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The National Water Resources Management Agency (NWRMA) has reinforced its collaboration with the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) in a renewed effort to safeguard the country’s water resources and strengthen enforcement of water-related laws nationwide.
The enhanced partnership, celebrated this week, is aimed at promoting responsible water governance, protecting vital ecosystems, and ensuring that human activities do not degrade state-owned water resources. Both institutions described the collaboration as critical to protecting lives, property, and the environment.
Speaking during the engagement, the leadership of the Sierra Leone Police reaffirmed the SLP’s commitment to national security and public safety, stressing that water resources are state property and therefore fall squarely within the mandate of law enforcement. The police leadership emphasized that the protection of rivers, streams, wetlands, and other water bodies is essential to national development and environmental sustainability.
Under the strengthened collaboration, the SLP will play a key role in supporting the enforcement of water laws. This includes monitoring and surveillance of water resources, investigating water-related offences, responding to allegations of illegal activities such as pollution and unauthorized abstraction, and supporting the prosecution of offenders through the courts.
Officials noted that unchecked human activities pose serious risks to water quality, public health, and livelihoods, making coordinated enforcement essential. By working closely with the police, the NWRMA aims to improve compliance with regulations, deter illegal practices, and build public confidence in the management of the country’s water resources.
The partnership is also expected to enhance inter-agency coordination, strengthen the rule of law, and promote sustainable use of water resources for present and future generations.
Both the NWRMA and the Sierra Leone Police expressed optimism that the renewed collaboration will deliver tangible results, contributing to environmental protection, improved governance, and national resilience in the face of growing climate and development pressures.
