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Guyana Sea Defence Project

Guyana Sea Defence Project

31 October 1994

Instead of monitoring smugglers bound for Venezuela, Guyana's coastal defense is more concerned with fighting the sea. There is still a great deal of flooding along the coast, despite an extensive system of drainage canals. Sea level has risen 15 centimetres over the last century. With assistance from the United Nations Development Programme

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News & Features / Features / UN in Action
Corporate Name
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME - UNDP
Subject Topical
DEVELOPMENT
NATURAL DISASTERS
FLOODS
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
SEAS
Geographic Subject
SOUTH AMERICA
GUYANA
MAMS Id
UNA0360
Parent Id
UNA0360

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Instead of monitoring smugglers bound for Venezuela, Guyana's coastal defense is more concerned with fighting the sea. There is still a great deal of flooding along the coast, despite an extensive system of drainage canals. Sea level has risen 15 centimetres over the last century. With assistance from the United Nations Development Programme

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