Jamaica’s Climate Change Research Agenda

With the support of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), the first phase of defining a road map for targeted research in Jamaica began in September 2020. During the development process, an effort was made to identify and analyse existing capacities in universities, research centres, and the private sector, whose lines of work support climate change priorities and the development of technological capacities in productive activities. This document presents an agenda for research and technology development (RT&D), the result of a co-creation process with academia, R&TD centres, and the private sector, to support climate change targets in the key sectors identified for the first phase: agriculture and fisheries, water, human settlement and infrastructure, waste, and energy. The sectors were prioritised using a multicriteria analysis that took account of the need for new knowledge to address climate change impact-related issues, as well as the importance of each sector in terms of economic impact, climate, environmental, and social impact.

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Main Authors: 350198 Lanza Castillo, Gracia María autor/a, 350339 Birthwright, Anne-Teresa Donna Marie autor/a, 350340 S. Charlton, Candice autor/a, 350341 Cruz Chú, Mariana Beatriz autor/a, 86557 Li Pun, Hugo autor/a (editor/a), 41919 Alvarado Irías, Enrique E. autor/a
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Turrialba, Costa Rica Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) 2022
Subjects:CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTACION AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, MITIGACION DEL CAMBIO CLIMATICO, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, EMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS,
Online Access:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/11974
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Summary:With the support of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), the first phase of defining a road map for targeted research in Jamaica began in September 2020. During the development process, an effort was made to identify and analyse existing capacities in universities, research centres, and the private sector, whose lines of work support climate change priorities and the development of technological capacities in productive activities. This document presents an agenda for research and technology development (RT&D), the result of a co-creation process with academia, R&TD centres, and the private sector, to support climate change targets in the key sectors identified for the first phase: agriculture and fisheries, water, human settlement and infrastructure, waste, and energy. The sectors were prioritised using a multicriteria analysis that took account of the need for new knowledge to address climate change impact-related issues, as well as the importance of each sector in terms of economic impact, climate, environmental, and social impact.