Climate change efforts of Guyana, Belize highlighted

The efforts of Guyana and Belize in restoring and sustaining their mangrove reserves along the coast to aid in protecting against natural disasters were recognised in ‘Living Shorelines’, one of three films launched by the British High Commission and CARIBSAVE as part of global efforts to raise public awareness on the importance of climate change adaptation and its relevance to the Caribbean people, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported on Thursday.

CARIBSAVE is a non-profit regional organisation formed in 2008 by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and the University of Oxford to address the socioeconomic impacts and challenges of climate change in the Caribbean Basin, especially on the tourism sector.

The three films were shown at Cara Lodge on Tuesday, under the