An earthquake of 5.4 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in the Portland Parish area (northeast Jamaica) on 30 October at 15:57 UTC (10:57 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 4 km...
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Caribbean Food Security & Livelihoods Survey: Natural Hazards and the Cost of Living Crisis - Jamaica | July 2023
Successive shocks and crises over the last few years continue to reverberate on the food security and livelihoods of people in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. The pandemic and the cost of...
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Alerta Epidemiológica: Preparación y respuesta ante malaria importada en países no endémicos, 31 de agosto del 2023
La pandemia de la COVID-19 destacó la importancia de que los países estén preparados operacionalmente para responder a las amenazas de las enfermedades emergentes, principalmente en lo relacionado a...
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Epidemiological Update - Preparedness and response to imported malaria in non-endemic countries - 31 August 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of countries being operationally prepared to respond to the threats of emerging diseases, mainly regarding the capacity for timely detection,...
Gender and Disaster Risk Management (DRM): Jamaica Country Profile
Natural disasters catalyze gender-differentiated effects. Women and girls are disproportionally impacted because of inequalities in access to endowments, economic opportunities, and agency. The...
Boosting climate resilience of farmers at Amity Hall Agro Park, Jamaica
St. Catherine, Jamaica, 15 November 2022 - As the intensifying impacts of climate change continue to threaten water and food security in Jamaica, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United...
UNESCO in support of Jamaica resilience strategy against water-food insecurity
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) organized a two-day training workshop for Jamaican government staff which featured the methodology and instruments to...
UNESCO and IOM launched Joint SDG Fund project to strengthen Jamaica’s resilience to food and water insecurity
Kingston, Jamaica -- September 30, 2022: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will implement a joint...
Jamaica: Country Profile (as of June 2022)
KEY ISSUES EMIGRATION & REMITTANCES Jamaica faces a serious brain drain problem due to lack of economic opportunities and high unemployment. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-term effects of brain...
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La inseguridad alimentaria en el Caribe sigue una trayectoria ascendente, según una encuesta de la CARICOM y el WFP
BRIDGETOWN - El número de personas estimado que se enfrentan a niveles de inseguridad alimentaria de moderados a graves en el Caribe anglófono ha aumentado en un alarmante 46% en los últimos seis...
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Food Insecurity in the Caribbean continues on upward trajectory, CARICOM-WFP survey finds
BRIDGETOWN – The number of people estimated to be facing moderate to severe levels of food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean has risen by an alarming 46 percent over the last six months...
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Caribbean Food Security & Livelihoods Survey: Impacts of COVID-19 and the Cost of Living Crisis - Regional Summary Report | August 2022
Foreword | August 2022 Inflation trends driving the current cost of living crisis are compounding the negative socioeconomic impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. People in the Caribbean are...
REAP Country Case Studies: Jamaica
Context The Caribbean region is already experiencing the effects of climate change, and this is only expected to worsen. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) projections for...
Global Child Nutrition Foundation Global Survey 2021: Jamaica
SCHOOL MEAL/FEEDING PROGRAM(S) School year: 2020–2021 • Programme of Advancement Through Health & Education (PATH) – Nutritional Subsidy and Breakfast Programme Lead Agency: Ministry of Education and...
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360° resilience: a guide to prepare the Caribbean for a new generation of shocks
By Julie Rozenberg, Nyanya Browne, Sophie De Vries Robbé, Melanie Kappes, Woori Lee, and Abha Prasad SUMMARY Caribbean countries, a set of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), have a history...
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GCF spearheads innovation drive for climate-resilient infrastructure at COP26
GCF is pioneering an innovative new approach to developing climate-resilient infrastructure, which is set to make a big splash at COP26 in Glasgow. This is a systemic approach, particularly...
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Jamaica and the Cayman Islands: Tropical Cyclone Grace (AL072021), Wind and Storm Surge - Final Event Briefing (29 August 2021)
On 15 August the NHC reported that Tropical Storm Grace became a tropical depression again. On 16 August, at 1200 UTC the Government of Jamaica issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Jamaica and at 1500...
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World Bank catastrophe bond provides Jamaica $185 million in storm protection
Washington, DC, July 19, 2021 – The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD) priced a catastrophe bond that will provide the Government of Jamaica with financial...
Jamaica: Country Profile (as of June 2021)
COVID-19 The Jamaican economy and livelihoods have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The country recorded more than 70 per cent of its cumulative COVID-19 cases for the entire...
Recovery from COVID-19 must lead to a better world
BY Garry Conille, Jomain Mckenzie We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 continues to devastate health systems, cripple economies, and exacerbate inequalities across the globe. As I write...