{"id":24494,"date":"2024-11-28T14:53:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T14:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24494"},"modified":"2024-11-28T14:53:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T14:53:45","slug":"japan-lauded-for-support-of-water-sustainability-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/japan-lauded-for-support-of-water-sustainability-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Lauded for Support of Water Sustainability in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire, November 4, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the opening of the CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year 2024 event, Japan&#8217;s longstanding contribution to Guyana&#8217;s water sustainability efforts was celebrated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-day conference brought together CARICOM member states and Japan to discuss current and future challenges in the water sector, alongside potential solutions to address these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal highlighted Japan\u2019s continuous support of Guyana&#8217;s water sector over the past 50 years and emphasized the importance of future collaborations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He specifically noted that Japan, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is currently working on a project to construct a water treatment plant at Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once completed, this project will help reduce the country\u2019s dependency on other water sources and provide a more reliable water supply to East Bank residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Carla Barnett, the CARICOM Secretary General, also acknowledged Japan&#8217;s support to the wider Caribbean, particularly through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She praised JICA\u2019s training programs for 2024, which offer valuable insights into urban water supply systems, water supply management, and ecological purification systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the conference showcased discussions on advancements in water-saving technologies, including eco-friendly infrastructure and digital monitoring tools, led by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year 2024 was launched in March this year in Tokyo, with a high-level meeting of government heads scheduled for December in Tokyo to further strengthen bilateral ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire, November 4, 2024 During the opening of the CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year 2024 event, Japan&#8217;s longstanding contribution to Guyana&#8217;s water sustainability efforts was celebrated. The one-day conference brought&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24494","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=24494"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24495,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24494\/revisions\/24495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}