{"id":43348,"date":"2021-12-17T15:14:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T15:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=43348"},"modified":"2021-12-17T14:37:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T14:37:01","slug":"tz-ready-to-execute-lake-tanganyika-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/tz-ready-to-execute-lake-tanganyika-convention","title":{"rendered":"\u2018TZ ready to execute Lake  Tanganyika convention\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>TANZANIA is ready to cooperate with Lake Tanganyika riparian countries in implementing the Convention on Sustainable Management of the African great lake, the Vice-President, Phillip Mpango, has said.<\/p>\n<p>The VP made the remarks in Kigoma on Thurday at the opening of the 9th conference of ministers from the riparian countries on Sustainable Management of Lake Tanganyika.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTanzania is always ready to cooperate with other riparian countries in implementing the convention for sustainable development of the lake,\u201d said<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mpango at the conference that involved ministers in charge of environment issues from Tanzania, Burundi, DR Congo and Zambia. Lake Tanganyika is the second- deepest lake and largest by volume serving more than 10 million people in Tanzania, Burundi, DR Congo and Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice-President called upon member countries to pay necessary charges including annual fee in order to facilitate various programmes aimed at addressing emerging challenges in ensuring sustainable protection and conservation of the biological diversity and the sustainable use of the nat- ural resources of Lake Tanganyika and its Basin.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mpango called upon the ministers to come up with ways which will help to make follow up of the procedures agreed by member countries in overcoming pollution, over fishing and soil erosion.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged them to use the conference as a base of strengthening the agreements and cooperation which will enable the Lake Tanganyika Authority to increase the benefits of the lake for the present and future generation.<\/p>\n<p>On his part, Deputy minister in the Vice President\u2019s Office (Union Affairs and Environment), Hamad Hassan Chande, said cooperation between the riparian countries aimed at identifying threats and challenges of environmental degradation in Lake Tanganyika.<\/p>\n<p>There are several benefits which have been realised to date among others joint implementation of the regional development plan of Lake Tanganyika, preparing a strategic plan for protecting biodiversity and sustainable management of resources.<\/p>\n<p>Conference Chairman who is Zambia\u2019s Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu said that in order to overcome degradation in Lake Victoria, riparian countries are required to put more emphasis on green development by coming up with programmes of protecting environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. TANZANIA is ready to cooperate with Lake Tanganyika riparian countries in implementing the Convention on Sustainable Management of the African great lake, the Vice-President, Phillip Mpango, has said. 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