This documentary brought me to tears. That last visual of seemingly being swept out to sea. Wow! Well done! I hope you all find a solution! I hope the world finds a solution!
Good, thought-provoking documentary that should be shown over and over again on national TV, and taken into institutions of learning to raise awareness. ✨💛✨
The TH-cam algorithms did their magic and brought me here and I’m glad it did. Brilliant documentary... would love to see a follow up on what programmes are in place to combat coastal degradation in Guyana.
Great Program... I Have Hope that the current PPP/C Government is taking this issue seriously and will provide the necessary resources to combat rising sea levels and climate change in Guyana 🇬🇾
This is one of the best documentaries ive seen from guyana with real locals, as a filmmaker of guyanese decent and my parents homeland I was moved by this. Great work on this piece. Love from NYC
@Bud U you aint never lie on this one, we know through college that industrialization in the superpower countries has done almost irreversible damage to the earth. I do agree that Guyana does need better infrastructure so that it can become the land it has the potential to be. Its already rich in natural resources yet infrastructure is something that would take it to another level. Love though from your fellow Guyanese decent brother.
Wow...Alex very informative, can also hear your concerns in your voice, most of my childhood I lived in Kitty and would fish and visit the seawall often, whenever I speak to anyone in Guyana they never sound concerned but this documentary is a game changer( for me) . What next to protect our beautiful Guyana.
Thanks for all the comments and criticisms guys! We want to continue to bring you content that will spark discussion among everyone on how we can move our country forward.
Thanks to everyone that committed to make this documentary. It's a serious problem that needs to be address immediately. I was watching how India started to plant mangrove trees, Knowing at this point small plants cannot survive with those waves, It's a better Idea to grow the plants into small trees and then transplant them along the coast line with some caring eventually it will help to slow down and reclaim the coast. Prayers with action will do it. Immediate action please. It's not a one person problem, Its every Guyanese problem. Otherwise in next five years or so those beautiful houses and roads will not be there, it will be covered with water.
Another really excellent documentary and narration by our very own son of the soil, Mr. Alex Arjoon, written par excellence by Mr. Charlie Tokeley. Keep up the good work and your standard of production. I pray that the relevant people in authority and various stakeholders will play an active role in dispensing these imminent threats to not just our coastline, but the very survival and existence of our people, villages and towns. A very concerned citizen.
Well done. I hope the Government of Guyana sees this and allocates more resources towards these causes. This is what the focus should be, rather than oil.
Brilliant. I'm so Glad that you have put a light on this. Guyana needs to be protected and solutions sought. We will drown in our own ignorance if we don't plan.
I am a Guyanese but I live in Canada now and this absolutely breaks my heart to see that this is the reality. This is OUR motherland. We cannot let it go under. This land is home to our culture and family. We need to do something about this. A lot of Guyanese citizens fail to understand A wall isn’t strong enough against the OCEAN. It’s a huge OCEAN. The Government needs to do something about this. This topic needs more awareness. I would love to help to get this out. My heart genuinely breaks to find out that this is a REAL issue in my home country
dont fall for this climate change lie, holland is below sea level,and do you hear of them getting floods,no never, so we have to build high sea defences like holland, and end of story
Alex Arjoon and team , just came across this video , I'm so humbled by the information gained here. You guys did a great job. Thank you for sharing this vital facts that needs to be heard more. Thanks !!
Thank you Alex for this informative video about Guyana's coastline. Hope that some efforts will be made to continue the examination of this rising sea level and what can be done to save Guyana from such detrimental effects.
Alex i must say bro it give me courage again to see that we still have true sons of the soil to bring light to whatever adversaries we might face as a nation... I must thank you and your parents esp for your work and contributions over the years mainly the mangrove projects etc... Apart from that the documentary was amazing very good quality all round... God Bless and keep up the good work brother...
Thank you Alex for this documentary. Wow! It's so sad to see My Dear Land of Guyana in such a mess. Father God nothing is impossible for you. I am praying for my home country and I am believing for a miracle in this situation. In Jesus name Amen and Amen!
Really good documentary, thank you for sharing. I feel that this topic is going to be a big one for New Zealand soon as well, as we have very extensive and densely inhabited shore line.
Excellent documentary Reel Guyana . I am so impressed with all your videos and this one in particular is so educational . The only practical long term solution is a strategically planned coastal retreat . How ironic that at the same time Guyana faces these enormous challenges of sea level rise, massive foreign owned offshore oil extraction and production is ramping up in your territorial waters. We pay a terrible price for our oil addiction.
Hi Alex, thanks for this production, you guys have done an amazing job with this documentary, especially the footage and mostly to raise the awareness level for both locally and Internationally to alert people of the imminent danger that lies ahead going forward , it was so informative that I looked at it twice. I do hope that more programs like this are encouraged and I can't wait for the follow up video. Stay safe everyone.
Very informative documentary, and very troubling to see the damage and existing vulnerability of the coast. I remember as a child walking on the Georgetown sea wall and seeing land beyond the wall. In 1970 when I left, waves were already topping the wall. Troubling situation.
I love your videos this really shows the struggle of people that live on the coast this problem has been getting worst since 2008 but know everyone is seeing it and what it has been doing to our Beautyful coastline
This was really well done!! Subscribed and will share. I went to school with Annette briefly in our small days. Wonderful to see her in your documentary. Please keep up the great work and let me know if/how I can help support your project.
Congratulations on a well put together documentary, this is a very serious issue and hope it is well noted and urgent is given or Guyana,s Coast would sure be going under and vanish forever.
Excellent documentary... Sooner or later this is going to be a major..major problem, if this situation not being look at. 2021.. would like to see , what's the present state of the sea defense looks like now.. Thank you REEL GUYANA 🇬🇾
Great video but a troubling one too. It is definitely a scary really to see our coastal land disappearing as the coastline recedes further inland. I am moved by this video to the point where I will make a suggestion with the hope that someone will pass it onto the relevant government official(s) so that an urgent plan of action can be set in motion before it is too late. I am aware that finance is an issue but it will not get any better with inaction. The Dutch are very experienced in sea defence and water management issues. Maybe they can be consulted for some form of meaningful assistance.
Guyana have a lot of timbers the should take some piles pole and put like six together and stick it down like five hundred feet out from the sea wall so it can break the force of the water and that will help alot.
Alex, this video is remarkably informative but it hurts to view at the same time. Architects (like myself) and Masterplanners can develop ideas that can help to build cost effective, resilient and sustainable ways to create communities that are able to live with this dynamic coastline. I trust the government would prioritise this environmental and social matter and request for support around the world, before it's too late.
To fellow Guyanese, time to think of our behaviors and work together with Mother Nature. This planet is all we have and may be the only place in the universe that will love us unconditionally. Let's each day as we pray for our success, give her a gentle hug in our mind. And display that love through our behaviors. Stay safe.
Nice documentary. Great filming. The international expert spoke a lot but said nothing. What does she mean when she says the wall is not a solution and that the people have to learn to live with the 'new dynamic'? How exactly does Guyana solve those terrible flooding issues? You need to address solutions boss. Thank you for your amazing documentary.
In addition there is an American based Dutch architectural company, Waggonner & Ball Architects presently involved in reconstruction works in New Orleans, Louisiana. Maybe they can be a source of assistance or advice
Scary to think that 2005 or worst can happen again🙏I am hoping some responsible government or even private sector official start making some connections to take action
What about the polder projects of the Netherlands? Surely lots of lessons to be learned from their application of technology and environmental engineering.
The high costs of rebuilding the sea defenses as told by the Dutch engineers who went to Guyana is what has deterred the government from taking action.
Fellow Guyanese,the answer to the problem is in the Scriptures.God is in control of the tides and seasons.There is a verse that says that the waves cannot cross the boundaries that He has set.We have to consider our ways and doings and repent of our sinful and selfish ways to turn away His wrath and save our country.We have strayed so far that many does not believe that He exist.Surely this is the answer to our woes.
This is soo sad, coming is another disaster from oil spills which might be worse than in The Mexican Gulf. wish there was a mighty group to counter these oil companies their only goal is to pump as much oil in the shortest possible time like they did in Trinidad with the natural gas there was to two trains they ended up with six trains. God Save Guyana From these disasters.
What is the government doing with the oil money? Everyone is bragging how Guyana is getting rich with all the “big big buildings” going up. The problem with most Guyanese is that they want to see immediate material wealth and they neglect their surroundings. You can’t even get shrimp to buy and when you do, it’s at a high cost. The livelihood of farmers and fishermen are at threat of not having that livelihood for too long. Many have abandoned that livelihood due to the environmental destruction. Yet, the Guyana government is not doing enough.
Now is the time to start building a sea wall in front of the old sea wall like a C so the water can roll back but u have to study the project very good you will create jobs for à life time while saving Guyana.
I don't have all the answers, and if seawalls will not help because the water that is stopped has to go somewhere else then then our 83,000 sq miles will and maybe decreasing.
This is an international problem. I think only the Dutch has this problem covered for now. But it is such a small country compared to all other countries. It is best to start moving more land inwards when it comes to the next generation building their new homes. Start making new neighborhoods more land inwards that is still meters above sea-level. But then yes we will lose more rain forests but most of those forest are already torn to bits by gold (mineral) mines and wood harvests.
The present govt APNU/AFC is only concerned about rigging elections more than protecting the country,they want to take Guyana back to the past where violence and underdevelopment was the norm.These environmentalists are the real heroes of Guyana and these are the people that want to take Guyana forward to a modern era.
You had to bring politics into this huh? Ppp had 23 years what did they do to fix it? Both parties need to take blame for failing guyanese in someway. However PPP is in a league of their own. Ppp killed over 400 people. Linked to roger khan, drugs. Guyana was a narco state. It was blacklisted on the e.u money laundering list. Under apnu, Now guyana is famous for tourism, completely delisted. Drug money dried up etc. There is no massive killings, and people kidnapped and killed based on ethnicity. Every country has crime, but the crime rate, and corruption has decreased significantly. Cops are being jailed now, whole of canu and licensing departments fired et. Criminals are being caught. Country is much cleaner, roads built etc. I can go on and on. You get the point.
Every thing is credited to mother nature,what about Father God who controls mother nature.The sea ain't suppose to pass it's boundery.If it does,find out why,maybe that is the way He is trying to get our attention.If He can send rain to water vegetation, can't He keep the water from the ocean out?
Congratulations! International friends watched from the Netherlands. We loved it. Great job. Keep up the struggle! Best!
This documentary brought me to tears. That last visual of seemingly being swept out to sea. Wow! Well done! I hope you all find a solution! I hope the world finds a solution!
Good, thought-provoking documentary that should be shown over and over again on national TV, and taken into institutions of learning to raise awareness. ✨💛✨
The TH-cam algorithms did their magic and brought me here and I’m glad it did. Brilliant documentary... would love to see a follow up on what programmes are in place to combat coastal degradation in Guyana.
Great Program... I Have Hope that the current PPP/C Government is taking this issue seriously and will provide the necessary resources to combat rising sea levels and climate change in Guyana 🇬🇾
This is one of the best documentaries ive seen from guyana with real locals, as a filmmaker of guyanese decent and my parents homeland I was moved by this. Great work on this piece. Love from NYC
@Bud U you aint never lie on this one, we know through college that industrialization in the superpower countries has done almost irreversible damage to the earth. I do agree that Guyana does need better infrastructure so that it can become the land it has the potential to be. Its already rich in natural resources yet infrastructure is something that would take it to another level. Love though from your fellow Guyanese decent brother.
Wow...Alex very informative, can also hear your concerns in your voice, most of my childhood I lived in Kitty and would fish and visit the seawall often, whenever I speak to anyone in Guyana they never sound concerned but this documentary is a game changer( for me) . What next to protect our beautiful Guyana.
Excellent work ReelGuyana. This documentary needs more PR to cover a wider base of the Guyanese public, in an effort to raise awareness.
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Thanks for all the comments and criticisms guys! We want to continue to bring you content that will spark discussion among everyone on how we can move our country forward.
is guyana's government going to respond?
Very good information about the country because we all have to know about the climate change. Thanks
Thanks to everyone that committed to make this documentary. It's a serious problem that needs to be address immediately. I was watching how India started to plant mangrove trees, Knowing at this point small plants cannot survive with those waves, It's a better Idea to grow the plants into small trees and then transplant them along the coast line with some caring eventually it will help to slow down and reclaim the coast. Prayers with action will do it. Immediate action please. It's not a one person problem, Its every Guyanese problem. Otherwise in next five years or so those beautiful houses and roads will not be there, it will be covered with water.
Another really excellent documentary and narration by our very own son of the soil, Mr. Alex Arjoon, written par excellence by Mr. Charlie Tokeley.
Keep up the good work and your standard of production. I pray that the relevant people in authority and various stakeholders will play an active role in dispensing these imminent threats to not just our coastline, but the very survival and existence of our people, villages and towns.
A very concerned citizen.
Well done. I hope the Government of Guyana sees this and allocates more resources towards these causes. This is what the focus should be, rather than oil.
Brilliant. I'm so Glad that you have put a light on this. Guyana needs to be protected and solutions sought. We will drown in our own ignorance if we don't plan.
I am a Guyanese but I live in Canada now and this absolutely breaks my heart to see that this is the reality. This is OUR motherland. We cannot let it go under. This land is home to our culture and family. We need to do something about this. A lot of Guyanese citizens fail to understand A wall isn’t strong enough against the OCEAN. It’s a huge OCEAN. The Government needs to do something about this. This topic needs more awareness. I would love to help to get this out. My heart genuinely breaks to find out that this is a REAL issue in my home country
dont fall for this climate change lie, holland is below sea level,and do you hear of them getting floods,no never, so we have to build high sea defences like holland, and end of story
Awesome documentary. Well done Alex, congratulation and keep up the good work. continue to raise awareness
Alex Arjoon and team , just came across this video , I'm so humbled by the information gained here. You guys did a great job. Thank you for sharing this vital facts that needs to be heard more. Thanks !!
Amazing documentary. While it's scary to see, you did an amazing job!
Alex this is so amazing!!! 👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you Alex for this informative video about Guyana's coastline. Hope that some efforts will be made to continue the examination of this rising sea level and what can be done to save Guyana from such detrimental effects.
Alex i must say bro it give me courage again to see that we still have true sons of the soil to bring light to whatever adversaries we might face as a nation... I must thank you and your parents esp for your work and contributions over the years mainly the mangrove projects etc... Apart from that the documentary was amazing very good quality all round... God Bless and keep up the good work brother...
Thank you Alex for this documentary.
Wow! It's so sad to see My Dear Land of Guyana in such a mess.
Father God nothing is impossible for you. I am praying for my home country and I am believing for a miracle in this situation.
In Jesus name Amen and Amen!
Really good documentary, thank you for sharing. I feel that this topic is going to be a big one for New Zealand soon as well, as we have very extensive and densely inhabited shore line.
Excellent documentary Reel Guyana . I am so impressed with all your videos and this one in particular is so educational . The only practical long term solution is a strategically planned coastal retreat . How ironic that at the same time Guyana faces these enormous challenges of sea level rise, massive foreign owned offshore oil extraction and production is ramping up in your territorial waters. We pay a terrible price for our oil addiction.
Hi Alex, thanks for this production, you guys have done an amazing job with this documentary, especially the footage and mostly to raise the awareness level for both locally and Internationally to alert people of the imminent danger that lies ahead going forward , it was so informative that I looked at it twice. I do hope that more programs like this are encouraged and I can't wait for the follow up video.
Stay safe everyone.
Excellent job Alex and crew. Well done indeed. Wish we can get this shown on the world stage.
Very informative documentary, and very troubling to see the damage and existing vulnerability of the coast.
I remember as a child walking on the Georgetown sea wall and seeing land beyond the wall. In 1970 when I left, waves were already topping the wall. Troubling situation.
Beautiful! Very beautiful work. Overtopping or rising sea knowledge comes to bear. Ciao. Bravo.
Brilliant!!! Thanks for sharing..
And caring..
Keep of the good work @reelguyana
This is a very informative article. You have done Guyana a great service. Hope those in authority take heed and Act Now. Thank you Alex.
I love your videos this really shows the struggle of people that live on the coast this problem has been getting worst since 2008 but know everyone is seeing it and what it has been doing to our Beautyful coastline
you guys did an incredibly amazing job with this....
This was really well done!! Subscribed and will share. I went to school with Annette briefly in our small days. Wonderful to see her in your documentary. Please keep up the great work and let me know if/how I can help support your project.
Thank you for this excellent documentary!
This was so amazing and so informative
absolutely fascinating and well done .
Congratulations on a well put together documentary, this is a very serious issue and hope it is well noted and urgent is given or Guyana,s Coast would sure be going under and vanish forever.
Thank you for showing truth about coastal problems. I wonder if removal of mangroves has brought upon this havoc. Jyssojuan
Hauntingly Beautiful.
Thank you for you great work keep it up and God blessings always
Excellent documentary...
Sooner or later this is going to be a major..major problem, if this situation not being look at.
2021.. would like to see , what's the present state of the sea defense looks like now..
Thank you REEL GUYANA 🇬🇾
fantastic documentary.
Great video but a troubling one too. It is definitely a scary really to see our coastal land disappearing as the coastline recedes further inland. I am moved by this video to the point where I will make a suggestion with the hope that someone will pass it onto the relevant government official(s) so that an urgent plan of action can be set in motion before it is too late. I am aware that finance is an issue but it will not get any better with inaction. The Dutch are very experienced in sea defence and water management issues. Maybe they can be consulted for some form of meaningful assistance.
The certainly are and their projects are being monitored by them too.. and they offer additional advise.
Excellent work.
Crucial, timely - needs to be dubbed over in all ten native Guyanese languages.
Guyana have a lot of timbers the should take some piles pole and put like six together and stick it down like five hundred feet out from the sea wall so it can break the force of the water and that will help alot.
excellent excellent content right here
Very informative documentary.
Alex, this video is remarkably informative but it hurts to view at the same time. Architects (like myself) and Masterplanners can develop ideas that can help to build cost effective, resilient and sustainable ways to create communities that are able to live with this dynamic coastline. I trust the government would prioritise this environmental and social matter and request for support around the world, before it's too late.
Excellent work
Very, very useful documentary. Excellent production. Would higher defences help? Etienne Mendez.
To fellow Guyanese, time to think of our behaviors and work together with Mother Nature. This planet is all we have and may be the only place in the universe that will love us unconditionally. Let's each day as we pray for our success, give her a gentle hug in our mind. And display that love through our behaviors. Stay safe.
Well done 👍👍👍
Dude, excellent cinematography and editing. Do you have a patreon page?
Nice documentary. Great filming. The international expert spoke a lot but said nothing. What does she mean when she says the wall is not a solution and that the people have to learn to live with the 'new dynamic'? How exactly does Guyana solve those terrible flooding issues? You need to address solutions boss. Thank you for your amazing documentary.
If you are living in Guyana please speak to someone at the government level to protect our country Guyana 🇬🇾
Climate Change is Real. Great documentary! Hope this brings awareness!
In addition there is an American based Dutch architectural company, Waggonner & Ball Architects presently involved in reconstruction works in New Orleans, Louisiana. Maybe they can be a source of assistance or advice
Vivid documentary
Scary to think that 2005 or worst can happen again🙏I am hoping some responsible government or even private sector official start making some connections to take action
Myyyyy beautiful country.
This shows why, as a youth I need have my voice heard and fight for climate action #1.5tostayalive
Can you talk to the government and ask them to build a higher sea wall? I am Guyanese. We have to work together and speak up to bring change.
What about the polder projects of the Netherlands?
Surely lots of lessons to be learned from their application of technology and environmental engineering.
The high costs of rebuilding the sea defenses as told by the Dutch engineers who went to Guyana is what has deterred the government from taking action.
Guyana has comparatively to the population a big hinterland ? It is an urgent situation. Is there also an opportunity here ?
How I wish to work with these conservationists!
nice
For the last 10 years the sea level overtopping is getting worst on the West Coast
Wow
A real Warning of what may come. I hope the Government does not fail to act!!
Fellow Guyanese,the answer to the problem is in the Scriptures.God is in control of the tides and seasons.There is a verse that says that the waves cannot cross the boundaries that He has set.We have to consider our ways and doings and repent of our sinful and selfish ways to turn away His wrath and save our country.We have strayed so far that many does not believe that He exist.Surely this is the answer to our woes.
This is soo sad, coming is another disaster from oil spills which might be worse than in The Mexican Gulf. wish there was a mighty group to counter these oil companies their only goal is to pump as much oil in the shortest possible time like they did in Trinidad with the natural gas there was to two trains they ended up with six trains. God Save Guyana From these disasters.
They have to build a wall around the sea line to protect the land and crops
Silly old Bat!
It's been going on for Centuries and only now noticed?
Hah !
OneGuyana
What is the government doing with the oil money? Everyone is bragging how Guyana is getting rich with all the “big big buildings” going up. The problem with most Guyanese is that they want to see immediate material wealth and they neglect their surroundings. You can’t even get shrimp to buy and when you do, it’s at a high cost. The livelihood of farmers and fishermen are at threat of not having that livelihood for too long. Many have abandoned that livelihood due to the environmental destruction. Yet, the Guyana government is not doing enough.
Now is the time to start building a sea wall in front of the old sea wall like a C so the water can roll back but u have to study the project very good you will create jobs for à life time while saving Guyana.
I am interested to know, what GY did with the $$ millions $$ they got from Norway for the rainforest. How was that $$ spent?
I don't have all the answers, and if seawalls will not help because the water that is stopped has to go somewhere else then then our 83,000 sq miles will and maybe decreasing.
Guyana could learn much from the Dutch but the population is far too small to support the needed investment in coastal defense!
Ok instead of building all these Hotels, 4 lane highways, and what ever you guys want to build. Why don't the goverment build up the structer higher.
This is an international problem. I think only the Dutch has this problem covered for now. But it is such a small country compared to all other countries. It is best to start moving more land inwards when it comes to the next generation building their new homes. Start making new neighborhoods more land inwards that is still meters above sea-level. But then yes we will lose more rain forests but most of those forest are already torn to bits by gold (mineral) mines and wood harvests.
Wow this is insulting on all levels no pointing fingers jus find solutions
Every problem has a solution... government is first to turn to..they r in charge
Amazing work. Do you do freelance work as well? Looking for someone to help create a promo video for a tourism company in January, can you help?
The present govt APNU/AFC is only concerned about rigging elections more than protecting the country,they want to take Guyana back to the past where violence and underdevelopment was the norm.These environmentalists are the real heroes of Guyana and these are the people that want to take Guyana forward to a modern era.
You had to bring politics into this huh? Ppp had 23 years what did they do to fix it? Both parties need to take blame for failing guyanese in someway. However PPP is in a league of their own. Ppp killed over 400 people. Linked to roger khan, drugs. Guyana was a narco state. It was blacklisted on the e.u money laundering list. Under apnu, Now guyana is famous for tourism, completely delisted. Drug money dried up etc. There is no massive killings, and people kidnapped and killed based on ethnicity. Every country has crime, but the crime rate, and corruption has decreased significantly. Cops are being jailed now, whole of canu and licensing departments fired et. Criminals are being caught. Country is much cleaner, roads built etc. I can go on and on. You get the point.
Excellent work
Tremendous insight on the reality of our present challenges, thanks very much for your work.
Every thing is credited to mother nature,what about Father God who controls mother nature.The sea ain't suppose to pass it's boundery.If it does,find out why,maybe that is the way He is trying to get our attention.If He can send rain to water vegetation, can't He keep the water from the ocean out?