NEWS

Submitted by on 2 July 2016


LVBC Hands Over Aids to Navigation to Kenyan Government

Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has handed-over aids to navigation to Kenyan Government to improve transport on Lake Victoria and wider access to other ports in East African Partner States. The handover which took place on June, 14th 2016 at the Kisumu Pier–former Port Elizabeth, Republic of Kenya was… Read more…

Regional Environmental Scientific Conference : Call for Abstract

Introduction EAC  Partner  States  through  the  Lake Victoria Basin Commission  (LVBC)  plan to hold a research/scientific conference that  will be  held in  Mwanza, Tanzania  on  the 15th  –  16th February,  2017.  The overall objective of  the conference  will  be  to  inform  programming, policy development and partnerships within the Lake  Victoria… Read more…

 


Lake Victpria Water and Sanitation Project

LVWATSAN

Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Project Phase II

Lake Victoria Basin covers an area of 250,000 km2 with the lake taking 68,000 km2. The basin has a population of 35 – 40 million people, with rapidly growing secondary towns, which has resulted in:

  • Unplanned, spontaneous and unsustainable growth
  • Run-down and non-existent basic infrastructure and services

Significant negative impacts on environment, and importantly, View Project…

MOunt Elgo Regional Ecosystem Conservation

MERECP

Mount Elgon Regional Ecosystem Conservation Program

MERECP is a programme of the East African Community whose oversight, coordination and supervision was delegated to the Lake Victoria Basin Commission. It was designed by IUCN through multi-stakeholder consultations, discussions and interaction with the East African Community Secretariat (EAC), governments of Kenya and Uganda through relevant national government agencies, View Project…

 


Mara River Basin Project

Mara River Basin Project

On the 4th August 2003 East Africa Community (EAC) entered into a Memorandum Understanding (MoU) with the World Wide Fund for Nature Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office (WWF EARPO) Nairobi in which it was agreed WWF-EARPO supports the EAC in programmes contributing to the vision of the Lake Victoria Development Programme and the established Lake Victoria Basin Commission. This is in line with the provisions View Project…

Maritime Communacation for Safety on Lake Victoria

MCSLV

Maritime Communications for Safety on Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake and the world’s second largest with an area of  69,000km2 spanning Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. It is also a key resource for the people of East Africa. It has the largest freshwater fisheries producing 700,000 to 800,000 tonnes of fish annually, worth US$350 – 400 million at the landings and US$250 million in export. View Project…

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PROGRAMS & PROJECTS

LVB IWRMP

Lake Victoria Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Programme (LVB IWRMP) Lake Victoria Integrated Water Resources Management Programme (LVB IWRMP) is a regional programme coordinated by Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) and implemented in the four Partner States of the East ...
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ACC-LVB

Adapting to Climate Change in Lake Victoria Basin Project (ACC-LVB)
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ScaleWays Project

Scaling out resilient Water and Agricultural Systems (ScaleWAYS) is a project implemented under the broader framework of Advancing Water Futures and Scenarios (WFaS East Africa: Accelerating transition towards resilient water and Food Systems). It’s a research project that would be ...
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EPSGG-LVB

Project on engaging private sector for green growth in Lake Victoria Basin (EPSGG-LVB)
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PREPARED

The Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research and Economic Development (PREPARED) is a medium-term, multi-organization program partially implemented in the East African Community.
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LVWATSAN II

Lake Victoria Water Supply and Sanitation (LVWATSAN II) is the programme of the East African Community (EAC), coordinated by Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) implemented in 15 towns of the 5 Partner States of the Community. The African Development Bank ...
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EVENTS




NEWS

EXPERTS ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ON MARA RIVER CONSERVATION

Researchers, scientists, experts, senior government officials and relevant stakeholders from the two East African Partner States, the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania have jointly agreed on a range shared action that would help to conserve the ...
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CELEBRATING MARA DAY: NATURE’S GRAND GALA 

Preparations for the highly anticipated annual Mara Day celebrations have reached their culmination, promising an unforgettable event on September 15, 2023 in Mugumu Town, Serengeti District, in the United Republic of Tanzania,  The 12th Mara Day festivity’s theme “Conserving Mara ...
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LVBC MONTHLY REVIEW – ISSUE 01

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How villagers of Ng’haya, Magu district in the United Republic of Tanzania have benefited from ACC project.

In this semi-arid remote village of Mwanza region, dozens of farmers are now reaping the fruits of bumper harvests courtesy of the support provided by the Adapting to Climate Change in Lake Victoria Basin (ACC-LVB) project. An East Africa Community ...
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LVBC’S DONATIONS TO BOAT TRAGEDY VICTIMS IN THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA 

Lake Victoria Basin Commission management led by Executive secretary Dr Masinde Bwire issued donations of forty approved SOLAS life jackets and food stuff to the government of the Republic of Uganda following the recent boat tragedy that claimed fourteen lives.  ...
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LVBC VISIT TANZANIAN’S BOAT TRAGEDY VICTIMS

Lake Victoria Basin Commission management led by Executive Secretary Dr Masinde Bwire paid a courtesy call to the Mara Region Regional Commissioner Hon Hassan Mtanda to officially pass a message of condolence following the untimely demise of fourteen people in ...
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