{"id":13513,"date":"2023-10-27T22:22:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T22:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13513"},"modified":"2023-10-27T22:22:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T22:22:26","slug":"32nd-cwwa-conference-launches-in-georgetown-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/32nd-cwwa-conference-launches-in-georgetown-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"32nd CWWA Conference Launches in Georgetown, Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The 32nd Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) Conference and Exhibition commenced at the Guyana Marriott, operating under the theme &#8220;Accelerating Change in the Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Sectors.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Phillips highlighted the impact of prolonged dry weather, which is expected to persist until the end of November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underlined concerns regarding arid conditions affecting agriculture, potentially jeopardizing the country&#8217;s food supply and farmers&#8217; livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phillips emphasized the dwindling freshwater resources and expressed hope that the conference would address this challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out the United Nations&#8217; warning that climate change significantly threatens water supply and highlighted the decline of terrestrial water sources, which has far-reaching consequences for water security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, stressed that the conference serves as a platform to exchange expertise, knowledge, and technology essential for enhancing the region&#8217;s resilience to climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that while the challenges are complex, they present opportunities for positive change, leading to a more sustainable and prosperous future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CWWA conference, scheduled from October 23 to 27, covers crucial topics including climate resilience, wastewater management, solid waste management, and financing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also features booths showcasing the latest innovations in water and waste supply management products and services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the second time Guyana has hosted the CWWA Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 32nd Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) Conference and Exhibition commenced at the Guyana Marriott, operating under the theme &#8220;Accelerating Change in the Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste Sectors.&#8221;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13515,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13513\/revisions\/13515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}