The Government has been provided with US$125,000 by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) to implement the second phase of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP). An initiative of the UN Habitat, the PSUP aims to advance the living conditions in urban areas, thus contributing to Millennium Development Goal 7, Target 11, which speaks to significantly improving the...

Two automatic weather stations, which will enhance the climate data collection capacity of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica are to be acquired this year, under a $27.5 million grant agreement. The funds are being provided through the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (5C’s), which coordinates the region’s response to managing and adapting to climate change. This was disclosed by Minister of...

The Ministries of Education and Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change will continue implementing rainwater harvesting solutions for schools in areas with no potable water supply system during this fiscal year. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday,...

As at April this year, some 20,315 files have been opened to provide new applications for titles under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). Of that number, a total of 4,590 new titles have been produced and 2,746 existing certificates of title were regularised. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill,...

Thirty catchment tanks are slated to be rehabilitated during this financial year at a cost of $45.188 million. The project falls under the Rainwater Harvesting and Catchment Tank Rehabilitation Programme, which started in 2012. This was disclosed by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House...

Jamaica’s capacity to mitigate the effects of climate change is expected to be enhanced with the provision of US$4 million in grant funding under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience. This is an initiative aimed at increasing resilience to climate change effects at the national and regional levels. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill made...

Work has commenced on the second component of the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project , Category ‘B’, all sections of which will be completed, on target and within budget, by February 2015. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Hon. Robert Pickersgill made the announcement during his contribution to the 2014 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on...