{"id":16833,"date":"2024-02-26T03:37:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T03:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16833"},"modified":"2024-02-26T03:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T03:37:12","slug":"president-ali-guyana-to-lead-on-food-energy-and-climate-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-guyana-to-lead-on-food-energy-and-climate-security\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali: Guyana to Lead on Food, Energy, and Climate Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em><strong>By Josiah Williams<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali has emphasized Guyana&#8217;s commitment to global leadership in addressing pressing issues such as food, energy, and climate security, leveraging the momentum from its burgeoning economy and significant oil discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview with Newsweek Magazine in New York, President Ali articulated Guyana&#8217;s vision of assuming a leadership role on the international stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underscored the country&#8217;s intention not to wield power but to exercise responsibility in tackling critical global challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali highlighted Guyana&#8217;s growing importance in the global landscape, particularly in areas such as climate resilience, energy sustainability, and food security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the need for Guyana to provide responsible and just leadership to foster a global system that ensures legitimacy and addresses pressing issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president emphasized that Guyana&#8217;s economic momentum, driven by the oil and gas industry, should serve as a catalyst for broader development across various sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted that foreign investors, drawn to Guyana&#8217;s oil sector, often diversify their investments into agriculture, technology, and other innovative fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized that Guyana&#8217;s momentum should extend beyond the oil and gas industry, positioning the country as a leader in diverse areas such as healthcare, education, infrastructure, and ecotourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, President Ali highlighted Guyana&#8217;s potential in vaccine production and biomedical facilities, aiming to serve not only the region but also global markets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reiterated Guyana&#8217;s readiness to contribute to multiple sectors and foster regional and international cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana continues to develop and harness its resources, President Ali envisions a future where Guyana is renowned for its world-class systems and contributions to global well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams President Dr. Irfaan Ali has emphasized Guyana&#8217;s commitment to global leadership in addressing pressing issues such as food, energy, and climate security, leveraging the momentum from its&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[360,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16833"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16836,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16833\/revisions\/16836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}