By Bisola Adeyemo
Tanzanian President, Hussein Ali Mwinyi has launched a five-year Zanzibar Water Investment Program, to combat the effect of climate change that has dried up sources of water in the country.
President Mwinyi who launched the program on Friday, said the Zanzibar Water Investment Program is aimed at attracting investments in the production and supply of clean and safe water.
Also, the availability of clean and safe water is a critical ingredient in the efficient execution of the government’s development plans in the industrial, tourism, and infrastructure sectors.
Speaking with the local and international water experts who attended the conference, he said that availability of clean and safe water is inevitable for the smooth provision of quality social services, including health and education.
The conference has come at the right time amid disastrous consequences caused by climate change whose mitigation demands concerted efforts.
“Reports indicate that many water sources in Zanzibar are drying up. Climate change has subjected us to serious shortage of water,” he told the conference.
