It said that conditions in the Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet in southwest Guyana and northern French Guiana to exceptionally dry around the northern Suriname/French Guiana border.
It said in the shorter term drought situation -by end of November - drought might possibly develop in much of Belize, Dominica, Martinique, Trinidad and Suriname, while long term drought situation for the same period is evolving in much of Belize, Dominica, French Guiana, Martinique, St.
Guiana and the Shadows of Empire: Colonial and Cultural Negotiations at the Edge of the World.
The Guianas--Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (Guyane)--are multilingual and multicultural but relatively sparsely-populated territories.
For two reasons, all three Guianas are of enormous interest from the viewpoint of conservation and development.
Political difficulties in the 1980s all but choked off this trade in Suriname for well over a decade, but ecotourism is now again on the rise across the Guianas. Given the relatively pristine state of their ecosystems, these countries are especially well positioned to capture an increasing share of global ecotourism revenue, provided they build the necessary infrastructure and protect the resources on which this trade depends.
Suriname is the new name for what was originally called Dutch
Guiana, geographically sandwiched between the old British and French
Guianas on the north-east coast of South America.
Until fairly recently, there were three Guianas: British, Dutch and French.
The gold potential of this vast region, embracing Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana is attracting great interest, with many mine developments underway
The chance for extreme wet spells tends to emerge in April or May, with some concern for flash flood and flooding potential arising then, in particular in the
Guianas,' it added.
The model of spatial organization of Arauquinoid sites of the
Guianas is an interesting hypothesis that must be verified with more field work and open area excavations.
