CÚPULA DA AMÉRICA LATINA E DO CARIBE SOBRE ... - Funag

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economy is being diversified. A greenhouse gas reduction strategy aimed at
the industrial power generation and transportations sectors is being formulated,
the conversion of vehicles to compressed natural gas is being promoted, and
the process of formulating a climate change policy will begin in the new year
through stakeholder consultations aimed at addressing adjustments in vulnerable
areas and sectors and mitigation through energy efficiency and renewable
energy.
Technological options, particularly carbon dioxide capture and storage in
geological formations, are being explored in accordance with the
recommendations of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. There
need be no dilema between the need for continued economic development
and promotion of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean technologies
that minimize waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Indeed, in the face
of the global financial downturn, new opportunities linked to environmental
and climate protection can stimulate employment and development. In this
regard, the determination expressed by the incoming United States
administration to press ahead with green policies and last week’s European
directive to cut emissions by 20% by 2020 are most heartening. But until
carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, rising sea levels, and the inundation
of low line coastal areas and increasing sea surface temperatures will continue
to impact fisheries and agricultural productivity worldwide, as will other effects
of climate change, such as the spread of agricultural pass and changes in
rainfall and streams inflow.
All of this will further intensify food scarcity and make the attainment of
the Millennium Development Goals of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger
by 2015 impossible. The Summit provides a valuable opportunity to address
issues of food and nutritional security from a hemispheric perspective, in order
to promote regional coordination of initiatives and to address emergency
situations and structural aspects of food production, marketing, and distribution.
The government of Trinidad and Tobago would welcome the opportunity to
explore possibilities for agricultural and infrastructure coordination and
integration within the Hemisphere.
At the regional level, the Caribbean community has sought to address the
challenges of reducing dependence on food imports and promoting agricultural
self-sufficiency and the establishment of a viable, national, and regional agrobusiness
sector to achieve food security, sustainable livelihoods, and rural
development. Priority is being accorded to improving inter-island
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