Global Freshwater

• Lake Victoria borders many large African countries such as Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
• Lake victoria is exposed to many anthropogenic pressures such as deforestation, urbanisation and invasive plant species on its surface
• lake victoria's fishing industry increased by 400%, to the point where the Nile Perch value declined due to overfishing
• industrial fisheries developed and harvested at bigger rates which allowed increased prices due to demand overseas
• lake victoria had many transboundary issues and local governments and stakeholders fighting for its resources and habitats have been forced to share
• River Ganges is the longest river in India where surrounding populations are reliant on the river for food, drinking water and cultural purposes
• most biodiversity threats in Ganges are due to anthropogenic actions such as water pollution, abstraction, hydropower schemes and fisheries
• faecal coliform bacteria found in the river at different concentrations which can be used as a proxy for amount of sewage entering the water
• faecal coliform bacteria is strongly related to the upstream population density
• Ganges important for religious rituals in Hinduism which makes it difficult to manage