTOR Burundi ­ DR Congo
IGEBU team to install 5 hydrometric stations on the Burundian rivers and to recruit and
train gauge readers
OD to implement workplan produced by Dr Irvine for SedSS in Zambia.
OD to supervise closely SedSS team at Department of Fisheries, Mpulungu during Mr
Sinyinza's training course in Tanzania.
GP and OD to formulate plans for a windup meeting and reporting format for the
Special Study.
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3.5
Progress Report: December 1998 ­ February 1999 for Special
Study on Pollution and its Effects on Biodiversity.
3.5.1 Overall summary of progress
The Pollution Special Study (PSS) continues to maintain its focus on 'ascertaining the
nature and (where possible) the extent of pollution on biodiversity, and
develop the human and equipment resources that will allow the work to be
sustained after the end of this particular Project'.
This report is taken from contributions from Dr Francis Chale in Kigoma,
communications from Mr Mwape and Mr Makassa in Mpulungu, and further reports
and sets of data from Mr Gabriel Hakizimana (PSS Co-ordinator in Burundi) and his
team in Bujumbura. Generally good progress has been maintained in the areas that the
PSS Co-ordinator has stressed from the outset i.e. the provision of sound data on
aspects of water quality; our findings and interpretations are likely to contribute to later
debates on the choosing of areas worthy of `reserve' status or the siting of water intake
and effluent discharge pipes. Work on eutrophication and related limnological aspects
have been maintained along the lines summarised in previous reports. However, thanks
in large part to the efforts of Dr Chale and Mr Hakizimana and their teams, the PSS is
also continuing to obtain information in addition, on the sources and levels of the other
types of pollutants e. g. pesticides and heavy metals.
Concerns expressed in the previous report over the state of the PSS budget, and the
consequences regarding a regional `facilitator' appointment for this Special Study have
not been resolved; but a good (bi-lingual) candidate is available should the appointment
opportunity arise. However, this is due in large part to the considerable length of time
that the PSS Co-ordinator took to produce his updated Work Plan. I am pleased to
report that the new Plan (for the year 1999) was submitted on 15 January to Dr Menz
and Dr West, and NRI personnel.
3.5.2 Brief chronology of activities and visits
There have been no consortium management meetings (normally held in NRI, Chatham)
during this quarter. The PCU, NRI and IFE have been attending to a list of mainly
reagents and other consumable items, and some analytical equipment requested by Mr
Hakizimana. Dr Chale has made further visits to the Eastern and Southern Africa
Minerals Development Centre (ESAMDC) in Dar es Salaam, to analyse his samples of
fish tissue. A major advance in analytical work in the Kigoma laboratory concerns the
simple but crucial provision of a 4-cm spectrophotometric cell holder: this now enables
the team to measure levels of phosphorus down to 1 mg l-1 - in contrast to the previous
minimum level of 2.5 mg l-1.
3.5.3 Current staffing schedule
The staff complement is the same as that outlined in the previous report:
In Burundi: Mr Hakizimana, Mrs Aline Irimbere (INECN), Ms Consolata Musanisoni
and Mr Wilondja Kamalebo.
In Congo: Dr Tshibangu (PSS Co-ordinator in Congo) and Mukungilwa Kamalebo;
two other appointments are still to be made.
In Tanzania: Dr Chale (PSS Co-ordinator in Tanzania) and Ms Lyoba, D (50% of her
time), Messrs Lyoba, Mfilinge, Muhoza (90%), Tegulilwa, Kadula (80%), Wakafumbe
(75%).
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In Zambia: in Mpulungu: Messrs Makassa and Zulu; and Chimanga, Chombe,
Kaweme, Lukwesa, Mwape, Syapila (50%). Messrs Sinyinza, Shapola and others
contributing to the Biodiversity and Sediment Pollution Special Studies are associated
with the PSS for the purposes of synchronising sampling activities.
3.5.4 Main objectives for next quarter
Until the PCU and NRI project leaders have decided on the PSS budgetary issues, and
taken account of the proposals in the Work Plan, the main objectives remain little altered
from those stated in the previous quarterly report i.e.
1. To progress plans for the visits of selected regional staff to UK.
2. To supply literature to the regional laboratories.
3. To schedule the ideal total of 11 consultant visits to the region - mainly for continued
`on-the-job' training but also workshops on field sampling practices Analytical Quality
Control (AQC), micro-algal population density and species diversity estimation AQC,
and data analysis and interpretation.
Otherwise, the objective is mainly to continue obtaining data and information on the
situations regarding heavy metals, pesticides and hydrocarbons at selected sites and in
selected materials in Lake Tanganyika.
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3.6
Progress report: December 1998 ­ February 1999 for Socio-
economics and Environmental Education components
3.6.1 Overall summary of progress
A number of relevant points are worth drawing attention to in respect to these and
associated project areas.
· For some time now there has been an intensive search for a regional Socio-
Economic/EE coordinator/facilitator. A good candidate was found, although, he was
not available until late 1999, however, his skills and experience were such that the
wait was considered worthwhile. Unfortunately he withdrew at the last minute and a
suitable replacement has not yet been identified.

· Nevertheless, as this coincided with the mid-term evaluation no final decision will
now be taken on the recruitment until recommendations of the mid-term review have
been seen and assessed.

· One issue that has been apparent for some time is the confusion which sometimes
occurs from having the Socio economic studies and Environment Education
activities as a single project activities area.

· Following the meeting of the Training Liaison Officers (who are also the EE co-
ordinators), in Bujumbura. EE will be more closely linked with training rather than
Socio-economics, although, it will maintain a distinct identity. Nevertheless, work in
the field may well be combined to make more efficient use of resources. Therefore,
in future, EE, SE and Training will all be reported on separately.
3.6.2 Brief chronology of activities and visits
25/1/99 ­ 30/1/99 Environmental Education co-ordinators took part in workshop in
Bujumbura on their role as Training and Communications Liaison Officers.
22/2/99 ­ 3/3/99 Zambia: Socio-economic co-ordinator made a familiarisation trip to
Mpulungu area to assess current situation especially with respect to village conservation
and Development Committees.
3.6.3 Current staffing schedule
Burundi
Cecile Gakima, (l'INECN Environmental Education Co-ordinator and Training and
Communications Liaison Officer.
DR Congo
Assumani Kimanuka, (CADIC) Acting, Environmental Education Co-ordinator and
Training and Communications Liaison Officer.
Tanzania
Bartholomew Tarimo, (NEMC) Environmental Education Co-ordinator and Training
and Communications Liaison Officer.
Claude Mong'ong'o (IRA) socio-economic coordinator.
Zambia
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Munshimbwe Chitalu (ECZ) Socio-economic co-ordinator
Kwali Mfuni (ECZ) Environmental Education Coordinator.
3.6.4 Main objectives for next quarter
· Workshop to develop plans for Environmental Education Activities. March, in
Kigoma.
· Drawing up of regional work programme for future SE activities subsequent to
review of Mid-term Evaluation mission report.
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3.7
Progress Report: December 1998 ­ February 1999 for GIS and
database management.
3.7.1 Overall Summary of Progress
The main stage of GIS development (programming, initial data collection and
documentation) has now come to an end. The TANGIS Arcview interface allowing
users to look at data, and with extra tools for analysis, is now in place. There are over
360 digital and non-digital datasets catalogued in the metadatabase, over 100 of which
can be accessed directly through the TANGIS interface. The metadatabase interface is
available in both English and French and catalogues in French and English exist and
English versions are on the web. Protocols have been written and tools created to allow
easy maintenance of the database and metadatabase.
Our next stage in the project is to ease the GIS into the region through several stages of
implementation. This will be achieved through relinking with the GIS community,
training project counterparts and installing the GIS system alongside the web site.
Our main programming and procedural achievements in this quarter:
· Simple programmes to allow backup and archiving of data have been established.
· The short and long catalogues have been updated and placed on the web. We intend
to update this every 3 months until the metadatabase is installed in the region later
this year.
· Some tools have been created to allow users to search metadatabase by location (by
district, country, catchment and within a distance of a named settlement).
· New web pages have been added, which now make the GIS section the largest in the
LTBP web site. The new pages include tips on the forms of data that are readable by
the GIS package, and a page allowing you to download a copy of ArcExplorer - a
simple free GIS browser to look at geographic datasets that can be downloaded onto
your own PC.
· The first edition of the GIS newsletter was published in February, containing
information on new datasets, asking for data, programming tools and links to useful
websites. This can be found on the web site.
· NRI responded to the Draft Trans-boundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) with a list
of suggestions of datasets that might be useful to the project. Alan Mills and Kelly
West are trying to locate some of these datasets and more progress will be made on
this in the next quarter.


NRI have searched for new datasets requested by the special studies.
· The study areas for the lake have been commented on by all parties and the final
datasets updated by NRI are now available on request.
· A simple bathymetric map has been digitised of the lake.
· The sediments SSG have been interpolating their results in various case study areas
using a software package called Surfer. These data have been catalogued and a
digital simple summary map has been created to show the locations of these
analyses.
· The vegetation map of Tanzania was finally received by NRI and is now being
catalogued. This is a vital and high quality piece of information, containing detailed
vegetation classifications at 1:250 000 scale for the whole catchment in Tanzania.
· A complete set of 1:50 000 paper maps of Burundi were received from Kelly West
and have now been catalogued and added to the project archive.
3.7.2 Chronology of Activities
December - update of study area datasets.
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December - creation of datasets showing locations of existing survey department maps
in Zambia, Tanzania and Burundi.
January - Simple bathymetric map of lake digitised
January - Method for routinely translating metadata from English to French created.
January - Procedures for archiving, newsletter and web site uploading created.
Newsletter prepared, new datasets catalogued and put on web site.
January - Sediments SSG Surfer maps catalogued
February - TANGIS manual written, Tanzanian Land cover datasets received and
catalogued
3.7.3 Staffing Schedule
UK (NRI)
Alan Mills, Geographer; GIS developer
Anne Jackson, Data liaison officer
Valerie Obsomer, GIS technician
3.7.4 Main Outputs and Achievements
1. Integration of vegetation maps of Tanzania into GIS
2. Production of newsletter template and first edition published on web.
3. Protocols for data entry, standards and data management produced.
4. Response to draft TDA for datasets
3.7.5 Main Objectives for the next quarter
1. Alan Mills (AM) to visit region for two weeks to update GIS capability and establish
location for TANGIS database. AM to review training requirements for GIS in
region, to look at integration of datasets in region and review the role of the LARST
station in Tanzania.
2. Training materials to be prepared for courses.
3. Second newsletter to be produced.
4. Encourage the web site to be translated into French, then to include French version
of data catalogues.
5. AM to respond to Mid-term evaluation report recommendations regarding GIS and
remote sensing.
6. Production of a small atlas of maps for the project outputs so far.
Produce a definitive list of databases/datasets needed to be maintained for
sustainability of project Strategic Action Plan in discussion with project
counterparts
Appendix 1.
LTBP/GIS website home page and Newsletter.
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