Our impact
Ultimately the inhabitants of the coastal plain of Surinam will benefit from strengthened capacity of SWM.
Activities
- Expansion of laboratory and training staff
- Research on water resources and long-term strategies to secure future water availability
- Awareness campaigns on the importance of water
- Pilot project aimed at the reduction of leakages
- Creating overview of geographic information on infrastructure
- Setup of maintenance planning and training staff
- Support of the SWM management
Obtained results
- Procurement of new laboratory equipment and training staff
- Advice on new water resources, abstraction of groundwater and making use of surface water to replenish the water supply
- Surveys conducted in Paramaribo and used for educational films, which were broadcasted on TV.
- Implementation of pilot project to reduce leakages
- Setup of data management system to create an automated overview of all infrastructure
- Introduction of a system for maintenance planning of technical facilities and staff training
Source: World Waternet - SWM