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A programme to increase Jamaica’s resilience to climate change through enhancing adaptive capacity across priority sectors has been given a budgetary allocation of $6.9 million.
It is important for companies to have their ‘Business Continuity Planning Procedures’ in place, in the event the country experiences a major earthquake, advises the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).
How the catastrophe bond market is supporting financial resilience in Jamaica
TikTok Influencers, top West Indian cricketers and music stars are joining arms as the new “disaster fighters”, to disseminate information the impacts of natural hazards.
Flooding continues to be a major challenge for Jamaica once the country receives heavy rainfall from any weather system.
Jamaica will host the Seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas in Montego Bay, bringing together key stakeholders and actors involved in DRR from throughout North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. The conference offers a chance for Caribbean stakeholders to have their voices heard.
Richard Thompson, Acting Director General of Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, has warned that the costs of the island's disaster recovery illustrate a nexus between risk management, economic growth and development. With a history of expensive losses, partnerships between organisations and businesses are needed to reduce expenses.
Jamaica's Ministry of Local Government and Community Development says it will mainstream gender into disaster risk reduction by establishing gender focal points within the island's 14 municipal corporations. This will send a sign that mainstreaming is not only a focus of the central government, but is also something local governments and communities will consider.
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.
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