{"id":19569,"date":"2024-05-08T23:13:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19569"},"modified":"2024-05-08T23:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:14:05","slug":"guyana-continues-commitment-to-global-leadership-in-food-energy-and-climate-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-continues-commitment-to-global-leadership-in-food-energy-and-climate-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Continues Commitment to Global Leadership in Food, Energy, and Climate Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Sukhnandan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud reaffirmed Guyana&#8217;s dedication to providing global leadership in addressing critical issues such as food, energy, and climate security during his participation in the Eight Concordia Americas Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting Guyana&#8217;s proactive approach, Persaud emphasized the country&#8217;s efforts to become a global leader in energy, food, and climate security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the importance of mitigating and adapting to these challenges to ensure the long-term resilience of Guyana&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of climate action, Persaud underscored Guyana&#8217;s significant rainforest coverage, comparable in size to England and Scotland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of preserving these natural assets in the face of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding food security, Persaud discussed Guyana&#8217;s leadership role in the Caribbean region, particularly through initiatives like the 25 percent by 2025 plan to reduce food imports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the critical importance of food security, especially in the Caribbean context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the energy sector, Persaud highlighted Guyana&#8217;s emergence as a key player in the oil and gas industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted the country&#8217;s contribution to providing a stable energy supply to the global market, underscoring Guyana&#8217;s growing significance in the energy sector regionally and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Persaud outlined Guyana&#8217;s broader vision of establishing a forward-looking, robust, and sustainable economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of addressing regional challenges while striving for economic growth and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remarks by Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud at the Concordia Americas Summit reflect Guyana&#8217;s commitment to addressing global challenges and playing a leadership role in fostering security and sustainability in food, energy, and climate domains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Sukhnandan Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud reaffirmed Guyana&#8217;s dedication to providing global leadership in addressing critical issues such as food, energy, and climate security during his participation in the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19569","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=19569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19571,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19569\/revisions\/19571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}