UN Guyana partners with national university to host policy dialogues on climate, biodiversity and pollution

Partnering with the University of Guyana Green Institute, in 2022-23 the UN in Guyana hosted a series of policy dialogues to consider policy options for responding to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

Consistent with the right of all people in Guyana to self-development, opportunity, and a healthy environment, the dialogues have considered Guyana’s growth trajectory, the global transition away from fossil fuels, and incentives in environmental protection.

Presentations included the role of resilient infrastructure in climate change mitigation, adaptation and emergency response; situating transportation systems within broader discussions on net zero and air pollution; and findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report most relevant to Guyana.

The dialogues featured presentations by international subject matter experts including Jim Skea, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College London and Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III for the 6th assessment cycle and Ricardo Hausmann, founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School.

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