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Managing Director of Smith Warner International Limited, Dr. David Smith, has stressed the importance of countries in the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, effectively managing and mitigating the impact of coastal-related hazards, in order to conserve resources. “The Government of Jamaica has to recognise that in order to get to its Vision 2030, one of the things we have to do is...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, has said that Caribbean nations must become more proactive in addressing climate change, given the region's vulnerability to natural disasters. "As planners we can no longer sit by and wait to carry out post assessments of hazards impact. We have to become more proactive, we have to anticipate...

Senior Director in the Environmental Management Division of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Leonie Barnaby, is urging greater private sector participation in environmental matters of national importance, through collaborations with public sector stakeholders. This, she contends, is necessary in order to ensure the continued improvement of Jamaica's environment, and by extension, the quality of life experienced by the...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to stage a two-day National Workshop on Disaster Risk Indicators for Jamaica, from Monday, August 23, to Tuesday, August 24, at its head office in Kingston. According to the Director of Sustainable Development & Regional Planning at the PIOJ, Claire Bernard, the workshop is geared to...

The issue of how well Jamaica will adapt to climate change is being vigorously pursued by the Government, its agencies, and partners, said Senior Director with responsibility for Environment in the Office of the Prime Minister, Leonie Barnaby. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Institute of Environmental Professionals (JIEP) public lecture and panel discussion at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston...