Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd has lauded Guyana’s leadership on climate change. In a bilateral meeting with President Jagdeo in New York, Prime Minister Rudd expressed his country’s interest in collaborating with Guyana in the global effort to address climate change. President Jagdeo also took the opportunity to outline Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

President Jagdeo and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

President Jagdeo and Prime Minister Rudd are in New York for, among other things, the High Level Meeting on Climate Change convened by UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, in the frame work of the sixty fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Australia has committed to supporting Guyana’s MRV System and remote monitoring. This development builds on Guyana’s recent work on developing its MRV System at which several experts from the Australian Climate Office participated. Prime Minister Rudd and President Jagdeo agreed to continue discussions at CHOGM to explore other areas of bilateral cooperation on climate change as well as regional initiatives for CARICOM.