Freshwater Resources
Beth
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29 Jul 2011
Barbados has a Draft Policy Framework for Water Resources Development and Management, a National Water Conservation Plan and an Emergency Drought Management Plan. There are also specific management policies addressing the linkage of freshwater with the agriculture sector.
Barbados is one of the world’s fifteen most water-scarce countries. The total annual water resources of Barbados are estimated at 59 million cubic meters in an average year, and approximately 45 million in a drought....
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WASC) Act of 1976 provides the basic legal framework for the management and regulation of the country's ground water resources. To ensure adequate freshwater resources for economic development and guarantee water quality, the Bahamas has been working on new legislation with respect to national land use planning and waste management. Water supply franchises associated with the development of a water supply system have been built for areas with inadequate...
Beth
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28 Jul 2011
The Ministry of Environment and Water Resources directs domestic water policy.
Singapore experiences ample year-round rainfall, but is water-scarce due to insufficient land to collect and store water. This inability to collect and store water is exacerbated by a lack of groundwater reserves. Singapore has four sources of water: imported water from Malaysia under the 1961 and 1962 Water Agreements, water collected from local catchments that is harvested from storm water, high-grade purified...
Beth
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27 Jul 2011
The development of a Water Master Plan is underway, as well as programs to supply the population with improved drinking water in all parts of the country.
Access to water is quite high, with about 96.8% of the population having access, and 88.7% of the population has access to piped water. However, this water is not fit to drink, and access to drinking water is quite lowat only 38%. Not all water supply systems have treatment stations, and the catchment areas where many people obtain their...
Beth
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26 Jul 2011
The Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries oversees water-related policy in Cape Verde.
Raqinfall is irregular In Cape Verde, causing periodic drought and famine. Due to its geomorphology, the country has a dense and complex hydrographical network. There are no permanent water courses, however, and temporary water courses run only during the rainy season. These temporary water courses drain quickly toward the main watersheds, where, unless captured by artificial means, they...
