To strengthen agriculture and build the country’s resilience to climate change effects, the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) is facilitating a multiagency partnership to plant 6,000 trees The trees to be planted will include fruit, ornamental and timber, and the exercise will be carried out across the Agro Parks and Production Zones.   Additional trees will be planted at the Ebony Park and...

Jamaica now has a Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (GCCSAP). The Plan’s development was guided by a national gender and climate change assessment, which provided an overview of the policy and institutional contexts for gender-responsive climate action. The assessment also facilitated an analysis of the practical gender and climate change linkages in Jamaica and recommendations for action....

A Jamaican Path from Hills to Ocean, a project designed to increase the country’s resilience to the impact of climate change and reduce poverty by protecting livelihoods, will be officially launched on Tuesday, July 19. The project is jointly funded by a grant from the European Union (EU) Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) in the amount of €4.9 million...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has created a new instrument, the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) facility, for low- and middle-income member countries, including Caribbean states. This will provide funding support to undertake structural engagements that address climate change vulnerabilities. Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, who made the announcement on Friday (June 17), said the facility was endorsed by the IMF’s...

Jamaica has updated its Climate Change and Emissions Policy frameworks to effectively respond to climate change impacts and support transformative action to ensure environmentally sound management of emissions. The revised frameworks, which define Jamaica’s goals, strategies and key activities/measures for implementation, were approved by Cabinet as Green Papers in February 2021. Since then, the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job...

As Jamaica marks its fifth year of ratifying the Paris Agreement, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is calling for increased partnership between the public and private sectors in addressing the issue of climate change. “Partnerships are integral to our success, so we absolutely cannot understate the important role...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the dangers of climate change make it even more important for Jamaica’s agricultural sector to become more innovative and “climate smart”. Speaking at the official launch of a hydroponics project at the Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth on February 23, the Minister said that farming has become a lot...