Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) II  is a lake basin management initiative by the five EAC Partner States coordinated by the LVBC.  The project will be implemented in the five EAC Partner States that share the Lake Victoria Basin.  It is designed to contribute towards the on-going efforts of achieving the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) Development Vision. The EAC Partner States recognize the contribution of natural resources to economic growth, and of the strong link between their over-exploitation and poverty. The project will focus on the collaborative management of trans-boundary natural resources, with emphasis on management of the water and fisheries resources.

In addition, the project will focus its attention on interventions that will reduce environmental stresses within the lake and its littoral zone and on Watershed Management.  The project has identified coordinated support and effective investments by the local governments, communities and the private sector as a prerequisite to promoting sustainable use of natural resources and thereby maintains the ecosystem leading to improvement of the livelihoods of the people.  This will be achieved by: (i) supporting institutional capacity development and harmonization of policy, legislations and regulatory frameworks and (ii) capacity building at community, national and regional levels.

LVEMP II project adds value to enhancing local economies by focusing on creating a framework for a coordinated and harmonized response from a regional perspective. This will be done through creation of a platform for interweaving the skills and expertise of different disciplines and sectors in the definition and understanding of the implications of ecosystem changes on human health. This regional platform will make it possible to share and exchange experiences, as well as making it easy to access relevant technical and policy information on the sustainable development of the Lake Victoria Basin.