Guyana’s climate resilience on agenda for UN climate change conference in November
(Department of Public Information Press Release) Anne-Marie Trevelyan is sitting in a boat on Guyana’s Mahaica River in Region Five. She watches as the boat is gently rocked by waves, as a resident from up the river speeds by.
She says, “we’ve had an extraordinary journey this morning from sunrise, up river, to understand a little more the complexity, the beauty and the variety of wildlife here.”
She gushes about the many birds and other animals she has seen along the river – howler monkeys sitting in the trees by the river side, and the egrets which, she said, seemed to follow the boat to catch the fish they disturbed.
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Floodwaters at Eteringbang, Region 7 in July ![]()
A Mahaica resident sails on the river ![]()
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A boat on the Mahaica River, Region 5 ![]()
UK High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller (left) and UK Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan (right) being shown bird species found at the Mahaica River by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Guianas Director, David Singh ![]()
UK Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan looking through binoculars at Mahaica wildlife
She saw more than a dozen Canje pheasants on this Saturday morning, Guyana’s national bird, sauntering about on skinny branches and periodically baring their outstretched wings to display their full glory.
Her guide for the expedition, Ramesh Shibsahai, says this area is rich in biodiversity.
Thank you to Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and St Lucia for sharing with me how you are facing and addressing #ClimateChange, and what more is needed to protect the most vulnerable.
— Anne-Marie Trevelyan (@annietrev) September 8, 2021
Ahead of @COP26, the UK will continue to drive international ambition on Adaptation & Resilience. pic.twitter.com/rWRNzVp7Gg
“An extraordinary privilege to discover a little of Guyana’s beautiful, beautiful landscape,” Trevelyan says.
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