To ensure the planet does not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature above pre-industrial levels, the South American country has devised a cost-effective pathway to the decarbonisation of substantiable economic development
South American country Suriname has become the second nation globally to outline updated plans to fight climate change. The country brought an end to dictatorial rule by electing a new President Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi, 61, of the Progressive Reform Party, in 2020. The Party won 20 of the 51 seats in the National Assembly. A coalition government with the General Liberation and Development Party, its leader Ronnie Brunswijk, was sworn in vice-president, according to agency reports. Santokhi was the chief guest at India’s Republic Day parade at the Rajpath on January 26, 2021, post UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelling his visit to India.
Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi replaced dictator Desi Bouterse, being indicted for murder charges and smuggling drugs. Santokhi, is an Indian-origin former police chief, who the people feel, will pull the country out of economic crisis by utilizing its newly found offshore oil, by 2026.
To ensure the planet does not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature above pre-industrial levels, the South American country has devised a cost-effective pathway to decarbonization of substantiable economic development. Any global warming gasses it does produce, are offset by natural resources as 93 per cent of it is covered by forest which absorb those gasses.
The country today maintains the “integrity of natural forest acting as a carbon sink” while it continues to work on sustainable development. Forests, electricity, agriculture and transport are its key focus areas. It has pledged to “maintain the share of electricity from renewable sources above 35% by 2030.” Suriname is also focusing on the development of climate-smart farming including water resources management, the promotion of sustainable land management; and adopting innovative technologies, for example converting biomass into energy. The country is also working on controlling vehicle emissions.
The smallest in South America and one of the world’s poorest countries, Hinduism here is the second-largest religion. Earlier known as Dutch Guiana, Suriname was a plantation colony of the Netherlands and governed by a succession of military regimes
Tropical rainforest covers most of the land and to top it all, Suriname has an insufficient workforce in all sectors, particularly the health care sector. With the new regime, Suriname’s health care system has majorly improved. In this, the new post-COVID-19 era, Suriname is lapping up all the positive changes coming its way.
Bouterse is accused of shifting Suriname’s foreign alliances away from the Netherlands and toward China and Venezuela.
The smallest in South America and one of the world’s poorest countries, Hinduism here is the second-largest religion. Earlier known as Dutch Guiana, Suriname was a plantation colony of the Netherlands and governed by a succession of military regimes.
It has an Atlantic coastline but lacks beaches, so inland swimming, fishing, hiking and bird-watching, road travel are activities people indulge in.
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