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Jamaica: Met Service to develop model for bush fire prediction

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KINGSTON, Jamaica  (JIS) — The Meteorological Service of Jamaica will be developing a multi-criteria model for bush fire prediction in the upcoming fiscal year as it seeks to better manage this natural hazard.

A sum of $15 million has been provided in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure to carry out this and other initiatives under a project to develop a comprehensive bush fire warning index.

These include procuring and installing equipment in two monitoring sites; developing a common alerting protocol to include alert levels, warning dissemination and roles and responsibilities of key actors; and conducting a public education and awareness campaign on bush fires.

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Hazards Wildfire
Themes Early warning Risk identification and assessment Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Country and region Jamaica

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