BASED on recent predictions from the Hydrometeorological Office that the nation will endure an extended dry season for the remainder of 2023, the Office of the Prime Minister has mandated a National El Nino Preparedness and Planning Committee to anticipate the effects.

According to a release, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has been tasked to lead and coordinate a series of drought preparedness and awareness sessions countrywide, through the Regional Disaster Risk Management System (RDRMS).
The first planning meeting was held on Wednesday at the Commission’s Headquarters in Thomas Lands.

Apart from the CDC, these sessions will utilise the expertise of relevant personnel from agencies such as Ministry of Agriculture, National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), National Agricultural Research Extension Institute (NAREI), Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), Hydro meteorological Services, Ministry and Housing and Water, and Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).