Who we are

Submitted by on 8 April 2022


The zonal location of Lake Victoria Basin(LVBC) and Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) is a specialized institution of the East African Community (EAC) located in the City of Kisumu, Republic of Kenya and within the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB). The Commission is mandated to coordinate sustainable development and management of the Lake Victoria Basin in the 5 EAC Partner States.

Lake Victoria is hydrologically delineated and covers an area of approximately 183,000 Square Kilometers with lake surface of covering about 68,800 square kilometers. Lake Victoria is the 2nd largest freshwater body in the world. The East African designated Lake Victoria Basin as an area of ‘high economic interests’ and a ‘regional economic growth zone,’ to be developed jointly by the EAC Partner States.


Vision

A prosperous population living in a healthy and sustainably managed environment providing equitable opportunities and benefits

Mission

To promote, facilitate and coordinate activities of different actors towards sustainable development and poverty eradication of the Lake Victoria Basin.

 


 

Core Values

 

  • Maintain integrity;
  • practice equity;
  • be result-oriented;
  • be responsive.

 


 

LVBC Governance

The LVBC Secretariat reports to the Sectoral Council of Ministers on Lake Victoria (SECOM). Some of functions SECOM performs are:

 

  • Provide overall policy directions for the implementation of projects and programmes in the Lake Victoria Basin;
  • Guide the implementation of development programmes in Lake Victoria Basin;
  • Make regulations, issue directives, take decisions and make recommendations to the Council of Ministers for EAC;

 

Coordination Committee

The Coordination Committee consists of Principal and Permanent Secretaries of the Sectoral Ministries of the EAC Partner States. Some of the functions of Coordination Committee are:

 

  • Submit reports and recommendations to the Sectoral Council of Ministers;
  • Implement the decisions of the Sectoral Council of Ministers;
  • Receive and consider reports of the Sectoral Council of Ministers;

 


Sectoral Committee

The Sectoral Committee are Senior Government Officials from the Sectoral Ministries of the EAC Partner States. Some of the functions of the Sectoral Committee are:

 

  • Coordinate regional activities and those of national focal points within the Lake Victoria Basin;
  • Be responsible for the preparation of comprehensive implementation of programmes and setting out of the priorities for the Basin;
  • Monitor and keep under constant review of the implementation of the programmes undertaken in the Basin;

 


 

Governance Structure of LVBC


Share this content


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 ...
Read More

ACC-LVB

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

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 ...
Read More

EPSGG-LVB

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

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.
Read More

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 ...
Read More




EVENTS

THE 10TH JOINT REGIONAL POLICY STEERING COMMITTEE (RPSC) FOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSION

DATE: 30TH JANUARY – 3RD FEBRUARY 2023 VENUE: SAROVA IMPERIAL HOTEL, KISUMU KENYA The 10th joint regional policy steering committee for LVBC projects and programs will be taking place from 30th January – 3rd February 2023 in Sarova Imperial Hotel, ...
Read More




NEWS

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” ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More