UNDP to continue helping Guyana on climate resilient development

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is keen on further collaboration with the Government of Guyana to transition from low carbon to climate resilient development and disaster reduction, according to a UNDP official on Thursday.

Adriana Dinu, Deputy Executive Coordinator, Environmental and Energy Group Bureau for Development Policy gave this assurance during a courtesy call on Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud, a media release from the ministry said.

Dinu also noted that according to the Global Footprint Network, Guyana has a significant bio capacity (about 60 global hectares per person – or over 30 times more than world average), and an Ecological Footprint of