Congolese minister engages officials in Guyana ahead of Rio+20

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Minister of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and Environment in the Republic of Congo Henri Djombo has arrived in Guyana for talks with President Donald Ramotar as the two countries seek to adopt a strong position ahead of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio +20) in Brazil next month.

While tourism, health, oceans, climate change and energy are among the priority for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), other developing countries are calling for an additional negotiation session to ensure a successful and mutually satisfactory outcome of the Rio+20.

Minister of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy and Environment, Henri Djombo chats with President Donald Ramotar and Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud at Office of the President

According to the Government Information News Agency (GINA), Guyana, the Republic of Congo, and Borneo-Mekong last year signed a declaration which has since evolved into the Three Basin Initiative, for the protection of their forests and to influence global policy on climate change as well as funding from the sale of forest carbon services.

Djombo also met and held talks with former president Bharrat Jagdeo, who was last year appointed Roving Ambassador to forest basins at the conference.

“Central to the upcoming Summit which runs during the period June 20 to 22, are a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication but, as world leaders prepare to meet, President Ramotar has already called for fundamental sustainable development challenges crucial to achieving such an economy to be prioritised,” GINA added.

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