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

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