Guyana Climate Change Action Plan in response to its commitments to the UNFCCC. Country/Territory Guyana Document type Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Agricultural land Climate change Disasters Crops/grasses Research Precautionary principle Capacity building Clean development mechanism Coastal zone management Community management Data collection/reporting Education Emissions Energy conservation/energy production Environmental security Farming Financing Erosion Flood Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Groundwater Monitoring Ozone layer Policy/planning Protection of environment Recycling/reuse International agreement-implementation Risk assessment/management Surface water Sustainable development Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract The Climate Change Action Plan is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The overall objective of this policy is to ensure climate change adaptation and mitigation in accordance with the UNFCCC. The goals of the policy are to: (I) control, reduce or prevent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases in all relevant sectors, including energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry, waste management and health sectors; (II) conduct vulnerability assessment of sectors and communities and to identify adaptation measures required to address the impacts of climate change; (III) implement measures to facilitate climate change mitigation and adaptation; (IV) implement sustainable development measures in accordance with the UNFCCC; and (V) implement capacity building and other programmes for effective management. Full text English Website www.greengrowthknowledge.org