The current climate crisis requires immediate action in order to avoid a global disaster and this is especially critical for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and low-lying coastal states like Guyana, whose very survival is at stake, Attorney-General Anil Nandlall has said.
Nandlall made the case to the 144th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, which took place in Bali, Indonesia, from March 20 to 24 under the theme – “Getting to Zero: Mobilising Parliaments to Act on Climate Action.”
According to Nandlall, “The climate crisis has issued us an ultimatum: either we take immediate steps and drastic action or subject ourselves to an infernal global disaster. Indifference and inaction equal nothing short of destruction. Already, we’re far behind in limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The coming decade therefore must be the decade of decisive action. Climate change affects us all – rich, poor, developed and developing states – but its effects are more severe on the poorest and most vulnerable – especially SIDS and low-lying coastal states. For us, it is a question of survival.”