Towards sustainable fisheries and aquaculture management in the African Great Lakes

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian G. Cowx ◽  
Richard Ogutu-Owhayo
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Sustainable Fisheries ◽  
African Great Lakes ◽  
Aquaculture Management

Prognosis for long‐term sustainable fisheries in the African Great Lakes

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Irvine ◽  
C. A. Etiegni ◽  
O. L. F. Weyl
Keyword(s):  
Great Lakes ◽  
Sustainable Fisheries ◽  
African Great Lakes

scholarly journals Carbon Fixation Trends in Eleven of the World’s Largest Lakes: 2003–2018

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3500
Author(s):  
Michael Sayers ◽  
Karl Bosse ◽  
Gary Fahnenstiel ◽  
Robert Shuchman
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Primary Production ◽  
Great Lakes ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing ◽  
Carbon Fixation ◽  
African Great Lakes ◽  
Wind Speeds ◽  
Bear Lake ◽  
Great Slave Lake ◽  
Significant Production

Large freshwater lakes provide immense value to the surrounding populations, yet there is limited understanding of how these lakes will respond to climate change and other factors. This study uses satellite remote sensing to estimate annual, lake-wide primary production in 11 of the world’s largest lakes from 2003–2018. These lakes include the five Laurentian Great Lakes, the three African Great Lakes, Lake Baikal, and Great Bear and Great Slave Lakes. Mean annual production in these lakes ranged from under 200 mgC/m2/day to over 1100 mgC/m2/day, and the lakes were placed into one of three distinct groups (oligotrophic, mesotrophic, or eutrophic) based on their level of production. The analysis revealed only three lakes with significant production trends over the study period, with increases in Great Bear Lake (24% increase over the study period) and Great Slave Lake (27%) and a decline in Lake Tanganyika (−16%). These changes appear to be related to climate change, including increasing temperatures and solar radiation and decreasing wind speeds. This study is the first to use consistent methodology to study primary production in the world’s largest lakes, allowing for these novel between-lake comparisons and assessment of inter-annual trends.

A Small Member State and European Foreign Policy: Shaping or Taking? The Case of Belgium and the African Great Lakes

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Skander Nasra
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Member State ◽  
Great Lakes ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Policy System ◽  
African Great Lakes ◽  
Foreign Policies ◽  
Small Member

AbstractThe European integration process has altered the conditions under which national foreign policies in Europe are made. Departing from this assumption, this article explores whether and under what conditions a small EU member state can influence European foreign policy. To this end, the role that Belgium has played in the construction of European foreign policy towards the African Great Lakes is examined. This article argues that a small EU member state can significantly influence European foreign policy, resulting in reinforcement of its national foreign policy. Yet this influence is conditioned by two intertwined factors: the nature of EU involvement; and the characteristics of the Union's foreign policy system. Depending on these elements, a small member state can supersede the quantifiable notion of 'smallness' and actively shape the construction of European foreign policy.

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