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Primus Hutchinson
Monday, March 22, 2004 - World Water Day started here today with a mini
exhibition at the Castries Central Library, organised by the Water Resources
Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Collaboration
with NEMO. Communications Officer with the Water Resources Unit, Jerry George
says this initiative forms the basis for a travelling exhibition, which will be
held in various communities around the island to inform people of the many
important issues relating to water and disaster management.
According to a Mr. George, one of the key objectives behind that thrust is
public education, and it is for this purpose that this exhibition will be taken
to communities around the island. He also indicted that the majority of natural
disasters worldwide are water related.
Among the activities planned to mark the observance, is an effective public
speaking competition among primary schools. Mr. George emphasized that the
significance of this activity was to create a certain level of awareness among a
vital component of the population, namely, students at the primary school level.
Meanwhile, the only two water-catchment areas on the island, Talvern and Thomazo
are being targeted by the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture in
collaboration with the Water Resources Unit, to hold community meetings in their
respective areas to appraised these communities on issues relating to water and
water resources management.
According to Cornelius Isaac of the Forestry Division, the Thomazo meeting will
be held on Thursday, March 25, while the Talvern meeting will take place on
April 1 of this year. Among the issues to be discussed are, water policy, water
resources management legislation and issues relating to the water supply
legislation in those communities, in terms of quality and quantity of water that
are supply to these communities.
The sub-theme for the observance of World Water Day this year is Be Informed and
Be Prepared.
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