The region’s capacity to protect crop production has been strengthened following the establishment of a new seed facility at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Funded by...

Approximately $99.6 million has been allocated to enhance resilience to climate change among targeted fishing and aquaculture communities in Jamaica, under the Promoting Community-Based Climate Resilience and the Fisheries Sector...

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service will continue work under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) Phase II during the new financial year, through a $433.3-million budgetary...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the milestone ceremony of the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism (AP&FM) for the Pilot Programme for...

The Government has allocated $1 million to each Member of Parliament to support resilience building efforts in constituencies across Jamaica. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon....

Jamaica has been participating in a Coalition of Climate Resilience Investment (CCRI) pilot, which has resulted in the development of a systemic risk assessment tool. This was disclosed by Director...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the launch of the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) facility, which will provide critical support to small island developing states...

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is working with member countries to help governments integrate health into their disaster risk-reduction strategies. Special Representative of the Secretary General...