News

Media and Communications Practitioners Trained on New High Priority Investment



Up to 30 journalists and communications professionals operating in Mwanza were trained during the national media training workshop, organized by the Lake Victoria Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Programme (LVB-IWRMP) of Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC), which aimed to enhance ...…
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LAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSION (LVBC) TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE RICE INTENSIFICATION PROGRAM



The Lake Victoria Basin Commission needs to establish a regional sustainable rice intensification program to support the upscaling of rice production in the East African Region. This was  recommended in  the “Scaling Sustainable Land and Water Management in East Africa” ...…
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LVBC COMMENDED FOR SPEARHEADING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIN



The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has been commended for its contribution towards Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication in the Lake Victoria Basin. Principal and Permanent Secretaries (PSs) from the East African Community (EAC) Partner States urged the Commission to ...…
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10TH JOINT REGIONAL POLICY STEERING COMMITTEE TO TAKE PLACE IN KISUMU KENYA



The 10th meeting of the Joint Regional Policy Steering Committee (RPSC) of Lake Victoria Basin Commission’s Projects and Programs is scheduled to take place from 30th January to 3rd February at the Sarova Imperial Hotel in Kisumu, Kenya. The committee ...…
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ScaleWAYS PROJECT HOLDS WORKSHOP ON SCALING SUSTAINABLE LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT



The Scaling out Resilient Water and Agricultural Systems (ScaleWAYS) project held a virtual workshop on “Scaling Sustainable Land and Water Management on East Africa” on 18th of January 2023. The workshop shared key findings of the integrated biophysical and political ...…
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Media and Communications Practitioners Train on IWRM



The Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) through the Integrated Water Resources Management Programme (IWRM) team conducted a two-day training for Rwandan media and communication professionals on the importance of water management from 7th-8th December, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda. The training ...…
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CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – RFP No. LVBC-239611-CS-QCBS



CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE Publication Date12th December 2022Name and address of the ClientEAC – LAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSIONNew Nyanza Regional Headquarters, 13th Floor Owuor Otiende RoadP.O. BOX 1510 – 40100, Kisumu, KenyaName of Project and Project ID NumberNile Cooperation for Climate ...…
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MWAUWASA of Tanzania Signs Project and Financing Agreement with LVBC



The Mwanza Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (MWAUWASA) of the United Republic of Tanzania (URT) signed the Project and Financing Agreement (PFA) with Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) in Mwanza City, URT, 23rd November 2022. MWAUWASA’s Managing Director, Eng. ...…
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – LVBC/AFDB/IA/01/2022 – DRIVER



EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITYLAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSION REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – LVBC/AFDB/IA/01/2022 DRIVER MULTINATIONAL LAKE VICTORIA MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT PROJECT Sector: Telecommunications Financing Agreement Reference: 2100150036245 (Tanzania), 2100150036246 (Uganda) Project ID No: P-Z1-GB0-021 (Tanzania), P-Z1-GB0-030 (Uganda) ...…
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Towards Climate Adaptations in Rwanda: Beneficiaries Testify Felt Changes



Beneficiaries of the Regional Project – Adapting to Climate Change Adaptation in Lake Victoria Basin (ACC-LV) Project – coordinated by Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) in Rwanda shared their stories of change on November,3rd 2022 during the Project Monitoring visit ...…
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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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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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