EFLOWS Data Collection in Mbarali and Wanging'ombe Districts

EFLOWS Project and Strategy to Alleviate

Anthropogenic Activities along the Ruaha River

On Thursday 11^th November 2021, EFLOWS project Researchers group left to the field in Mbarali and Waging'ombe District to collect various project data. Three groups were formed for the collection of such data. The first group was Hydrology and mapping, Biodiversity and Social Economics. The group leader for Hydrological and mapping was Mr. Nyemo Chilagane, Social-economics Dr. Charles Mgeni and Biodiversity group led by Dr. Shelard Mukama.

Right is Researcher Nyemo Chilagane and in the middle is Archaeologist Kalister Elizea performing a calibration of the ADCP River Surveyor

The picture showing violation of environmental law prohibiting the use of 60 meters along the river

Left is Water Quality Specialist Mr. Rajabu Mohamedi taking water samples for water quality research

Researcher Dr. Shelard Mukama in the process of collecting samples of insects that lives in water of the Mbarali River

Pollution of the Mbarali River due to pesticide residues left by farmers after spraying and leaving containers on the field

One of the tomato farms showing how farmers irrigate their farms from Mbarali River

Vice Chairman of Igomelo Cooperative Mr. John Ernest briefing researchers on the Igomelo Irrigation Scheme

The Team Leader of the Water Project for the Environment (EFLOWS) Prof. Japhet Kashaigili conducting a selection of sites for Data collections along the River Mbarali

The Team leader of the Water for Environment project (EFLOWS), Prof. Japhet Kashaigili from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) explaining the matter to Igomelo Cooperative leaders (they are not on the picture).

Mradi wa EFLOWS na mkakati wa kukomesha shughuli za kibinadamu kandokando ya Mto Ruaha

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Mradi wa EFLOWS unategemea kupanda miti rafiki zaidi ya miche 100,000 kwenye vyanzo vya mto mbarali

Kutokana na uharibifu wa vyanzo vya maji na uoto wa asili uliofanyika kandokando ya mto Mbarali uliotokana na shughuli za kilimo na ufugaji, mradi wa EFLOWS unatarajia kuanzisha vitalu vya miti Rafiki kwa mazingira zaidi ya laki moja kwaajili ya kupanda kandokando ya mto huo. SOMA ZAIDI KWENYE LINK HII HAPA CHINI Mradi wa EFLOWS unategemea kupanda miti rafiki zaidi ya miche 100,000 kwenye vyanzo vya mto mbarali

Mapping Water Sources in the Upper Mbarali River Sub-Catchment

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EFLOWS Research Project shows that Water is Decreasing in Rivers

Amina Hezron and Calvin Gwabara The results of a two-year study to look at the flow of water and the health of the Mbarali River in Mbeya Region have shown that the water is decreasing and this is due to the increase in population, high demand for water use along with the destruction of the river's water sources. EFLOWS Project Principal Investigator Prof. Japhet Kashaigili presenting the results of the research in front of stakeholders That was stated by Prof. Japhet Kashaigili from the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) who is the Principal Researcher of the two-year project on the Sustainable Catchment Management through Enhanced Environmental Flows Assessment and Implementation for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities in Tanzania (EFLOWS) while presenting the results of the study to the stakeholders of the Mbarali River in the district in Mbeya Region. "What we have seen in the research is that the amount of water in ...

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