The Government is to spend $361 million this fiscal year under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP), to improve energy efficiency and conservation within the public sector. The money,...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will continue its implementation of the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project to enhance access to basic urban infrastructure and services, through a further allotment...

The Government has allocated $3.6 million towards the Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States  project. This is contained in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure,...

A sum of  $14.9 million  has been allocated to support  implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 2011-2020 Strategic Plan, as outlined in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now...

The Government has allocated $35.5 million towards the Third National Communication and Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is contained in the...

The pilot programme for Climate Resilience II (PPCR II) – Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism Project has been allocated $250 million in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the...

The country’s capability to use climate data for better planning will be enhanced with a $200 million allocation. The money, which has been provided in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure,...

Styrofoam and its effect on health and the environment will be the primary focus of Earth Day, to be observed on April 22. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)...

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...

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...