National water management policy being finalised

In an effort to formulate policies to address the misuse and mismanagement of water in Guyana, the Government of Guyana (GOG) on Thursday held a stakeholder’s workshop to develop the country’s Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Policy.

The IWRM, an initiative undertaken in partnership with Global Water Partnership–Caribbean (GWP-C), is aimed at the creation of new standards, values and priorities that will determine the way Guyanese treat water.

The workshop, which concluded on Friday, was aimed at sharing with the stakeholders the draft policy and roadmap for them to provide input towards the finalisation of the policy,