Establishing Mara river basin policy, legal and institutional cooperative framework

Abstract

The East African Community (EAC)/ Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) received funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) East Africa to support Sustainable Development of the Mara River Basin as a project implemented by both the Republic of Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania. The project was coordinated by LVBC Secretariat and implemented by key stakeholders including those from urban and village settlements, subsistence and large scale agriculture, livestock, fisheries, tourism, conservation areas and biodiversity, mining and industries. The project addressed the central trans-boundary issues regarding water, biodiversity and livelihoods as an integrated approach to natural resources management.