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The Lake and Its People:
Responsible Stewardship by Lake Communities
Sustainable Development of Densely Populated Lake Regions
   
The conference theme was centered on the interaction between the lake and its people 
and was focused on how communities in densely populated lake regions seek a balance 
between complex resource uses and sustainable development.
  
The 10th Living Lakes Conference explored the role that communities play as responsible stewards of lake ecosystems in densely populated areas. The conference theme was addressed in relation to lakes and wetlands, in particular from the Living Lakes network, with the objective of developing strategies, tools and focused guidance in sound lake stewardship that are based on shared experiences and best practice.

Every community has a role to play in the overall stewardship of the lake. In the Laguna de Bay region, this is underscored by the involvement of the local government units (LGUs), the River Basin Councils, the Non- Government Organizations, the academe, the women and youth, and most importantly, the business sector in the planning and implementation of lake stewardship projects.

In densely populated lake regions stewardship is directed towards achieving a balance between economic use and ecological concerns. Many of the world’s lake regions, especially in developing countries, experienced rapid degradation due to multiple conflicting resource uses. Lake regions are usually the nexus of economic activities and thus are oftentimes sites of uncontrolled in-migration resulting to areas of high population density.

Lake areas with high population density face many challenges in terms of maintaining or improving lake water quality, averting overexploitation of resources, controlling pollution and developing reasonable land and water use plans.

The invited experts and members of the Living Lakes Network elucidated and discussed the topics of concern using case studies. The conference called on communities, institutions and organizations, which are engaged in the conservation of lakes and development of lake regions, to direct their collective effort towards responsible lake stewardship.

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