workshop caribbean presentation4 guyana andrew bishop · 2018-04-06 · land area 215,000 sq. km or...
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OVERVIEW
Relevant Country information
Climate change and Guyana’s development
OVERVIEW
Guyana’s forests and mitigation
Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy
LOCATION
GUYANA MAP
Land area 215,000 sq. km or83,000 Sq miles
Populated area 1.5m below sea level
Rainfall 2500mm average
COUNTRY PROFILE
Rainfall 2500mm average
Population 741,000
Population density 3.6 (sq. km)
Population growth 0.6 (annual %)
Total land area 21.5 million hectares
Total forested area 18.6 million hectares
State Forest area 12.9 million hectares
Area managed 7.8 million hectares
Unallocated/Unman 5.1 million hectares
GUYANA’S FORESTS
Unallocated/Unmanaged
5.1 million hectares
Forest types Rainforest; Savannah forest,Montane forest, Mangrove forest,Marsh forest, Swamp forest,Seasonal
Area deforested Less than 1 percent per annum
FRAMING THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE
We are wealthy in many respects
But we are poor
We cannot grow and develop the way Europeand North America did.
The climate change factor in the newdevelopment paradigm.
CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE
Rising Levels of GHGs
Rising global temperatures
Rising Sea Levels
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Rising Sea Levels
Changes in Rainfall Patterns
Greater floods
Impacts on human communities and livelihoods
IMPACTS ON GUYANA
Vulnerability of low-lyingcoastal and riverain regions
Agricultural production
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Food security, hunger,
malnutrition
Freshwater contamination
Increased spread of diseasessuch as malaria, dengue
GUYANA’S DEVELOPMENT DILEMMA
• Guyana wants to increaseincomes and standard ofliving..
• New economic opportunitiesare emerging in Guyana -infrastructure developmentand globally increasing
• Urgent action is needed toaddress climate change.
• REDD is one of the most cost-effective solutions.
• Guyana can be part of the
Economic development Climate change mitigation
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and globally increasingcommodity prices.
• Unconstrained economicdevelopment could endangerGuyana’s standing forests.
• Guyana can be part of thesolution by putting up its forestfor climate change
• However, our forests are ourgreatest asset, and we alsohave to develop .
Done poorly,development couldcause deforestation
Done poorly,climate policy could stunt
development
Deforestation and land use change14 million ha deforested annually2.2 billion tons of CO2 per year
Deforestation and land use changesAccount for 17% of global emissions,
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Guyana Forests – potential solution
Account for 17% of global emissions,
Can be 17% of the ‘solution’.
Without forests impossible to achieve 1.5or even 2 degrees target.
Why deforestation
Forests worth more dead than alive
Four fifths land cover rainforests
Less than 0.2 of 1 percent deforestation
Our forests and sequestering and storing C
GUYANA’S FORESTS - AN OPPORTUNITY
Our forests and sequestering and storing C
Economic value to the nation estimated at 588M
Economic value to the world immensely higher
THE ESSENCE OF THE STRATEGY
We will seek financial resources equalto the opportunity cost of keepingforests standing, and use those funds toinvest in economic activities that emitinvest in economic activities that emitlittle CO2, or result in less CO2.
Payment for forest services will allowGuyana to align along a greendevelopment trajectory.
THE LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY:RECONCILING THE DICHOTOMY
Economicdevelopment
Substantial growth in incomes andemployment, driven by a cleaner, morediversified and internationallycompetitive industrial base
Positive incentives and payments forforest conservation and protection
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Climate changemitigation
Maintenance of carbon storage andbiodiversity in standing natural forests
Limited emissions growth across allsectors driven by efficiency gains andinternational assistance, includingcarbon finance
LCDS Process
Countrywide Stakeholder Consultations
Awareness Campaign using various media
Multi Stakeholder Steering Committee Multi Stakeholder Steering Committee
Independent Monitoring
Endorsement by cabinet and parliament
Championed by the President
FOREST ELEMENT
Conservation of pristine areas/high biod value
Sustainable management of production forests
Establishment of an enabling policy framework
Development and implementation of RGDP
Development of robust MRV system
Mangrove reforestation/afforestation
ENERGY ELEMENT
Hydropower – abundant potential
Solar – mainly for remote locations Solar – mainly for remote locations
Wind turbines along the Atlantic coast
Biomass, biofuels: Link with agriculture
GREEN FOOD PRODUCTION
Agriculture on non-forested savanna lands
Farm to market roads with co-benefits
Drainage, irrigation and water management Drainage, irrigation and water managementschemes
Aquaculture
Fruits and vegetables
HIGH POTENTIAL LOW CO2 SECTORS
Ecotourism
Information technology
ADAPTATION ELEMENT
Defence against marine incursion
Built Structures
Mangrove forests
Drainage and irrigation schemes
Water conservancies Water conservancies
Agricultural diversification
Flood and drought resistant crop varieties
Early warning systems
Appropriate building codes
IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY
Domestically
Political commitment
The policy and governance framework
Legislation, Strategy, policy,
GFC REDD Secretariat OCCGFC REDD Secretariat OCC
GRIF MRV RGDP EU-FLEGT
CZMP NEAP
Land tenure regularization
Survey and titling of indigenous community lands
IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY
Internationally:
A legally binding global climate agreementwith climate financing mechanisms
REDD Plus window in the GCF
A price for carbon and markets for REDDPlus results based action
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
POLITICAL WILL AND ADVOCACY
ENABLING POLICY, LEGISLATIVE AND
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE FINANCE
Thank You!
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