Jamaica: 'Hazard mitigation funds to rescue tourist Mecca'

Jamaican authorities have begun working in Negril, where decades of unplanned development is destroying the local ecosystem, in order to mitigate the hazards associated with climate change. The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has replanted of sea grass beds and mangrove forests so far, reports IPS.

The project aims at providing alternative livelihoods for those whose activities negatively impact the environment and at enhancing the resilience of Negril and other vulnerable coastal areas to the impacts of natural hazards. It was partially funded by a 4.13 million-euro grant from the European Union.