{"id":16720,"date":"2024-02-22T02:08:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T02:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16720"},"modified":"2024-02-22T02:08:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T02:08:33","slug":"government-in-talks-to-establish-national-water-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-in-talks-to-establish-national-water-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Government in Talks to Establish National Water Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Saskia Warrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the pressing need for efficient water management amid challenges posed by climate change, the government of Guyana is actively considering the establishment of a National Water Council. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This significant development was disclosed by Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry, Susan Rodrigues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Guyana is renowned as the &#8220;land of many waters,&#8221; the adverse effects of climate change continue to threaten this valuable resource. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Rodrigues highlighted that phenomena such as the El Nino condition had significantly reduced access to water sources, particularly impacting the agriculture sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the government&#8217;s Low Carbon Development Strategy, efforts are underway to formulate policies aimed at monitoring water usage across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Rodrigues emphasized the importance of sustainable water management practices in the national agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to policy initiatives, the government is taking concrete steps to improve access to potable water, particularly in hinterland regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Rodrigues announced plans to drill an additional 40 wells in the hinterland, supplementing the 75 wells already drilled in the past three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aims to address water scarcity issues in remote communities and enhance water security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last three years, significant progress has been made in expanding access to clean water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 35,000 applicants have gained first-time access to water services, with nearly 100% of coastal residents now having access to potable water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The establishment of a National Water Council and ongoing efforts to improve water infrastructure underscore the government&#8217;s commitment to ensuring sustainable water management practices and enhancing water accessibility for all Guyanese citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick In response to the pressing need for efficient water management amid challenges posed by climate change, the government of Guyana is actively considering the establishment of a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16720","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=16720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16722,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16720\/revisions\/16722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}