Grenada's Water Crisis: Why Experts Are NEEDED!
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Discover the pressing issue of the water crisis in Grenada, a stunning Caribbean island facing challenges that call for the expertise of water specialists.
Join the Exodus Collective's Zoe Smith as she delves into the importance of water experts in building resilient communities and safeguarding the future of life in Grenada.
Explore the opportunities and challenges of this West Indies island as the German development corporation (GIZ) sheds light on the need for solutions and collective action.
Let's understand the significance of addressing Grenada's water crisis together!
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The problem with Grenada and possibly other Caribbean countries is twofold, old infrastructure, and inadequate water storage. For decades, we have been aware of this in Grenada. We get more than enough rainfall most years we are just unable to store it. We are surrounded by the ocean, yet we have few desalination plants.
Such an important topic! Thank you for bringing attention to Grenada water crisis
Thanks for the kind feedback. You're welcome
Thanks Zoe for this conversation about GIZ's presence in Grenada.
It's a pleasure. Look forward to connecting with you in Grenada and continuing the conversation further!
We black ! They don’t want to help ! So help our self ! There’s Black qualified, engineers, that can do the Job we need to stop saying they ! They They , we are responsible for ourselves Berkina Faso
As someone who lives in Grenada there is a clear need for better solutions regarding water management.
Some folks have the option to go off-grid and remove their reliance on the system but for those whom this isn't an option, a system-wide change is needed and infrastructure projects on an island with a population of 120,000 people really can't be a DIY job.
International development can definitely be problematic at times but bringing expertise from the diaspora to the island makes sense to me.
Been talking about this today... I say and am an advocate for "Going back to basics". There should be options to alternate ... But I'll leave it there, can go on about this.
all true
Keep it up!!
Look to Carriacou
The best in water management
Very true 👍🏾
When was the last time NAWASA built a water collection tank/s?
nice video!
NAWASA SUCKS!!! ONLY DIRTY WATER!!
The reason why we have water crisis isn't because of no rain but rather too many big hotel that are being put down in this tiny island. Thr island cannot sustain such industries. We always had dry seasons but we never had water problems. This is a sin to destroy a nation like this while foreigners bank off shore. Close the hotels down and stop the foreign inflow.
Hello @doreenramsey, unfortunately it’s not that simple. Hospitality and Tourism are a big part of Grenada’s economy. The biggest income producer usually takes precedence.
There is another solution yet to be discovered.
@doreenramsey1016 I fully agree with you.
So hotels are given priority over the rest of population.?
We are cutting off our nose to spoil our features.
Don't blame the hotels. Hotel or no hotel the population will grow and we will still be in the same place. We don't even have any major number of hotels or industry to speak of. So if you think this is too much for us, then you must have some very limiting and outdated, backwater, expectations for your country.
The problem is continued singular reliance on rainfall and a dogged refusal to look to other sources. We are a tiny island with abundant sunshine surrounded by water! Why aren't we bringing some desalination plants on line to supplement the supply in the dry season. We could use solar to power it! No we don't want to do that, we want to continue cowardly sticking with the past, familiar and failing strategy of relying solely on rainwater catchment!
@@caribbeanman3379 A solar powered desalinization plant may sound smart on paper but in reality it's like using a jack hammer to tack a pin. The initial cost of a typical desalination plant is substantial, and even more so for a solar-powered one. Additionally, there are significant running and maintenance expenses. For a small island that does not experience desert conditions, investing in desalination doesn’t make sense. Instead, utilizing rainfall is a more viable solution. We need to invest in the infrastructure to capture and use rainwater, rather than focusing on hotels and tourism. Some people appreciate the island's 'backwater' charm and do not want to find beaches closed off exclusively for tourists.