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Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, during the recent Island States Ocean Summit (ISOS) in Japan.

Jamaica Urges Global Support for SIDS to Advance Blue Economies

Jamaica has called for increased financing, technology transfer, capacity building and technical support to help Small Island Developing States (SIDS) strengthen ocean governance and advance the sustainable development of their blue economies. Speaking at the recent Island States Ocean Summit...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaks during Wednesday's (May 27) National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).

Minister Samuda Emphasises Importance of Adequate Climate Financing

Climate Services Manager at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Jacqueline Spence-Hemmings, delivers her presentation during the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (May 27).

Meteorological Service Cautions Against Hurricane Complacency

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking at the National Disaster Risk Management Council Meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday, May 27.

Gov’t to Launch Green Blue Fund

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (left), at the Manufacture 360° Conference hosted by the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), held at the AC Marriott Hotel on May 20 under the theme ‘Robust Recovery for Resilient Growth’. He is photographed with JMEA President, Kathryn Silvera (centre), and JMEA Executive Director, Kamesha Turner Blake.

Minister Outlines Key Strategies to Build Resilience Against Climate Change Impacts

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, makes his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 28).

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Jamaica Finalising Plans for Blue and Green Fund Launch

Jamaica will this year complete preparations for the launch of the Blue and Green Fund, which will be housed at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, made the disclosure during his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 28). “We expect this to be primarily...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, delivers his 2026/27 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 28).

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Gov’t to Finalise Carbon Markets Framework in 2026

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Government intends to finalise its carbon markets framework this year, positioning Jamaica to access new revenue streams and attract greater investment in clean technology. He made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 28). Mr. Samuda noted...

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HEART/NSTA Trust Expands Training At RRR&R Centres to Safely Manage Refrigerants

The HEART/NSTA Trust is strengthening Jamaica’s capacity to safely manage refrigerants, through expanded training and certification programmes delivered at Refrigerant Recovery, Recycling, and Reclamation (RRR&R) Centres established across multiple institutions. With HEART hosting four of seven Centres across the island, Director/Principal of the HEART College of Construction Services, O’Neil James, said the initiative forms part of the second stage of...

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, delivers remarks during a Press Conference at Jamaica House in Kingston on Monday (March 30).

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Greenhouses Must Become a Central Part of Jamaica’s Approach to Agriculture – Sweeney

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, has indicated that the establishment of greenhouses or sheltered infrastructure at scale is one of the outcomes that will be pursued under the US$50-million Project ADAPT. JSIF is the main implementing agency for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) project, which aims to enhance climate resilience of vulnerable farmers and...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, addresses a Press Conference at Jamaica House in Kingston on Monday (March 30).

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700,000 Farmers to Benefit from GCF Project Adapt Over Five Years

Approximately 700,000 farmers across six central parishes are set to benefit from a US$50-million Green Climate Fund (GCF) project, which aims to enhance climate resilience of vulnerable farmers over the next five years. The project, titled ‘ADAPT Jamaica: Enhancing climate change resilience of vulnerable smallholders in Central Jamaica’, was approved on Friday (March 27). It represents the first ever single-country...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre), participates in a panel discussion during the Sygnus Business at Breakfast event held at the company

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Soapberry Wastewater Treatment Plant to Go to Market in Three Months – Minister Samuda

In another three months, the Government will go to market for the divestment of the Soapberry Wastewater Treatment Plant in St. Catherine, says Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda. The aim is to double the plant’s 75,000 cubic metres per day capacity to 150,000 cubic metres per day to manage increased wastewater flows from the Kingston...

Special Envoy for Climate Change, Professor Dale Webber (left), looks at the exhibition of the various projects completed under the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP), at the initiative’s close-out ceremony, held at the Summit in Kingston on Tuesday (March 24). He is joined by (from left) Programme Manager for the GOJ/AFP, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Shelia McDonald-Miller; Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry and Member of the Programme’s Steering Committee, Eleanor Jones. The programme, which was implemented in 2013, has achieved or surpassed its various objectives associated with increasing climate resilience in Jamaica.

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Special Envoy Recommends GOJ/AFP as Model for Resilience Building in SIDS

Special Envoy for Climate Change, Professor Dale Webber, has lauded the Government of Jamaica/Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP), declaring the initiative a “model for resilience building in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”. In a keynote address at the close-out ceremony of the GOJ/AFP, held at the Summit in Kingston on Tuesday (March 24), Professor Webber emphasised that while the project was...