– Tripartite MOU signedTwenty-four local engineers from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary Agricultural Development Authority and Guyana Sugar Corporation will soon be undergoing training to enhance effectiveness in the area of water resources management.The three-month training course is being conducted by the University of Guyana in collaboration with McGill University of Canada and the Ministry of Agriculture.Dean of the Faculty of Technology, Sherwood Lowe,Justin Upton Tigers Jersey, yesterday signed the tripartite memorandum of understanding for the delivery of a post-graduate certificate, in the Ministry’s boardroom, in the presence of several of the engineers to be trained, Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dindial Permaul and other members of the University of Guyana faculty.Lowe, expressing the thoughts of UG Vice-Chancellor Lawrence Carrington in his absence, noted that building Guyana’s capacity and expertise in the area of water resource management is very important, and this could possibly lead to making Guyana and UG leaders,NFL Jerseys Outlet, within the Caribbean and among the countries of the Guyana Shield, in the area of water resource management for human good.“I see a future in which we can establish a centre of specialization within our university in this field and begin to aim at it becoming a centre of excellence,Carlos Santana Indians Jersey,” the UG Vice-Chancellor pointed out.Carrington noted that last June, after Government articulated its Low Carbon Development Strategy, he saw the space within the national development projects for the idea, adding that the post-graduate course in water management is a critical aspect in the development of capacity and competence in an area that Guyana must cultivate in order to mitigate the deleterious effects of climate change as well as maximizing the country’s natural resources.“I am grateful therefore to McGill University for their engagement with us in the development,” Carrington expressed.The training,Cheap Jerseys, which will be undertaken by foreign lecturers, will be conducted locally at a start-up cost of G$14M. Training commences in April and will see engineers receiving instruction in the areas of Hydrology and Water Resource Management, Drainage and Irrigation and Hydraulic Structures and Geotechnical Investigations.The training is part of capacity-building actions earmarked for the engineers to enhance their capabilities in water management, as well as to provide additional skills for the execution of their duties more effectively and efficiently, particularly in light of the requirements for them to manage and maintain newly rehabilitated Drainage & Irrigation systems.Minister Persaud noted that his Ministry recognised that there were severe deficiencies in the agencies that the twenty-four engineers were chosen, in terms of the types of skills they needed, particularly in the area of hydrological studies.“Many of the staffers we have, with a few exceptions,Jerseys From China, have not benefitted from post-graduate specialization and training in this area and with the few persons that had that technical advancement, we recognised that it would not be sufficient for us to be able to undertake this monumental task of water management, given our expanding cultivation areas,Authentic NFL Jerseys Wholesale China,” the Minister observed.This prompted them to bring the technical and human capacity of these institutions up, he added.He observed that his Ministry will continue to look at ways in which it can improve the skills, the conditions and also provide more opportunities for its staffers.Persaud stated that government intends to pursue ways in which they can sustain the programme, as well as integrate it into the curriculum of the University of Guyana.He stated that the engineers will be trained in the “Guyana reality” so as to promote quick and easy uptake of the issues that are involved in water management in Guyana. (Delana Isles)