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 Lake Victoria is the second largest fresh water lake in the world and the largest lake in Africa. The Lake is shared between Kenya (6 percent), Tanzania (51 percent) and Uganda (43 percent). The Lake catchement provides the livelihood of about one third of the combined populations in the three countries or about 30 million people. It is estimated that 50 percent of the lake basin population lives below the poverty line.
Rapidly growing urban centers in the Lake Victoria basin are playing an increasingly important role in the economic development of the region. Most of the secondary towns are experiencing unplanned growth and this is negatively affecting basic infrastructure, living conditions, the environment and the fragile ecosystem of the lake.
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Brochure about LVWATSAN >>
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 The World Water Forum is an initiative of the World Water Council which has the aim of raising the awareness on water issues all over the world. As the main international event on water, it seeks to enable multi-stakeholder participation and dialogue to influence water policy making at a global level, thus assuring better living standards for people all over the world and a more responsible social behaviour towards water issues in-line with the pursuit of sustainable development. This fourth session is being hosted by the Government of Mexico.
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