Climate Change Division Jamaica

Climate Change Division Jamaica The CCD was established to provide strategic support, coordinate and monitor the transformational change towards a climate resilient society for Jamaica.

The Climate Change Division in Jamaica was founded in 2012 and is housed under the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. The core strategies of the Climate Change Division are as follows:
1. Coordinate the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation in strategies in policy formulation, development planning and decision-making.
2. Promote the implementation of specific adaptation

measures to address key vulnerabilities in Jamaica.
3. Promote actions to reduce GHG emissions through fossil fuel reduction, conservation, and switching to renewable & cleaner energy sources.
4. Promote awareness of climate variability and climate change and corresponding behavioural changes.

The afternoon session of day two is dedicated to a conversation on financing climate change projects with some of our de...
12/04/2017

The afternoon session of day two is dedicated to a conversation on financing climate change projects with some of our development partners.

Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (l), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, participates ...
12/04/2017

Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (l), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, participates in a panel discussion on the impact of on the environment. Other panellists include Pro Vice-Chancellor Dale Webber (c), Chairman of Jamaica's Climate Change Advisory Board and Dr. Kenrick Leslie (r), Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre.

Pro Vice-Chancellor Dale Webber, Chairman of the Climate Change Advisory Board, discusses the implications of the with...
12/04/2017

Pro Vice-Chancellor Dale Webber, Chairman of the Climate Change Advisory Board, discusses the implications of the with participants on day two of the three day .

Stakeholders and students are discussing at the Terra Nova Hotel.
11/04/2017

Stakeholders and students are discussing at the Terra Nova Hotel.

The Climate Change Division is hosting Uncut Conversations on Climate Change: Dialogue for the Future at the Terra Nova ...
11/04/2017

The Climate Change Division is hosting Uncut Conversations on Climate Change: Dialogue for the Future at the Terra Nova Hotel from April 11 to 13, 2017.

Hon. Daryl Vaz (c), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, showcases Jamaica's ...
11/04/2017

Hon. Daryl Vaz (c), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, showcases Jamaica's instrument of ratification of the Paris Agreement, signifying the commitment to implementing climate change mitigation strategies. Sharing in the moment is Una-May Gordon (r), Principal Director of the Climate Change Division and Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (l), Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Mrs. Audrey Sewell receives Jamaica's Biennial ...
09/08/2016

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Mrs. Audrey Sewell receives Jamaica's Biennial Update Report from project administrator Clifford Mahlung. Also at the event, Ms. Una May Gordon, the new Principal Director of the Climate Change Division, Chief Technical Director Lt. Col Oral Khan and the Director General Dr. Sharon Crooks.

03/08/2016

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16A Half Way Tree Road
Kingston
KINGSTON5

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Monday 08:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:30 - 17:00
Thursday 08:30 - 17:00
Friday 08:30 - 16:30

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