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UNDP has been supporting Jamaica in the area of environment and disaster management
by not only assisting the Government to meet its obligations to the conventions,
but also by supporting initiatives such as energy dialogues to engage the country in
discussing alternative energy and efficient energy use. UNDP’s office in Jamaica is also
responsible for leading the GEF-funded regional Integrated Watershed and Coastal
Area Management (IWCAM) project. UNDP is also leading the efforts in the field of disaster
management through the implementation of well-designed risk management
strategies and post disaster response and coordination evidenced in our response to the
disasters in 2004.
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PORTFOLIO
Juan Carlos Espinola, Resident Representative
The Jamaica Sustainable Development Network Programme (JSDNP) promotes the collation, dissemination, and use of information relevant
to sustainable development, using various forms of information and communication technology. The community Cybercentres
established under the programme are a major component of its community outreach mechanism. In addition, they function as community
information nodes where information from a range of sectors and partners in the community is made available on web sites. The
JSDNP is funded by Microsoft, UNDP resources, and the Government of Jamaica.The country’s NCSA is featured in the Spotlight section.
With funding from GEF, UNDP assists countries with shared waters to improve their watershed and coastal zone management practices
in support of sustainable development. Jamaica is a leader in the regional Integrated Watershed and Coastal Area Management programme
in the 13 Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean. Areas of priority concern addressed by this GEF regional programme
include: coastal area management and biodiversity; tourism development; protection of water supplies; land-based sources of pollution;
climate change. Activities include: demonstrations of marine pollution reduction and waste management, land use, soil degradation
and watershed management.
UNDP is promoting sustainable energy and reduction of GHG emissions in Jamaica through the “Energy Dialogues” project, which facilitates
discussions among stakeholders on conservation, oil dependence, alternative energy, poverty and health, and individual energy
use. In addition, the “Environmental Management in Hospitals and Schools” project is implementing efficiency and conservation measures
at two major public hospitals, as well as providing training in basic Environmental Management Systems. Both projects are funded
by UNDP resources. With GEF funding, UNDP is also supporting both Jamaica and the Bahamas to fulfil their commitments to the
UNFCCC by supporting the preparation of their National Communications to the UNFCCC.
In Jamaica, the concrete measures taken by the Government to achieve sound management of chemicals receive UNDP support
through various interventions. In the area of POPs, the enabling activity being implemented will result in the NIP, which in turn will provide
the basis for further concerted actions to ensure compliance with the Stockholm Convention. In addition, assistance is also being
provided towards ODS phase-out initiatives in the country through the implementation of a terminal phase-out management plan for
CFCs through a combination of training, technical and policy/management support. In the foam sector, the technical assistance umbrella
project aims to phase-out the use of ODS solvents and the elimination of CFC-12 as a sterilant in private and public hospitals. All projects
are executed nationally.
CONTACTS
Dr. David Smith – davidc.smith@undp.org
Tel.: (876) 978-2390-9
Fax: (876) 946-2163
http://www.undp.org/fojam/environment.htm
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with
UNDP and the Government in
Jamaica
Microsoft
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MDGR 2004 http://www.undg.org/content.cfmid=79&page=6&num=10&sort=Country&view=basic&archives=0; 2 Government of Jamaica JAM/03/G31 (PIMS 2763): NCSA Project Document; GEF
Online database: http://www.gefonline.org/projectDetails.cfmprojID=1862; *Frameworks and Strategies for Sustainable Development
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