OBLT
Schedule
2015 to 2021
Team(s)
SOMAQUA
Program type
Internal
Scientific cooperation
South America
Contact(s)
Binational Observatory of Lake Titicaca (OBLT)
Description
OBLT objectives:
- Develop research on the ecological and biogeochemical functioning of Lake Titicaca, in relation to global changes
- Implement an automated-routine monitoring to accompany the environmental evolution and verify the effectiveness of the measures taken
- Produce quality databases, updated and validated for the research of scientists, the taking of political decisions, to the service of the civil society (information, education, improvement of living conditions)
- Identify the sources and sites of contamination, their effects on water quality, water balances, hydro-biological resources and human activities
- Anticipate extreme events and control the eutrophication-induced climate and anthropogenic changes
- Design and test bioremediation approaches using the ecological engineering
- Become a model of observation, management and governance for transboundary lake