Looking for an EU Project Partner for a proposal for the Lesotho Wetlands

Dear all,
We are a group of scientists trying look at the impact of climate change and Human Activities on the Losses of Wetlands in Lesotho. Below is the abstract of our proposal. Kindly contact me before the 31/01/2009.
Regards,
Olaleye, A.O, PhD
Associate Professor of Soil Science & Natural Resources Management.
Cell:+266 58599740

Abstract
There is sparse information on the wetlands of Lesotho. The last soil inventory in the country was conducted in June, 1979 (almost 29 years ago). Currently, since the country is located on the plateau, it is experiencing the impact of climate change than any other countries in Africa. Rainfall has become inconsitent, and drought is the order of the day. Most of the wetlands in Lesotho is either used for a livestock watering and drinking especially in the rural areas. There is an urgent need to be able to ascertain how much of this wetlands has been lost in the past 29 years. Lesotho has a big dams- Mohale & Katse- which are transboundary as this water is used by Republic of South Africa and Namibia benefits from. However, there is this problem of drought, and erratic rainfall that has not been consistent in the past four years. Thus there is an urgent need to be able to study the impact of these changes on wetlands of Lesotho. This study will be divided into: (i) climatic modelling, (ii) socio-econmic surveys, (iii) soil & hydrological studies of these wetlands, (iv) studying of changes in the wetlands of Lesotho between 1979-1989 and then between 1989 and 1999 and between 1999 and 2009 using remote sensing/GIS techniques.

This post was submitted by OLALEYE A.O, PhD.

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4 Responses to “Looking for an EU Project Partner for a proposal for the Lesotho Wetlands”

  1. yes, i would be interested, please feel free to email me.

    Regards

    Dr. Shyam Singh Yadav
    Program Leader- Rice and Grains
    National Agricultural Research Institute
    Lae,
    Papua New Guinea
    shyamsinghyadav@yahoo.com

  2. Dear Dr. Olaleye,

    I have read your abstract with interest. I realise the date for contacting you has passed but I also see that the deadline has been extended.

    As an organisation the GeoData Institute at the University of Southampton has extensive experience in GIS and environmental data set management, has worked in Southern & Eastern Africa and in other regions on socio-economic issue related to water resources and has conducted vulnerability mapping to climate change in the field of water resource management in India/China/Bhutan. We would be happy contribute as a partner if that would still be appropriate.

    Dr. Craig Hutton
    http://www.geodata.soton.ac.uk

  3. Samantha Clark on February 24th, 2009 at 0:12

    Dear Dr. Olaleye,

    I would be interested in learning more about your project. I am a wetland scientist with 18 years of experience. Please feel free to contact me via e-mail.

    Sincerely,

    Samantha Clark
    sclark@wrightwater.com

  4. Dear Dr. Olaleye,

    Is your call for a partner still open. You can e-mail me at:ravi@slwcs.org

    Ravi Corea
    President
    Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society

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