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Lake Kivu Advisory Group (LKAG)

The Lake Kivu Advisory Group (LKAG) was established in November of 2019.

LKAG Mission:
To enhance communication and collaboration of entities across borders and sectors that work to research and solve issues that impact the health of the lake and surrounding communities

Goals, priorities and issues that need addressing:

Standardization of research protocols on the lake (sample the same on both countries) in order to make the results comparable for the concerning lake.
To identify lacking information and knowledge gaps in the scientific research on Lake Kivu
Build technical capacity and acquire research equipment
Training of human resources
Promote research and education and support them through project proposals, fundraising, and other means
Sharing data on a common platform for dissemination
Make recommendations for policy making
To ensure a new generation is trained properly and promote the inclusiveness (gender balance)
Enhancing research mobility and to share experience between other lakes (and advisory groups) and within LK.
To facilitate knowledge and transfer new technology to the riparian communities/
Research oriented towards the needs of the community
To evaluate and use the traditional knowledge

Read the Lake Kivu Advisory Group Terms of Reference

Members

Members are formal expert positions on the LKAG. To read the criteria and how to become a member of this advisory group, visit the terms of reference for this group. If you believe you meet the criteria, you can request to become a member.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kisekelwa Tchalondawa Kise (PhD) Fish taxonomy, Ecology, Phylogenomic, Conservation Biologist at ISP of Bukavu, Scientists Collaborator ISP of Bukavu, DRC & Africa Museum
Ir. NAHAYO Déogratias Aquatic environment management, fisheries & aquaculture Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur de Ruhengeri Chargé de Cours et Consultant Indépendant Faculté des Sciences Fondamentales Appliquées; Département de Génie Civil
Béni Hyangya Lwikitcha, MSc. Aquatic environment management, fisheries & aquaculture Teaching and Research Unit in Applied Hydrobiology Higher Pedagogical Institute of Bukavu (UERHA-ISP/Bukavu)
Charles Balagizi PhD Geochemistry and Environment Geochemical Scientist Manager of the Virunga Project Geochemistry and Environmental Department , Goma Volcano Observatory
Prof. Fabrice Muvundja Environmental Awareness, Science, Research, and Aquatic Ecology Associate Professor Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Catholic University of Bukavu (UCB)
Riziki Walumona Jacques Biochemist, Aquatic environment management, fisheries & aquaculture Senior Lecturer (CT) at ISP/Bukavu Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu (DRC)
Bisimwa Mubwebwe Arthur Water quality and Aquatic Ecology Chercheur Scientifique Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles de Lwiro and PhD student at University of Kisangani
Joyeuse Mudagi Population genetics and community structure of fishes in Lac Kivu PhD Student University of Eldoret
MAZAMBI LUTETE Jacques Fish Ecology and Biology (Spawning ground) in coastal area Lectuerer and Researcher Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bukavu (ISTM-Bukavu)
Musombwa Kubota Espérance Monitoring of Aquatic Resources and Management of Continental Fisheries Researcher Institut Supérieur Pédagogique of Bukavu (ISP)

Rwanda

Prof. Simon RukeraTabaro Aquaculture, Environment and Development Senior Lecturer & D-Team Leader Integrated Agriculture/UR-Sweden program University of Rwanda, NYAGATARE CAMPUS; College of Agriculture, Animal Science & Vet Medicine (CAVM); School of Vet Medicine (SVM)
Edouard Rugema Msc. Limnology Environmental Officer Shema Power Lake Kivu Ltd
Erick Ruhana Biochemist Plankton Monitoring Specialist Lake Kivu Monitoring Program
Janvière Tuyisenge Aquatic environment management, fisheries & aquaculture PhD Fellow “PhD Fellow (Aquatic Ecosystems Chair), IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands
Jean Nepomuscene Namugize Water quality and Aquatic Ecology Senior water resources and environment advisor Nile Basin Intiative-Entebbe
Jean Modeste Mushimiyimana Environmental Physics and Data Science PhD Student ETH Zurich
Dusabimana Jean d’Amour Water and environmental Lectuerer and Researcher INES-Ruhengeri
UJENEZA EUPHROSINE Biochemist Assistant lecturer and lab analyst INES-Ruhengeri
Ntwali Janvier Chemical hydrology, drinking water quality, agricultural water management, psychrometrics. Lectuerer and Researcher INES Ruhengeri

Advisors

Dr. Natacha Tofield-Pasche, Deputy Director, Limnology Center-Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland

Resources, Publications, and Products

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Lake Kivu Research Priorities

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LKAG Meeting Reports and Minutes

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Specific Research Needs on Lake Kivu

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