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LVBC WOOS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AT THIS YEAR’S UNFCCCC COP 28 IN DUBAI.

Submitted by - sage on 8 December 2023

Lake Victoria Basin Commission held a series of engagements with different Development Partners during the 2023 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 28th Conference of Parties (CoP28) in Dubai.  Led by Executive secretary Dr Masinde Bwire, the Commission’s delegation ...…
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ENVIROMENTAL EXPERTS CALL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT POLICIES

Submitted by - sage on 2 December 2023

Environmental and Water experts within the East African Community want the Partner states to develop National water quality management policies in line with the Regional Water quality Policy.  The experts are also calling for the formulization and harmonization of the ...…
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LVBC MONTHLY REVIEW – ISSUE 4

Submitted by - sage on 30 November 2023

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LVB: Experts Agree on Sustainable Land and Water Management for Climate Resilient Food Systems.

Submitted by - sage on 24 November 2023

Environmental experts within the Lake Victoria basin have jointly agreed on the need to enhance the linkage between sustainable land management and resilient food systems.   The experts also want the minimization of land degradation within the basin to enhance ecosystems ...…
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{UPDATED} – TENDER FOR SUPPLY OF A BRAND-NEW MOTOR VEHICLE FOR LAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSION – Reference Number: LVBC/GDS/23-24/04

Submitted by - WebAdmin on 17 November 2023

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITYLAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSION TENDER FOR SUPPLY OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLE FOR LAKE VICTORIA BASIN COMMISSION: Reference No. LVBC/GDS/23-24/04 Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has received financing from GIZ under the strengthening institutional capacity of LVBC Project and ...…
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USD 85,000 SPENT IN RESTORING ECOSYSTEM IN BUSIA AND SIAYA COUNTIES.

Submitted by - sage on 15 November 2023

Lake Victoria Basin Commission has spent USD 85,000 towards the restoration of ecosystem in Busia and Siaya counties.  The commission through the Adapting to Climate Change project (ACC-LVB) has planted over 90,000 trees in the two counties.    Executive secretary Dr Masinde ...…
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RESTORING OSIPATA GULLEY: 10,000 BAMBOOS PLANTED 

Submitted by - WebAdmin on 6 November 2023

Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) has spent USD 30,000 in the restoration of Osipata gulley in Teso South Constituency Busia County.  The restoration exercise was under the Adapting to Climate Change in Lake Victoria Basin (ACC-LVB) Project which was funded ...…
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LVBC MONTHLY REVIEW – ISSUE 3

Submitted by - sage on 1 November 2023

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MODERN AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS SET UP IN BUSIA AND SIAYA COUNTIES.

Submitted by - sage on 30 October 2023

Busia and Siaya counties in the Republic of Kenya are among the beneficiaries of the set-up of new automated weather stations that will be used to measure and transmit weather parameters for timely and accurate weather forecasting.   The two counties ...…
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FROM RAGS TO RICHES:   THE TALE OF A GROUP IN KENYA WHICH BENEFITED FROM ACC-LVB PROJECT.

Submitted by - sage on 23 October 2023

Siaya county in the Republic of Kenya is among the regions where the positive impact of ACC- LVB has been greatly felt.  Once sleepy villages in Rarieda constituency a few kilometers from Bondo town are now buzzing with activities courtesy ...…
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