The annual Caribbean Tourism Organisation conference heard on Monday of the threat that sea-level rise poses to port-dependent countries like Guyana and the rest of the region.
In introducing the session, Head of the Office of Climate Change at the Office of the President Shyam Nokta told the gathering at the Guyana International Convention Centre that “Most of our countries are subject to intense weather events such as hurricanes and floods… and these along with the longer term effects of sea level rise will continue to threaten the region’s tourism infrastructure”. He added that this is not only limited to accommodation facilities but also the physical structures such as the network of roads and the social services that are categorized under the tourism infrastructure package of the region.
He said that it is estimated that climate change will
