http://hdl.handle.net/1834/107 Technical Reports Thu, 16 May 2013 05:07:34 GMT 2013-05-16T05:07:34Z http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1326 Title: Menai Governance Baseline Authors: Torell, Elin; Mmochi, Aviti; Palmigiano, Karen Abstract: Menai Bay Conservation Area (MBCA) is situated in the southwest of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, and covers an area of 467 km² including 6 islets, with a seaward boundary close to 61 km offshore. It is the largest marine conservation area in Zanzibar, managed locally by the community and government officials with technical assistance by the World Wild Fund (WWF). The area is extensively covered with coral reefs, sea grass beds, and mangrove forest. The average water depth is 10 meters at high tide. The area had remained relatively undisturbed until the mid-1990s, when uncontrolled fishing pressures combined with destructive fishing techniques became a serious environmental concern Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1326 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1327 Title: Mkuranga Governance Baseline Authors: Torell, Elin; Mmochi, Aviti Abstract: Mkuranga district is one of the six districts that form the Pwani Region (Figure 1). It was established in 1995, when the eastern part and coastal area of the Kisarawe district was cut off to form the district of Mkuranga. It is a relatively small district, covering 2,432 square kilometers, which is about a quarter of the size of Bagamoyo and about the size of the Zanzibar Islands. The district has about 90 kilometers of coastline, extending from the Temeke to the Rufiji districts. Like much of coastal Tanzania, the district is endowed with coral reefs, mangrove forests, and coastal fisheries. Remote unpopulated islands host endangered species such as the red colobus monkey and attractive birds. In Mkuranga, there are seven coastal villages: Shungubweni, Mpafu, Kerekese, Kisiju Pwani, Mdimni, Magawa, and Kifumangao and several near-shore islands, hosting the Boza, Kuruti, Kwale, and Koma villages (Mkuranga District Council 2002). Most of these villages are remote and naccessible, despite the relative proximity to Dar es Salaam. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1327 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1325 Title: Bagamoyo governance baseline Authors: Torell, Elin; Mmochi, Aviti; Spiering, Penny Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1325 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1834/187 Title: Coastal Impacts of Water Abstraction and Impoundment in Africa: the Case of Rufiji River Authors: Shaghude, Y.W. Abstract: Construction of large dams with reservoir type storage impound water behind them for seasonal annual, and in some cases for multi-annual storage and regulation of a river. Similarly, tubewells abstract surface and ground water bodies from their natural flow. The impoundment of water by damming and its abstraction through tubewells are common practices in the world and even within the Africa region (WCD, 2000). Globally, the number of large dams has grown at a tremendous pace during the last 50 years (Fig. 1.1) The fast growth in dam construction is driven by an increasing demand of water from urban and rural communities for reliable freshwater supply, agricultural irrigation and hydro-electric power. As these practices become more widespread, they are leading to significant reductions in the fluxes of water and river-borne sediment that are discharged through catchment to coastal sea systems. These flux reductions are contributing to changes in the state of the coastal environment and these changes are in turn impacting coastal communities through issues including coastal erosion, estuarine salinisation and the depletion of nutrients in the coastal sea. Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1834/187 2005-02-24T00:00:00Z