Jamaica

The West Kingston Community Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Plan represents the operational procedures and strategies to be employed at the community level in response to, and preparation for a few hazards.

This study investigates economic damage risk due to extreme rainfall during tropical storms in Jamaica.

Jamaica, and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean, are especially vulnerable to climate change. This is due to:

• The location of the Caribbean – within the “hurricane alley” of the Atlantic;
• The geographic nature of the islands

The National Disaster Response Coordination Plan (NDRCP) outlines the coordination mechanism and functions to be undertaken to ensure a coherent response to threats and events from hazards impacting Jamaica.

Disaster displacement and environmental migration are among the most serious humanitarian challenges facing the Caribbean. As a subregion of small island developing States (SIDS) which are vulnerable and prone to extreme weather events and the impacts of climate change

The National Disaster Risk Management (NDRM) Framework will be anchored in the pressing need to treat with disaster risk management as a substantial development issue for the multi-hazard vulnerability of Jamaica.

This manual presents how Jamaica, the third largest island in the Caribbean, has been impacted by tropical storms and hurricanes which has resulted in massive losses to life and livelihood. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) reports six severe hydro

The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Act of 2021 amends Jamaica's earlier DRM law adopted in 2015. The law is intended to adequately implement and address measures to combat various calamitous events, including a pandemic; and for connected matters.