THERE cannot be enough acclaim and appreciation bestowed upon President Bharrat Jagdeo for the most prestigious United Nations Environmental Programme’s award –  the 2010 Champion of the Earth Award. He was so honoured in Seoul, South Korea at the 4th annual Business for Environment Global Summit and UNEP Champions of the Earth gala awards later in April 2010.
Worldwide encomium have since been pouring in from Heads of States and global leaders all typifying what Lord Nicholas Stern widely credited with changing global understanding of the economic impact of climate change. Lord Stern said: “I warmly congratulate President Jagdeo, with whom I serve on the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Group for Climate Finance. He has been one of the world’s foremost Heads of Government in advocating for a global low carbon future, and his tireless advocacy, particularly on the urgent need to protect the world’s forests, has made a tremendous contribution to international climate change agenda. I know that he shares my view that a future high carbon world is one of disaster. And we must redouble our international efforts to build a prosperous low carbon future.”
But this is not really news to us in Guyana. We are fully aware and do support the President’s relentless drive and verve in his promotion of saving the world from the ravages of climate change with his very own Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
We view the 2010 Champion of the Earth Award as merely an inevitable, favourable conclusion for all the sustained hard work that has been a dedicated and steadfast effort by our hard working President.
Congratulations dear Sir. Your stature, together with Guyana’s, have reached the mountain top.