On this 25th October 2022, a two days meeting of the GVTC Tourism Development and Community Conservation Regional Technical Committees was kicked off by Dr. Andrew G. Seguya, Executive Secretary of Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration ( GVTC) and the Representative of Rwanda Development Board, Mr. Telesphore Ngoga, who is at the same time Chairperson of the GVTC Regional Technical Committee on Community Conservation.
The Regional Technical Committees constitute an important GVTC governance organ whose purpose is to play a consultative role and provide technical advice to the GVTC Board for decision-making through the Executive Secretariat. They also play a backstopping role to the GVTC Executive Secretary, given the wide scope of technical and coordination issues that this Secretariat is mandated to implement in the areas of:
- Landscape Management
- Tourism Development
- Community Conservation
- Law Enforcement
From the 25th through the 26th of October 2022, The Members of these Regional Technical Committees have the task of going through the recommendations related to Tourism Development and Community Conservation formulated by the GVTC Regional Transboundary Forum, concluded on 21st October 2022, to fine-tune them and come up with a final product to be presented to the GVTC Board for informed decision making.
GVTC Secretariat MJ
