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 was granted in 2008. The LCBC is headquartered in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad.
The Commission is mandated to manage Lake Chad and other shared water resources in its basin, and to preserve the ecosystems of the Lake Chad Basin and to promote regional integration, peace and security throughout the basin.