Lake Victoria

First investigation by African Development Bank panel finds dam studies minimized climate change risks, impacts to Lake Victoria, resettlement costs, affordability concernsThe Bujagali Dam, now under construction on the Nile River in Uganda, racked up at least 22 violations of key African Development Bank (AfDB) policies, according to a new report by the Bank's internal investigative panel. The report is the first by the Bank's new Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU), and was undertaken in response to a claim by project-affected people and the National Association of Professional En

This report, by hydrologist Daniel Kull, shows how a change in the hydrological regime of the White Nile, proposed as part of the development of Bujagali Dam, could harm the recovery of Lake Victoria, which has already excessive releases from two existing dams.