UNEP trained 20 staff from national bodies in so-called ‘statistics value chains’, demonstrating the importance of data collection, collation, coding, analysis and distribution to protect the environment.

Meanwhile, UNDP, through the small grants programme (SGP), a part of the Global Environment Facility, provided seven micro-grants with a total value of US$23,295 to villages in Regions 5, 6 and 7 to bolster food security.

Working with UNOSAT, UNDP enabled 11 staff from national agencies to participate in an Operational Flood Forecasting System course for the purpose of improving early flood warning systems.

FAO trained 50 national officers in the preparation of applications to the strategically important Green Climate Fund (GCF).

Guyana adopted a National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction, with support from UNDRR.

Multiple UN entities, including ECLAC, supported a Detailed Damage Sector Assessment (DDSA) and Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) after Guyana experienced extremely serious floods in May-July.

FAO distributed US$54,000 in grants to 200 small farms to offset the effects of the flooding; UN Women provided agricultural inputs to 1,629 farmers (majority women) after the floods.

Some 58 fisheries officers were guided by FAO in their development of a new fisheries regulatory framework for Guyana.

FAO facilitated the introduction of a new geographical information system (GIS) designed to transform the way that Guyana manages its land for environmental sustainability and economic opportunity.

FAO helped familiarize 459 indigenous people in 10 villages with Guyana’s timber trade legality system, a key element in balancing economic prospects with environmental sustainability in Guyana’s rainforests.