Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project

The Government of Jamaica has requested financing the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project with the objective to enhance Jamaica’s resilience to disaster and climate risk. The proposed project will finance four components: 1) technical assistance for improved disaster and climate resilience, including ecosystem-based analyses; 2) risk reduction through structural mitigation measures such as retrofitting or construction of key assets; 3) contingent emergency response; and 4) project management. The Project will indirectly benefit the entire population of Jamaica (approximately 2.72 million) by improving disaster preparedness and response, and reducing risk of key infrastructure failure as a result of natural hazards. This project conducted a technical assistance project focused on ecosystem-based adaptation. It involved studies on mangroves and their role in disaster risk reduction, which can be found in the knowledge hub.