Climate Change Division Jamaica

24/10/2022

Minister and members of the Climate Change Division discuss topics related to climate change and the upcoming with editors and reporters at

04/08/2022

Over the past several days, the GOJ has taken some steps on its journey towards incorporating gender considerations into the design & implementation of climate policy & action. Take a look 👇

22/04/2022

When fighting climate change is part of your job, every day is 🌍 !

Throw back to Wednesday, April 6 when the NDC Partnership planted fruit trees in the Hyatt Zilara's organic garden as part of its Spring Steering Committee Meeting and Finance Strategy Launch in Montego Bay.

There was soursop, pomegranate, ackee, Otaheite apple, naseberry, and custard apple.😋❤




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06/04/2022

PM of Jamaica
, together with the leadership of the , today announced the launch of the partnership's new Finance Strategy which is designed to step up urgent finance for , demonstrating the power of .

23/03/2022

Forecasts of what the weather will BE are no longer enough.

Impact-based forecasts that inform the public of what the weather will DO are 🔑 to saving lives & livelihoods.

This year, zeroes in on hydrometeorological & climate information for disaster risk reduction.

22/03/2022

Groundwater is invisible, but its impact is visible everywhere.

Our drinking water and sanitation, our food supply and natural environment – all these rely on groundwater.

 

www.worldwaterday.org

21/03/2022

When we drink a glass of water, write in a notebook, take medicine for a fever, or build a house, we don't always make the connection with forests.

Yet, they are key to these and many other aspects of our lives in one way or another.

Let's protect and conserve them.

10/03/2022

Jamaica, through Snr Technical Officer (Mitigation) in the Climate Change Division, Omar Alcock, has been elected to chair the executive board of the Clean Development Mechanism of the for 2022! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

The move came during the 113th session of the board, now underway in Bonn.
 
🟢 Jamaica/Alcock is supported by vice-chair Frank Wolke of Germany.

🟢 Jamaica/Alcock succeeds Belgium, through Olivier Kassi.

08/03/2022

In partnership with the Faculty of Science & Technology at UWI, Mona, we salute these 30 women working in different spheres of climate change in our fair isle - from policy, science and academia, to disaster risk management, gender, and civil society, and more!

01/03/2022

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24/02/2022

🌳 Stop for a second and take in the sprawling crown and massive trunk of this majestic baobab tree.

🌳 Now close your eyes and imagine the amounts of CO2 it absorbs from the atmosphere and stores...in its leaves, its trunk, its roots, and the soil around it.

🌳 The number can be anywhere from a low of 10kg per year to as much as 167kg per year or more, depending on the age, size and type of tree, among other variables.

🌳 Multiply that by a grove, an orchard, a forest...

Takeaway? Let’s get planting! 🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴