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.
Sectors and Sub-Sectors of LVBC With NR-BIP
Registered Projects by LVBC
Project Name | Status | Sector | Sub-Sector | Sector Group |
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LVB Water Transfer | Active | Water | Water Transfer | Nile River Basin |
Agriculture and Climate Risk Management in the Lake Victoria Basin Programme | Active | Water | Irrigation Schemes | Nile River Basin |
PROJECT PREPARATORY FUNDING FOR UPSCALING OF WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROGRAM FOR PRO-POOR URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN-EAST AFRICA (LVWATSAN – PHASE III) | Active | Water | Water Supply | Nile River Basin |
Large-scale and inclusive collective sanitation in the city of Gitega | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Improving sustainable access to water and basic sanitation through better local governance in the commune of Gitega by supporting project ownership and applying IWRM principles | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Large-scale collective sanitation in the town of KAYANZA (ACOVIK) | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Large-scale collective sanitation in the town of MUYINGA (ACOVIM) | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Large-scale collective sanitation in the town of NGozi | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Increase Muvumba’s and Base’s community resilience through participatory and ecosystem-based catchment restoration | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Construction for Faecal sludge treatment plant in Muhanga and Huye towns | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Project for the Rehabilitation of Nzove I Water Treatment Plant | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Sustainable Water Resources Management in Akagera Upper Catchment (SWARAKU) | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Integrated Mukungwa wetland and landscape restoration project | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Automated River Gauging Stations to Telemetry in 6 Sub Catchments of Lake Victoria North Basin Area | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Katuk Odeyo Gulley Erosion Control Project | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Kitale Town Sewerage Project | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Migori Town Sewerage Project | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Homabay Town Sewerage Project | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Water Supply Improvement Project for Bussi Island and Kasanje Town in Wakiso District and Ggolo Landing Site in Mpigi District and Sanitation Improvement at Fish Landing Sites in the LV Basin | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Wastewater Treatment for the Greater Kigo Catchment Area (GKCA) | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Mbarara City Wide Inclusive Sanitation Project | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Improvement of Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure in Jinja and Iganga Towns in Eastern Uganda | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Faecal Sludge and Solid Waste Management Project in Small Towns of Kyazanga and Kalangala Island | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Construction of sewerage network and Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) at Mkuyuni including Mahina hill | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Construction of Simplified Sewerage System (SSS) in Hilly- Low-income Areas served by MWAUWASA and Construction of a Trunk Sewer along Mirongo River | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Construction of Trunk Sewer and Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) at Nyakato Area | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Construction of Trunk Sewer and Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) at Igoma/Nyashishi Area | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Conservation of Lake Victoria Shores and Rivers from Pollution by improving Solid Waste Management | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Construction of Trunk Sewer and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) at Nyakato Area. | Active | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Improvement of Navigation Aids on Lake Victoria | Active | Transport | Inland Port & Waterway | Northern Multimodal Corridor |
Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative Phase II (LVWATSAN II) | Completed | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Rehabilitation and Augmentation of Homabay Sewerage System and Last Mile Connectivity | Inactive | Water | Wastewater treatment | Nile River Basin |
Project Name | Status | Sector | Sub-Sector | Sector Group |