Virtual Fireside Chat: How Two Continents Are Working Together to Improve The Health Of The African Great Lakes
And this matters because the seven African Great Lakes contain around 25% of the world's fresh water and underpin the welfare and livelihoods of over 50 million people across 10 countries.
To hear their stories, and to learn more, we invite you to a virtual fireside chat on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. (CDT); 10:00 a.m. (EDT); 3:00 p.m. (CET); 4:00 p.m. (CAT); 5:00 p.m. (EAT).
You will discover:
- Exactly what the African Great Lakes are, and why we need to collaborate in order to protect them
- from Dr. Kevin Obiero, Chair, ACARE & Centre Director, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
- The critical role that women are playing
- from Stephanie Smith, Strategic Advisor, IISD-ACARE
- A case study of work already underway to protect the African Great Lakes
- from Ms. Cecilia M. Githukia; Research Scientist; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Aquaculture Division
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