International Symposium on Comparing Great Lakes of the world (GLOW III):
Climate, Food-webs, Biodiversity and Integrated Management

Organized by: The Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Mangement Society (AEHMS), the Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project (LVFRP) and the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO)

February 18 - 20, 2002

Conference Program

Abstracts

Arusha International Conference Centre
Arusha, Tanzania

Co-Chairs: M. van der Knaap (Uganda), M. Munawar (Canada)

GLOW III is part of a continuing series of international symposia being organized by AEHMS to promote interaction and communication between Great Lakes scientists and communities across the world. The first two conferences were successfully organized in Zimbabwe and Ireland. At GLOW III one may expect to interact with a wide range of scientists and other interested persons, working on the Great Lakes, including the African Great Lakes - Malawi, Tanganyika and Victoria. This is an opportune time to meet in Africa since various international projects on the African Great Lakes are winding up and therefore new interesting results and emerging management issues may be presented.

The third GLOW Conference will be a unique one as it is organized at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, the Kilimanjaro. February is renowned for its cloudless skies and then the sight of this peak is breathtaking. Arusha is strategically located in order to pay visits to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks. Also smaller parks and game reserves can be visited, each one of them with different astonishing landscapes. Looking at the map you will find three of the African Great Lakes belonging to the host country!

Arusha is the seat of the UN War Crime Tribunal and as such blessed with numerous restaurants, with a wide variety of African and European dishes. Medical services are good and connections by air are formidable. Accommodation will be arranged in the Impala Hotel, however, upon request hotels of plus or minus one star can be arranged also. Arusha was selected to allow conference participants to bring their families to enjoy an incredible and unforgettable experience in Africa.
The proposed tentative themes for GLOW III are given below:

Impact of climate change on the Great Lakes
Biodiversity: Legacy and loss in the Great Lakes
Structure, functions and performance of the Great Lakes Food webs
Exotic Invasion of the Great Lakes
Is Eutrophication a priority for Great Lakes Management?
Contamination of the Great Lakes and its impact on fisheries
Conservation and rehabilitation of the Great Lakes
Integrated management of the Great Lakes: Options for the future
Emerging technology for the Great lakes: Monitoring and research

Organizing Committee

M. Munawar (Canada) M. van der Knaap (Uganda) R. Hecky (Canada)
K. Irvine (Ireland) M. J. Ntiba (Uganda) P.O.J. Bwathondi (Tanzania)
R. Ogutu-Ohwayo (Uganda) J. Kazungu (Kenya) N. Weggoro (Tanzania)

For information contact: munawarm@dfo-mpo.gc.ca , lvfrp@source.co.ug, glow3@yahoo.com