NEDA underscores importance of proposed Department of Water and Water Regulatory Commission

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00:00 The National Economic and Development Authority, or NEDA, underscored the imperative of establishing

00:04 a Department of Water, or DWR, and Water Regulatory Commission, or WRC.

00:10 This to consolidate and harmonize the governance and regulation of water resources, thereby

00:15 ensuring comprehensive water security.

00:17 A policy note issued on May 17 accentuated the critical need to rectify institutional

00:23 fragmentation and augment the strategic planning and management of infrastructure within the

00:28 water sector.

00:30 The policy note pointed out that despite the country's wealth of water resources, access

00:35 to water supply is unevenly distributed across the country.