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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.
The Water Resources Authority was asked by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management to conduct a site visit to Shooter’s Hill St. Andrew to investigate the recent landslides and to advice on possible corrective or mitigative measures.
This document represents the first three-year work plan for the implementation of Jamaica’s Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Policy. Over the period to 2040 there will be seven three-year work plans.
This document presents Jamaica’s Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) Policy 2020-2040. It seeks to ensure that by 2040, Jamaica has strengthened its social and economic resilience against disasters.
"The training workshop for Local Government Authorities of Jamaica, will take place on October 22 and 23.
The Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project is a World Bank financed initiative with the development objective of enhancing Jamaica’s resilience to disaster and climate risk.
OAS Assistant Secretary General, Nestor Mendez, says the new Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, in the Caribbean, is vital and timely, as the sector remains vulnerable to climate-related disasters. The new centre includes the Sustainable Tourism Observatory, which is designed to assist destinations’ preparedness, management and recovery from crises.
Due to the 26 disasters that Jamaica suffered between 1993 and 2003, the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has approved the development of a Policy on National Disaster Risk Financing. The policy is expected to create greater transparency and efficiencies in the mobilisation and execution of public expenditure in risk management.
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.