The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) recently held the second of a series of seminars aimed at sports and the environment at Olympic House.
The seminar was held under the theme `Information and education and foundation for changing attitude and behaviour to save our climate.’
The seminar featured a group of well-read resources persons who delivered presentations throughout while retired Major General Joseph Singh delivered the main presentation on climate change.
Other presenters included Dr. Patrick Chesney, Agro-forest Specialist and Project Manager for the United Nations Development Pro-gramme (UNDP), Rufus Lewis, Division Manager for Guyana Water Inc., Hubert Urling, Director of Municipal Solid Waste Management – Department of Mayor and City Council and Isherie Ratan, Deputy Director of Solid Waste Management.
Other resource persons included Charles Corbin, Dr. Raquel Thomas, Dr. Paulette Bynoe, Dr. Navin Chanderpaul and Sharisah Razack. According to a press release from the GOA, some of the areas covered during the seminar included the effects of climate change at the various levels and what were the proposals to mitigate those threats. The release added that the GOA felt that it was the responsibility of sporting associations to be part of the solution.
The seminar also included a panel discussion aimed at highlighting the initiatives which could impact on such environmental concerns in Guyana and elsewehere.
One of the final components of the seminar was a field site visit which was reportedly intended to bring participants face to face with the negative consequences of human behaviour on the environment.
