Tag: climate change

The River in a Khaki Suit: Farmers Learning in the Yallahs and Hope River Watersheds

June 1, 2018

I was sitting at a table with a group of women farmers from the deep hills of St. Thomas on May 17. They were wearing daffodil yellow and purple T-shirts, and their smiles were just as bright. These were some of the 166 graduates of the Farmer Field School climate-smart agriculture training implemented by the … More The River in a Khaki Suit: Farmers Learning in the Yallahs and Hope River Watersheds

Rock Hall Community Gets Thirty-year-old Tank Repaired

May 29, 2018

With climate change raising temperatures and sparking droughts across the Caribbean (and of course globally), access to water and the conservation of water are becoming increasingly critical factors for communities across the island. Many water storage and distribution systems, especially in rural areas, are old and outdated. Several entities are currently working on water concerns … More Rock Hall Community Gets Thirty-year-old Tank Repaired

Pay More Attention to Child Safety: Fires, Disasters, Climate Change

May 23, 2018

This month is Child Month in Jamaica – although it is one of those cases of “every month is Child Month.” The dedicated Christine Staple-Ebanks, the founder of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation, is unusually aware of the vulnerability of our children, especially those with special needs like her own son. The Foundation is organizing a … More Pay More Attention to Child Safety: Fires, Disasters, Climate Change

There Are No Cases of Yellow Fever in Jamaica

May 16, 2018

This week is Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week. We never used to worry too much about these dangerous little creatures (of which the female is, in fact, deadlier than the male) – until the Chikungunya virus (Chik V) and the Zika virus came along, riding on the climate change wave. Dengue fever has always been around, … More There Are No Cases of Yellow Fever in Jamaica

Climate Change Project upgrades Jamaican Agricultural Station for Caribbean Climate Resilience

April 27, 2018

Jamaica has been pretty busy on the climate change front, with some excellent developments. The brilliant Dr. Orville Grey, former Senior Technical Officer for Adaptation, left the Climate Change Division in February, to work for the Green Climate Fund in South Korea. And the hard-working Principal Director of the CCD, Una May Gordon, is now … More Climate Change Project upgrades Jamaican Agricultural Station for Caribbean Climate Resilience

Reshuffling, Rousing Up and Reading Reports: Jamaica on April 2, 2018

April 3, 2018

It’s April 1, and I got fooled by one or two tweets today! Also, of course for those who celebrate it, it’s Easter Day. Large quantities of bun and cheese are being eaten, as I write. I am trying to catch up a little on the news, so here goes… Caribbean: Haitian photo-journalist Vladimir Legagneur disappeared on March … More Reshuffling, Rousing Up and Reading Reports: Jamaica on April 2, 2018