Irfaan Ali
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Irfaan Ali is the President of Guyana, leading a nation that is experiencing rapid economic growth. This interview reveals his commitment to innovative solutions and international collaboration, particularly in addressing environmental challenges and enhancing the country's agricultural capabilities.
“No, no, not at all. We fought very hard for independence. But I have a lot of regards for King Charles. He has been one of our champions on the environment. He has been the greatest champion on forest. Let me be very clear on this. We can debate many things. But King Charles is the one who brought global attention on tropical forests.”
“It's good people because the Qatarists now known as the mediators of the world. They've been doing a good job of that. But let me say this. So I said maybe the country that can give the most practical examples of living together and bridging divide is Guyana.”
“Mike Arthurton, sorry. I talking about our own Atuton. When they played in the West Indies, at the end of their test series, I remember both of them showing off the blows that they took on their body, the bruise and the swelling on their body. But they stood up and they faced that bowling attack and they took the body blue.”
“The rest of the world. So we subjected ourselves. That is why we're the only forest that has carbon credit that are certified at jurisdictional scale. That is the entire forest. We're not talking about a forest in one area.”
The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 148. The President of Guyana: The Fastest Growing Economy in the World (Irfaan Ali)
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