Africa’s Great Lakes are vital for biodiversity-related income generation, water for consumption and agriculture, transporting goods and delivering services, and cultural identity. But they are at risk from unsustainable human activities, including climate change and pollution, and because of their cash-generating potential. These threats are intensified when lake borders are shared by multiple countries with unequal access to transboundary resources. Contestation around lake resources can lead to insecurity along their shores.
About the authors
Willis Okumu is an ENACT Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Nairobi.
Carina Bruwer was an ENACT Senior Researcher at ISS Pretoria before becoming a Unit Manager at Endangered Wildlife Trust in Pretoria.
Valtino Omolo is an ENACT Research Officer at ISS, Nairobi.
Mugah Michael Sitawa is a Researcher at the Central Africa Observatory on Organised Crimes and Violence at ISS, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Cover image: Brian Harries/Flickr
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