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Bukola Johnson LUMA-GIS, Sweden
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Objectives Background Datasets Methodology Results Conclusion
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E Effective planning and management of finite natural resources for sustainable development in Lake Victoria Region
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Lake Victoria: World’s 2 nd largest fresh water body Surface boundary: Tanzania (49%), Uganda (45%) and Kenya(6%) Economic contribution worth USD 3-4 billion annually Sustenance for 25 million people (1/3 of the region population) Economic activities: Agriculture (Tea and Coffee plantation) & Fishing, Source of water for industry & Transportation, Recreation &Tourists attraction
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Adm. Boundaries: Shape files for Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda from FAO Africover Shape file for Lake Victoria region (3 countries) from UNEP Climate Precipitation data for Africa in text (ASCII) format Peer- reviewed journal (New et al, 2002) DEM Two tiles from GTOPO30 E020N40.DEM covering Kenya and Uganda E020S10.DEM covering SE of Tanzania Land cover/ Land use IGBP raster in.bsq format for Africa. Population Raster files (.TIF format) for Africa population(1990 and 2000) from UNEP Protected Areas Personal Geodatabase (.mdb) for Africa from UNEP & World Conservation Union
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Conceptual planning and modeling. Data previewed in Arc Catalog Convert data to ESRI GRID format Define data projection Re-project data to WGS84 and Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection The Study Area clipped from the Africa dataset. Loading project data in Personal Geodatabase Data Analysis
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Country Area (Sq. Km) Population Yr. 2000 Population Yr. 1990 Annual GR (%) Kenya58216430,536,27823,465,9963.0 Tanzania94175734,522,94425,782,7203.4 Uganda24127822,961,63417,582,1363.1 Table 1: Population Growth in Lake Victoria Region
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Land coverKenya%Tanzania%Uganda% Forest890441035192389675 Shrubland677863234934882545 Savanna644703052960125684534 Grassland160908604441320111 Permanent Wetland 1105255556812560 Croplands228471197002226172937 Urban and built-up64553191184730 Barren and Sparsely vegetated 1048151606019931 Water Bodies452922348952841117 Total212614100448640100168339100 Table 2: Land Cover Statistics for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
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CountryPop 2000 Area of Cropland Pop 2030 Area of Cropland Required Additional Cropland Kenya30,536,27822,847916,101,840 685,244662,397 Tanzania34,522,94497,002950,153,040 2,669,9302,572,928 Uganda22,961,63461,729774,384,990 2,081,5472,019,818 Table 3: Additional Cropland for Population in Year 2030
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Crop needs sufficient and effective rain to grow and produce yields. Croplands were located in the region with middle range precipitation. Croplands were found around Lake Victoria.
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The croplands situated where the elevation relatively low. In high elevation, rain water essential for productivity runs off.
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Croplands are largely located in elevation range of 0-1999
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Finite natural resources with competing demands. Sufficient rainfall in the region with Lake Victoria as a reservoir. Biophysical constraint such as topography that affect land use. Elevation influences geographical distribution of croplands. The mean annual population growth rate is about 3% for the region. Attendant decline in cropland per capita with population growth.
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To ensure food security and social development: Implement landuse regulation Convert parts of forest land to croplands Exploit species and hybrid plants with high yield and short maturity time Promote Family Planning to control population explosion.
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