– in letter to President Jagdeo
RESPONDING to a letter written by President Bharrat Jagdeo on June 17 about Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), Secretary of State of the United States of America Mrs. Hillary Clinton expressed appreciation for Guyana’s effort to combat climate change.

President Jagdeo in his correspondence underscored the important opportunity which forests represent to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase sustainable development.

“Your Low Carbon Development Strategy established a path to achieve those twin goals for Guyana,” the US Secretary of State said.

She also commended Guyana for its participation in the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) noting that it is another example of Guyana’s leadership in climate change.

Guyana was among several donor and developing countries from around the world that participated in the meeting, held in March in Panama. The FCPF was established to help countries reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

The US Secretary of State has been adding her voice to the global warming debate calling for greater cooperation in the lead up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) to be held later this year.

During a major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in April, she noted that climate change is an environmental, health, economic, energy and security issue.