Monday Brief: Guyana Lectures the Caribbean on Climate, Then Drowns
March 30, 2026 • 3 min readDaily Brief
Monday, March 30, 2026 | Guyana Daily Brief
The Irony Was Not Subtle
Days after Guyana positioned itself as a voice of authority on climate resilience — advising Caribbean neighbours to “climate-proof” their infrastructure — the country spent the weekend wading through its own floodwaters. Georgetown and its outskirts became, in the words of Kaieteur News, “a flat sea.” The Civil Defence Commission is now warning that heavy rainfall is expected to intensify through Tuesday, with flooding likely to worsen. The drains remain the drains.
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