A Report on the Implementation Status of Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda from 1st July 1997 – 30th June 2002 and Way Forward

Abstract

The Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) is a multi-discipline and multi-sector comprehensive development programme that was designed to successfully introduce, through implementation, environmentally and socially sustainable economic development to the Lake Victoria Basin. The mission of the project over the long-term is to enhance economic growth and reduce poverty while, at the same time, maintaining the rich biodiversity and resources base to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs