5.7.1. Specific Adaptation Strategies
Jamaica’s Long-Term Strategy (LTS) for the Population and Health sector seeks to ensure a resilient and healthy population by 2050 through equitable access to healthcare, improved sanitation, and strengthened infrastructure to cope with climate-induced health risks. The LTS outlines specific actions with detailed strategies aimed at improving water quality, promoting healthier lifestyles, strengthening disaster response, and enhancing public health systems.
In alignment with the objectives established in the Long-Term Strategy (LTS), we identified a set of priority actions to enhance climate resilience and adaptive capacity across key sectors. For each of these actions, we developed corresponding adaptation strategies that are context-specific and implementation-ready. These strategies are paired with clear, measurable targets to ensure progress can be tracked effectively and aligned with national development priorities. The following sections present these actions, strategies, and targets, along with their sources of justification or funding. Table 23 shows the strategies for the sector.
LTS action |
Specific strategy |
Target |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Water quality and sanitation supply |
Water Supply Development Strategy for Non-Utility Service Areas |
15 % of the population |
National Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan 2018 |
Water quality and sanitation supply |
MAR (Managed aquifer recharge) scheme |
Two aquifers |
Input from workshop |
Water quality and sanitation supply |
Implementation of Aquifer Protection Zones (APZ) |
25 Aquifer Protection Zones (1 per year) |
Input from workshop |
Water quality and sanitation supply |
Aquifer monitorings |
Annually |
Input from workshop |
Presence and access to green areas and park areas |
Park or green area constructions of 10,000 m² each |
40 new public parks or green areas by 2050 (five every three years) |
Jamaica Social Investment Fund |
Presence and access to green areas and park areas |
Construction works for the upgrading of community sports facilities in parks or green areas (for exercise, volley, basket) |
25 community sports facilities annually |
Jamaica Social Investment Fund |
Presence and access to green areas and park areas |
New parks or green areas maintenance |
Annually |
Jamaica Social Investment Fund |
Shock-responsive social safety net for post-disaster recovery |
Increase in the National Disaster Fund |
Doubling the current National Disaster Fund |
RE: POST-DISASTER BUDGET EXECUTION GUIDELINES |
Shock-responsive social safety net for post-disaster recovery |
Rehabilitation works after a natural disaster |
USD 3 million every two years for post-disaster rehabilitation |
Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Jamaica |
Shock-responsive social safety net for post-disaster recovery |
Cash grants in response to disaster recovery |
USD 200 cash grants to 75,000 families every two years as post-disaster support |
Shock-responsive social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean – Jamaica Case Study |
Strengthen vector-borne disease surveillance programs, housing conditions and public health infrastructure |
Activities to prevent the post-hurricane spread of vector-borne diseases |
Annual public health campaigns |
An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the health sector in Jamaica |
Strengthen vector-borne disease surveillance programs, housing conditions and public health infrastructure |
Provision of mosquito nets and meshed drum covers |
357 mosquito nets annually from 2025 to 2035 |
JM Foundations for Competitiveness & Growth |
Implement the National Financial Inclusion Strategy |
Implementation of the Livelihood Protection Policy (LPP) |
Assistance to 18,750 individuals every two years |
Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Jamaica |