Lake Victoria: Collaborative efforts to improve sanitation and water quality

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00:00 The vast Lake Victoria Basin spans Kenya,

00:04 Tanzania,

00:04 Uganda,

00:05 Rwanda,

00:06 and Burundi

00:07 and is home to over 47 million people.

00:11 The lake is a valuable resource,

00:13 but it is facing increasing pollution threats from settlements with poor.

00:18 Sanitation,

00:18 industrial waste,

00:20 and poor land use.

00:22 An estimated 33 million people around the

00:26 lake don't have safely managed sanitation services,

00:30 meaning millions of tons

00:31 of untreated waste flows into the lake annually.

00:36 When you have untreated effluent going into the lake,

00:39 these latrines that are not well designed,

00:41 not well maintained,

00:43 not well managed,

00:44 everything goes into the lake.

00:46 This affects health and livelihoods,

00:49 especially for vulnerable communities.

00:52 Now,

00:52 the Lake Victoria Basin Commission and the governments of the five basin countries

00:57 are working to reduce this pollution.

01:00 In 100 years,

01:01 it may be a

01:02 Of water

01:04 that have no life in it.

01:06 We need to act now,

01:07 and it needs collective

01:09 measures.

01:10 A new study conducted with the support of

01:12 the World Bank Group details the sanitation challenges,

01:15 their impact on the lake,

01:17 and ways to address them.

01:19 In response,

01:20 the five basin countries have adopted a joint

01:23 lake-wide inclusive sanitation strategy to transform urban sanitation systems

01:29 and protect the lake's precious ecosystem.

01:33 The strategy includes demonstration action plans in 3 cities,

01:37 Mwanza in Tanzania,

01:39 Entebbe.

01:39 In Uganda

01:41 and Homa Bay in Kenya.

01:43 These plans provide a roadmap for safely managed sanitation service chains,

01:48 improving the lake's water quality,

01:51 creating healthier communities,

01:53 and building resilience

01:55 to climate change.

01:56 It's an issue

01:57 that should be addressed collectively

02:00 using the community

02:01 and other stakeholders.

02:04 Earth observation technology is being used to monitor the lake's recovery,

02:09 helping measure the impact of cleaner waters on public health and livelihoods.

02:15 By implementing this sustainable sanitation approach,

02:18 the private sector will create almost 70,000 new jobs over the next decade.

02:24 The strategy will require an estimated $1.9 billion US dollars

02:30 to make this transformational change

02:32 a reality.

02:34 Together,

02:35 we can protect Lake Victoria,

02:37 creating cleaner waters,

02:39 stronger economies,

02:41 and more resilient communities.

02:44 We cannot live without water.

02:46 So water is life.

02:47 We need to prioritize to ensure our water resources are protected

02:51 for the benefit of today's generation

02:53 and the future generation to come.

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The vast Lake Victoria Basin spans Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi and is home to over 47 million people. The lake is a valuable resource, but it is facing increasing pollution threats from settlements with poor. Sanitation, industrial waste, and poor land use. An estimated 33 million people around the lake don't have safely managed sanitation services, meaning millions of tons of untreated waste flows into the lake annually. When you have untreated effluent going into the lake, these latrines that are not well designed, not well maintained, not well managed, everything goes into the lake. This affects health and livelihoods, especially for vulnerable communities. Now, the Lake Victoria Basin Commission and the governments of the five basin countries are working to reduce this pollution. In 100 years, it may be a Of water that have no life in it. We need to act now, and it needs collective measures. A new study conducted with the support of the World Bank Group details the sanitation challenges, their impact on the lake, and ways to address them. In response, the five basin countries have adopted a joint lake-wide inclusive sanitation strategy to transform urban sanitation systems and protect the lake's precious ecosystem. The strategy includes demonstration action plans in 3 cities, Mwanza in Tanzania, Entebbe. In Uganda and Homa Bay in Kenya. These plans provide a roadmap for safely managed sanitation service chains, improving the lake's water quality, creating healthier communities, and building resilience to climate change. It's an issue that should be addressed collectively using the community and other stakeholders. Earth observation technology is being used to monitor the lake's recovery, helping measure the impact of cleaner waters on public health and livelihoods. By implementing this sustainable sanitation approach, the private sector will create almost 70,000 new jobs over the next decade. The strategy will require an estimated $1.9 billion US dollars to make this transformational change a reality. Together, we can protect Lake Victoria, creating cleaner waters, stronger economies, and more resilient communities. We cannot live without water. So water is life. We need to prioritize to ensure our water resources are protected for the benefit of today's generation and the future generation to come.

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