Livelihoods at risk as freshwater species in Lake Victoria face extinction – IUCN Report (2018)

The Lake Victoria region’s freshwater fishes are highly vulnerable to climate change,having high sensitivity, seemingly poor adaptive capacity (primarily relating to lack of dispersal options) and an expected high exposure to change.

Given the great importance of this group in supporting human
livelihoods, freshwater fishes should be a priority for monitoring and, as appropriate, conservation action to reduce the negative impacts of climate change.