Climate Change Division Jamaica

Minister and members of the Climate Change Division discuss topics related to climate change and the upcoming with editors and reporters at

Over the past several days, the GOJ has taken some steps on its journey towards incorporating gender considerations into the design & implementation of climate policy & action. Take a look 👇

When fighting climate change is part of your job, every day is 🌍 !

Throw back to Wednesday, April 6 when the NDC Partnership planted fruit trees in the Hyatt Zilara's organic garden as part of its Spring Steering Committee Meeting and Finance Strategy Launch in Montego Bay.

There was soursop, pomegranate, ackee, Otaheite apple, naseberry, and custard apple.😋❤





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PM of Jamaica
, together with the leadership of the , today announced the launch of the partnership's new Finance Strategy which is designed to step up urgent finance for , demonstrating the power of .

Forecasts of what the weather will BE are no longer enough.

Impact-based forecasts that inform the public of what the weather will DO are 🔑 to saving lives & livelihoods.

This year, zeroes in on hydrometeorological & climate information for disaster risk reduction.

Groundwater is invisible, but its impact is visible everywhere.

Our drinking water and sanitation, our food supply and natural environment – all these rely on groundwater.

 

www.worldwaterday.org

When we drink a glass of water, write in a notebook, take medicine for a fever, or build a house, we don't always make the connection with forests.

Yet, they are key to these and many other aspects of our lives in one way or another.

Let's protect and conserve them.

Jamaica, through Snr Technical Officer (Mitigation) in the Climate Change Division, Omar Alcock, has been elected to chair the executive board of the Clean Development Mechanism of the for 2022! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

The move came during the 113th session of the board, now underway in Bonn.
 
🟢 Jamaica/Alcock is supported by vice-chair Frank Wolke of Germany.

🟢 Jamaica/Alcock succeeds Belgium, through Olivier Kassi.

🌳 Stop for a second and take in the sprawling crown and massive trunk of this majestic baobab tree.

🌳 Now close your eyes and imagine the amounts of CO2 it absorbs from the atmosphere and stores...in its leaves, its trunk, its roots, and the soil around it.

🌳 The number can be anywhere from a low of 10kg per year to as much as 167kg per year or more, depending on the age, size and type of tree, among other variables.

🌳 Multiply that by a grove, an orchard, a forest...

Takeaway? Let’s get planting! 🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴