The 30-month Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction project, managed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Planning Institute of Jamaica the (PIOJ), is hoped will increase resilience and reduce risks associated with natural hazards in vulnerable areas.
"This project should be used as a pilot to better understanding the effects of climate change on Jamaica, and prepare suitable responses to be launched for the adaptation to this problem. In the near future we will consider programming future European Development Funds to include climate change adaptation as one of the focal sectors," said Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi Alemanni, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica.
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Climate change
Environment and ecosystems
Economics of DRR
Disaster risk management
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region
Jamaica