Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has described climate change as a “real and present danger” that will persist, and “critical and urgent action” must be taken by nations globally to reduce its effects. “We are now facing a future that almost certainly will be hotter, wetter and drier due to...

Head of Cooperation of the European Union (EU) delegation to Jamaica, Jesus Baguena, says the EU Development Fund Programme and the Government of Jamaica have identified climate change and the environment as a priority sector for support. Mr. Baguena, who was addressing the launch of Jamaica’s Green Economy Scoping Study, at Devon House, on March 22, said the sector will...

Jamaica is now home to the region’s first wastewater treatment and management research and training facility, which is housed at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) campus in St. Andrew. The UTech’s Wastewater Management Centre, built at a cost of $62 million, was officially launched and opened on Monday (March 14). The state-of-the-art facility will support the development of environmental...

Since its inception in 2014, the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) programme has been leading the way in developing a regionally integrated approach to solving the Caribbean’s climate, energy, and resource challenges. The CCIC programme aims to assist Caribbean island states to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change by empowering each territory to create clean technologies and...

Representatives from eleven (11) countries are expected to gather in Kingston on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 for a global forum on national planning for Climate Change Adaptation, hosted by the Government of Jamaica. The forum is organized by the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network, and will focus on a range of options for financing the  implementation of NAPs. “Climate...

Local amateur photographers are being invited to enter the Meteorological Service of Jamaica’s (Met Service) World Meteorological Day Photo Competition. Persons are encouraged to submit images that best depict the World Meteorological Day theme: ‘Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future’. The deadline for entries is March 13. Meteorologist and Quality Manager at the Met Service, Kareen Gourzong, told JIS News that...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be handing over an electronic wildlife monitoring kit to the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), to better equip Customs officials in preventing the illegal trafficking of endangered Jamaican wildlife. The presentation will take place during a ceremony on Thursday, March 3, at Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, to mark World Wildlife Day under...