The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydro-meteorological Service yesterday signed a handover agreement for 45 rain gauges and 90 measuring jars to support Guyana’s sustainable disaster preparedness and response initiatives.
A release from the ministry said that the UNDP is implementing a Japanese government-funded project, `Strengthening Disaster Management Capacity of Women in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Commonwealth of Dominica’ which provided for the procurement of the rain gauges worth approximately US$26,000. The items were formally handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture which will be responsible for the installations at targeted communities in Regions 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. This initiative will provide for Gender-responsive capacity building in hazard-prone communities, the release said.
