Latest additions to the knowledge base

A new learning paper by Acclimatise provides an insight on the lessons learnt from implementing Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness projects in the Caribbean.

Acclimatise was commissioned to implement aspects of readiness support projects in Belize (2018 – 2019), The Bahamas (2018 – 2019) and Guyana (2016 – 2017), and prepare their country strategic frameworks. This support, as seen had three main objectives:

Amid the recent fires that burned down thousands of square miles of the jungle, seven Amazonian countries signed a pact to protect the Amazon.

The UNCCD Drought Initiative is in full swing with dozens of countries signing up to plan their drought programme. Guyana is looking at the utilisation of wells in communities affected by drought, including an agreement with Brazil to drill wells in at least eight major indigenous communities in the southern part of the Rupununi.

This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in the Amazon Basin, including how climate change will potentially impact ecosystems, water, agriculture, health, infrastructure, and tourism.

This study summarises a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Survey that addressed climate change awareness and education in Guyana.

In addressing sustainable climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk programming it is vital that where

UNITAR-UNOSAT is currently collaborating with UNDP and national stakeholders on a three-year project that aims to bolster disaster management capacity in Guyana and Dominica. Since women in the agricultural sector in Guyana are disproportionately affected by the loss of assets and crops after a disaster, they are the main focus of the project.

This document summarises the key strategic actions that need to be taken to deliver the Climate Resilience Strategy and Action Plan (CRSAP) and increase Guyana’s resilience to a variable and changing climate. It also articulates a timeframe for action