The Guyana gov­ern­ment has an­nounced plans to em­bark up­on the largest in­vest­ment in drainage and ir­ri­ga­tion in the coun­try’s his­to­ry as part of the Low Car­bon De­vel­op­ment Strat­e­gy (LCDS) 2030.

Pres­i­dent Ir­faan Ali, meet­ing with mem­bers of the LCDS Mul­ti-Stake­hold­er Steer­ing Com­mit­tee (MSSC) said the works will up­grade more than 1,500 kilo­me­tres of drainage canals, over 300 kok­ers, and 180 pumps na­tion­wide.

“This work will trans­form the coastal plains, pro­tect­ing more than 130 square kilo­me­tres of ur­ban land and 1,270 square kilo­me­tres of agri­cul­tur­al land”, Pres­i­dent Ali said, adding “it will en­hance the re­silience of 320,000 peo­ple against more in­tense rain­storms and ris­ing sea lev­els”.