This country’s water security deserves serious attention and planning due to deepening challenges posed by climate change and especially amid expanding investment and industry opportunities, says Independent Senator Anthony Vieira. Vieira commended Government for recognising the seriousness of the El Niño phenomenon and the challenges posed by climate change, “More importantly, for signalling its intention to act proactively. Vieira said much of T&T’s infrastructure, drainage, water systems, buildings, and even assumptions about rainfall were developed for the climate of yesterday. * Rooftop systems like the UK’s can become part of T&T’s water infrastructure. * Protection of national water infrastructure – forests, watersheds, wetlands, healthy soils, rivers, aquifers, mangrove buffers.