Water Resources Management
Variability in rainfall pattern and temperature is shrinking the lake, impacting negatively on the ecosystem and livelihood activities such as fishing, livestock farming and agriculture
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Climate Action for Ecosystem and Biodiversity Preservation
The Lake Chad Basin has a wealth of flora and fauna, particularly with various species of fish and birds.
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Promoting Regional Integration, Peace and Security
Over the last decade, countries around Lake Chad Basin experienced crises and violence from the Boko Haram terrorist group
Read MoreCovering 6 countries with over 45 million people
The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) was established on 22 May 1964 by the four countries bordering Lake Chad: Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad. The Central African Republic joined the organization in 1996 and Libya was admitted in 2008. The headquarters of the Commission is located is in N’Djamena, Chad.
The mandates of the Commission include: the management of the Lake Chad and its shared water resources, preservation of the ecosystems and promotion of regional integration, peace, security, and development in the Lake Chad Region
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GIZ-LCBC Collaboration: Official handover ceremony of documents and motorcycles to LCBC
On Friday, 2 July 2021, as part of the project “Adapting to climate change in the Lake Chad Basin,” an…
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Diplomacy: Fact-finding mission of the AU-PSC to the Republic of Chad
The Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and Head of Mission of the Multinational Joint Task Force…
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22 May, 1964 – 22 May 2021: LCBC at 57!
Exactly 57 years ago, more precisely on 22 May 1964, in the then Fort Lamy, four visionary leaders (Ahmadou Ahidjo,…
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