ROUNDTABLE 1: WATSAN, WASTE MANAGEMENT, POPULATION

HEALTH

33RDRD LVB DONORS’ CONFERENCE, LVB DONORS’ CONFERENCE, 1717thth – 18 – 18thth June, 2013, Protea Hotel, June, 2013, Protea Hotel,

Entebbe, UgandaEntebbe, Uganda

Moderator: Eng. Nebert Wobusobozi

Presenter: Dr. Doreen Othero

Rapporteur: Eng. Omari Mwinjaka

Presentation Highlights

• Lake Victoria and the basin• LVB Potentials- Population, Water sources and towns• WATSAN, PH and SWM - Challenges• Current LVBC interventions• Gaps and where we want to be• Project Concept Notes

– Up-scaling LVWATSAN– Solid Waste Management– Population, Health and Environment– Transboundary Watsan Project– Integrated HIV & Reproductive Health

• Conclusion and Recommendations

Audience

Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu ( Ministry of Water and Environment)

Andrew Mbiro, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Christopher Mutasa, AfDB Frederic Maurel, French

Development Agency (AFD); Juliet Abalwano Onyango (AFD); Andreas Holtkotte (KfW) Stephen Hart, European Investment

Bank (EIB) Eva Nyakiyingi (Japan International

Cooperation Agency ( JICA)

Christopher Olobo, International Financing Corporation (IFC);

Yohannes Teklu (Pachard Foundation)

Chemisto Satya Ali ( SNV – Netherlands Development Organisation)

Sowed Sewaggude ( Ministry of Water and Environment)

Jack Ruguma, Governor, Kisumu

• Julius Mwabu, Ministry of EAC

Recommendations

• There is a need to fit LVBC proposed programs/ Concept notes within the Partner States programmes without compromising the visibility of LVBC

• Ensure that Catchment Management is a component in all WATSAN programmes;

• In order to leverage bigger funding, LVBC Project/Programme concepts/proposals should embrace a combination of Grants and Loans;

Audience

• LVBC’s mandate needs to be expanded to allow for enforcement of laws, standards and guidelines for purposes of harmonization and sustainability of the Lake Victoria Basin;

• IFC expressed willingness to work with LVBC on the Solid Waste Management programme and bring on board private sector;

Audience

• There is a need to conduct a socio-economic study on the satellite towns and Islands;

• There is a need to conduct impact assessment to the population on LVBC programs and projects

• AFD expressed willingness to work with LVBC on water quality programs on the shores of the LVB;

• “There is a good political commitment to that you cant find it elsewhere”

Beautiful towns the basin

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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Great opportunities

Vibrant Population

The dilemma (1)

Dilemma (2)

Dilemma (3)

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