Kigali will host a six-day 10th Sectoral Council of Ministers for Lake Victoria Basin scheduled for 30th April to 5th May 2012 at Umubano Hotel organised by Lake Victoria Basin Commission.
The Ministerial session will take place on 4th May 2012, followed by a Ministerial Study Tour to selected activities of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission in Rwanda.
The session of Senior Officials will take place 30th April –1st May, followed by the session of the Coordination Committee (Permanent Secretaries) to be held on 2nd – 3rd May 2012.
It will be the first such meeting to take place outside Kisumu, Kenya, the seat of the Commission, following the decision of the 9th Meeting of the Sectoral Council to commence the rotation of such meetings in all the five Partner States.
The rotation will enhance the visibility of the Commission in the communities it serves and allow participants to visit its activities on the ground.
The 10th Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers for Lake Victoria Basin will consider several reports on the status of implementation of decisions of the 9th Sectoral Council of Ministers; and the Annual Report 2010-2011 of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission.
The meeting shall also consider a report from the Office of the Executive Secretary and a report on the Commission’s seven key projects and programmes: the Partnership Consultative Committee; the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase II (LVEMP II); the Mount Elgon Regional Ecosystem Conservation Project (MERECP); the EAC/AMREF Lake Victoria Partnership on HIV/AIDS in Lake Victoria Basin; the Lake Victoria Water Supply and Sanitation Programme Phase II (LVWATSAN II); the Maritime Transport, Safety and Security on Lake Victoria (MCSLV); as well as the Transboundary Water for Biodiversity and Human Health in the Mara River Basin (TWBHH-MRB).
The Ministerial Study Tour shall include visits to selected activities of LVEMP II and LVWATSAN II.
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