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LVWATSAN Meeting

 
2nd Meeting of 
East African Community 
Ministers of Water and the Development 
partners of the UN-HABITAT  LVWATSAN 
Entebbe, Uganda 
April 22-23, 2009
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2nd Meeting of East African Community Ministers of Water and the Development partners of the UN-HABITAT Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (LVWATSAN)
With an estimated population of 35 million people, the Lake Victoria Basin supports one of the densest and poorest populations in sub- Saharan Africa. Rapid but unplanned urbanization and environmental degradation pose serious challenges for local authorities in many small but rapidly growing towns in the lake region. Signs of severe environmental stress are becoming increasingly evident with increasing discharge of untreated human and industrial waste into the lake.
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Ministers hail UN-HABITAT Lake Victoria project
Entebbe, Uganda, 27 Apr 09
Ministers responsible for water in East Africa have backed a proposal to expand a UN-HABITAT initiative aimed at benefiting towns in the region.
East African Water Ministers support UN-HABITAT’s Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative
Nairobi, 5 Sept 08
Concerned about the increasing environmental problems of the Lake Victoria Basin, East African Ministers of Water commended UN-HABITAT on its leadership role in the design and implementation of the Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative.

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