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Caribbean islands are in a water crisis, and their governments have warned that water scarcity may become the new norm.

A programme to increase Jamaica’s resilience to climate change through enhancing adaptive capacity across priority sectors has been given a budgetary allocation of $6.9 million.

Key lessons & resources help young male & female farmers & fishers fight climate change impacts.

With support from the Jamaica Red Cross (JRC), Knockpatrick now uses solar-powered pumps to help harvest and store water for its greenhouse and farm.

The global failure to reduce fossil fuels is leaving small island states trapped in a constant cycle of fightback against disease and extreme weather.

This study analyzed mortgages and apartment values and included residential land sale prices over 16 years for different localities across Jamaica.

This seismic risk profile of Jamaica, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

This study quantifies the impact on real estate in Jamaica arising from extreme rainfall and hurricanes. An exhaustive geo-localized database on mortgage, land and apartment sale values is combined with localized rainfall and hurricane track data.