Our impact
Our support contributed to improved water services for farmers and inhabitants of the Nickerie area.
Activities
- Improvement of regulations
- More economic deployment of pumping stations
- Improvement of water balance and allocation
- Creating awareness on the importance of water
- Improvement of cooperation with other responsible water authorities
Obtained results
- New regulations formulated and determined for OWMCP and surrounding water authorities
- Development of an improved pumping method that saves 20% energy costs
- Overview of missing infrastructure, maintenance and costs
- Introduction of a ‘water calendar’ for better allocation of water
- Development of short educational films and school projects to raise awareness on the importance of water
- Setup of Nickerie Water Platform in which all water parties are represented
Source: World Waternet - OWMCP