Guyana appealed to the international community on Thursday to send food, boats, power generators and water pumps to help thousands of its inhabitants forced from their homes by the worst floods in ...

The floods were as a result of unprecedented rainfall during the period of April to June this year. In May alone, Guyana experienced its second highest rainfall in 40 years.

In response to two catastrophic floods in 18 years, Guyana is stepping up the protection of its vulnerable coastline, using funds from its recent carbon. Submit. Subscribe for just 30¢ a day; ...

Widespread flooding has inundated Guyana, swamping roads, homes and farmland throughout the small South American country. More than 6,900 households across the country have been severely affected ...

Due to its vulnerability disasters, Guyana has prioritized improving drainage systems and flood management in its Climate Resilience Strategy and Adaptation Plan. The ‘Bullet’ Pump station, located ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Heavy rains are flooding major swaths of Guyana's coastal capital and other low-lying areas. Meteorologists say more than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain has fallen on ...

A section of sea wall on Guyana's eastern Demerara coast, during high tide in May 2013. PHOTO/Arian Browne VICTORIA, Guyana (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Worsening flooding along Guyana’s ...

Guyana, facing an existential threat from climate change, welcomes the oil industry The potential wealth from oil development was irresistible — even as Guyana faces worsening floods.

Georgetown (Fides Service) - For three weeks much of Guyana suffered worst floods in a century which caused thousands to abandon homes and villages, and thousands more were reported missing. The ...

Washington, D.C., June 10, 2024 - The World Bank approved a project to help Guyana adapt to climate change and reduce flood risk in its coastal regions.This initiative is set to benefit around 320,000 ...

Ever since Exxon Mobil found vast deposits of oil off Guyana's coastline in 2015, ... Oil money is flooding into Guyana. Who will benefit? By Gram Slattery. August 29, 2022 8:59 AM UTC Updated ...

June floods at at Perrin Beitel Road and Northeast Loop 410. FILE - High school students walk past ExxonMobil flags as they arrive to a job fair at the University of Guyana in Georgetown, Guyana ...