[ Rivière Kalamu dans la ville de Boma en RDC: site touristique en voie de disparition ]
Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2015, Pages 118–128
B.M. Bienvenu Wanga1, M. Dieudonné Wafula2, L. Charles Mafuana3, and Z. Victorine Mbandu4
1 Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles/Lwiro, Sud-Kivu, RD Congo
2 Faculté des Sciences B.P. 190, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa XI, RD Congo
3 Centre de Santé de la RVM/Boma, Bas-Congo, RD Congo
4 Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales, Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In this article, we had studied the touristic site of the Kalamu River in Boma, « Bas-Congo » province in DR Congo. The river had known biophysical changes precisely because of human activities directed toward her. Therefore, these activities have had a negative impact on the smooth running of tourism across the river for nearly 54 years that is why it had been ignored and even forgotten by the people.
Our investigations were based on direct observations, the review of reports and documents of the Boma City office, Agency of Boma National Tourist Office and some research that has been done on this site, and discussion with repentantives of the ONT Agency.
The results obtained show that the river was Kalamu a tourist site visited by various categories of people (fishermen, sailors, officers RVM, population, etc.). It was noticed that the river had lost its normal bed and that during heavy rain, it flooding occurred. The pollution observed introduced the risks of eutrophication of water borne diseases, loss of beautiful scenery, etc. The Baobab site Stanley still remained a special place to visit for tourists of all categories. This publication was done to call the conscience for environmental preservation of the touristic site.
Author Keywords: Kalamu River, hydrosystem, tourist site, mismanagement, alluvium, tourism, Boma and Bas-congo.
Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2015, Pages 118–128
B.M. Bienvenu Wanga1, M. Dieudonné Wafula2, L. Charles Mafuana3, and Z. Victorine Mbandu4
1 Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles/Lwiro, Sud-Kivu, RD Congo
2 Faculté des Sciences B.P. 190, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa XI, RD Congo
3 Centre de Santé de la RVM/Boma, Bas-Congo, RD Congo
4 Institut Supérieur de Techniques Médicales, Kinshasa, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In this article, we had studied the touristic site of the Kalamu River in Boma, « Bas-Congo » province in DR Congo. The river had known biophysical changes precisely because of human activities directed toward her. Therefore, these activities have had a negative impact on the smooth running of tourism across the river for nearly 54 years that is why it had been ignored and even forgotten by the people.
Our investigations were based on direct observations, the review of reports and documents of the Boma City office, Agency of Boma National Tourist Office and some research that has been done on this site, and discussion with repentantives of the ONT Agency.
The results obtained show that the river was Kalamu a tourist site visited by various categories of people (fishermen, sailors, officers RVM, population, etc.). It was noticed that the river had lost its normal bed and that during heavy rain, it flooding occurred. The pollution observed introduced the risks of eutrophication of water borne diseases, loss of beautiful scenery, etc. The Baobab site Stanley still remained a special place to visit for tourists of all categories. This publication was done to call the conscience for environmental preservation of the touristic site.
Author Keywords: Kalamu River, hydrosystem, tourist site, mismanagement, alluvium, tourism, Boma and Bas-congo.
Abstract: (french)
Cet article étudie le site touristique particulier dénommé la rivière Kalamu de Boma dans la Province du Bas-congo (RDCongo). Celle-ci a subi des modifications biophysiques à cause justement des activités anthropiques orientées vers elle. De ce fait, ces activités ont eu des répercussions néfastes sur le bon déroulement du tourisme à travers la rivière depuis près de 54 ans, c'est ce qui a fait qu'elle soit ignorée et même oubliée par la population. Nos investigations sont basées sur l'observation directe, la revue des rapports et documents de la Mairie de Boma, de l'Agence de l'Office Nationale du Tourisme de Boma, et certains travaux de recherche qui ont été réalisés sur ce site, et l'entretien avec les représentants de l'Agence de l'ONT. Les résultats obtenus montrent que la rivière Kalamu fut un site touristique fréquenté par diverses catégories de gens (pêcheurs, marins, agents de la RVM, population, etc.) d'une part. Il s'observe qu'elle a perdu son lit normal et qu'à la moindre pluie importante, elle provoque des inondations catastrophiques. Sa pollution signe des risques d'eutrophisation, des maladies hydriques, perte du beau paysage, etc., d'autre part. Et que le site de Baobab de Stanley reste un endroit particulier de visite pour les touristes de toute catégorie. Cette publication est un appel à la conscience pour la préservation environnementale de nos sites touristiques.
Author Keywords: Rivière Kalamu, hydrosystème, site touristique, mégestion, alluvions, tourisme, Boma et Bas-congo.
How to Cite this Article
B.M. Bienvenu Wanga, M. Dieudonné Wafula, L. Charles Mafuana, and Z. Victorine Mbandu, “Kalamu river in Boma city, DRC: touristic site desapearing,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 118–128, April 2015.
