Anti-government group attempting to undermine LCDS disbursement

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The Office of Climate Change last Saturday said that it has seen an open letter addressed to the government of Norway, written by a group of persons well known for their anti-government and destructive politics.

The letter, the Office of Climate Change said, is intended to undermine the joint commitments of the governments of Guyana and Norway to an international effort to combat climate change through the funding of a low carbon development strategy for Guyana.

The letter is woefully short on facts and long on political rhetoric; and, sadly, it reveals a fundamental ignorance of the REDD+ model and its mechanisms, the Office of Climate Change said in a statement.

According to the statement, it is instructive that the letter attempts to question the qualifications of the International Development Bank (IDB) and the United Nations Development Programme to serve as partner entities for the supervision of the implementation of the projects already funded, and from which our Amerindian communities will be the direct beneficiaries.

The letter sets out to denigrate even the credibility of the international consultants, such as the Rainforest Alliance responsible for evaluating the progress of the REDD governance plan and LCDS, and the New Zealand-based Poyry Forest Industry, responsible for monitoring and verification of deforestation.

The letter offers nothing new and nothing constructive.

It does not deserve to be taken seriously, the statement noted.

The group who signed the letter included opposition members and regular anti-government critics. Among them are Christopher Ram, Khemraj Ramjattan, Malcolm Harripaul, Janette Bulkan and Everall Franklin.

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