The Government has set aside $13.4 million to assist with the preparation of its Third National Communication (TNC) and First Biennial Update Report (BUR), to implement obligations under the United...

The programmes under the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) have been given a $30 million boost this fiscal year. The project seeks to enhance...

Just over $46 million has been allocated to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to strengthen the operational and financial sustainability of Jamaica’s system of protected areas. As contained...

The Government has allocated $14.3 million in the 2014/2015 Budget to protect a number of coastal communities in Negril from flooding and other natural disasters. The project, to be managed...

The Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Engineering Company (CHEC), for a feasibility study for the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, in St. Catherine. The ...

Beginning April 1, a plastic separation initiative is to be launched in seven Government Ministries, as part of plans to effectively manage the nation’s solid waste. The Ministries of Health;...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has called for balance in the development process as one way of managing the effects of Climate Change. The...

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change is currently revising the Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan (Green Paper), for resubmission to Cabinet. Chief Technical Director in...