Lake Victoria Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Programme (LVB IWRMP)

Ongoing
2019
2026

Lake Victoria Integrated Water Resources Management Programme (LVB IWRMP) is a regional programme coordinated by Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) and implemented in the five Partner States of the East African Community (EAC): Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.

The Lake Victoria Basin IWRM Programme aims at improving water quality and availability through strategic and sustainable management of the Lake Victoria Basin. The objective is to:

  1. Strengthen the capacity for cross-boundary integrated water resources management at LVBC through the establishment of a mutually approved and legally anchored IWRM strategy for the basin as well as the establishment of a Water Information System. This supports a pipeline for prioritized investment projects for subsequent financing phases;
  2. Rapidly improve the water quality of the Lake by reducing effluents into Lake Victoria through the implementation of four High Priority Investments (HPIs) in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, identified during a previous study. The first phase of the LVB IWRMP runs until February 2023.

 

 

 

Total project value

$
38.9
m

Project Funding

The programme is currently co-funded with a total of EUR 38.9 million (EUR 30M from the Federal Republic of Germany and EUR 8.9M from the EU)

Project Timeline

Project Commencement
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01/01/2019
Database platform establishment and trainings
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04/10/2021
End of database platform establishment and trainings
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31/03/2022

Areas of Cooperation

Improvement of public health, Research, capacity building and information exchange, Water resources management

Project Location

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Development Partners

East African Community (EAC), European Union (EU), KfW Development Bank, Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC)

Implementation Partners

LVB IWRM Programme Coordination Unit (PCU), The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)

CONTACTS

Arsene Mukubwa
Programme Coordinator
+254-746802263
mukubwa@lvbcom.org
Project Social Media Handles

ACHIEVEMENTS

Improving water quality and availability through strategic and sustainable management of the Lake Victoria Basin.

PROJECT FACT SHEET

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Documents

Title
Document Type
Date
Water Hyacinth Weevils
Publication
31/12/1999
LV Bathymetry
General Map
LVB Catchment
General Map
LV Chlorophyll a
Water Quality
LV Secchi Depth
Water Quality
LV Turbidity
Water Quality

Online Resources

Hydrological catchments water bodies rivers
Groundwater
November 8, 2024
Multi-data sources
Google Earth Engine Data Catalogue
November 8, 2024
Hydromet
Global data for SWAT models
November 8, 2024
Climate change
Global climate monitor
November 8, 2024
Hydromet
Global Weather Data for SWAT
November 8, 2024
Hydrological catchments water bodies rivers
Global Reservoir and Lakes Monitor (G-REALM)
November 8, 2024
Land cover and vegetation
Global Map
November 8, 2024
Satellite images
Global Land Survey
November 8, 2024
Environment
Global Lakes and Wetlands Database
November 8, 2024
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Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) is a specialized institution of the EAC located in Kisumu, Kenya and within the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) mandated to coordinate its sustainable development and management.
EAC Lake Victoria Basin Commission, Off Kenyatta Highway New Nyanza Regional Headquarters, 13TH FLOOR
P.O Box 1510-40100, Kisumu, Kenya
Tel: +254 57 202 6344,  +254 57 202 3873
Working Hours: Mon-Fri 8AM - 5PM
Email: lvbc@lvbcom.org
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