INSIDE STORY: Climate change and flood risk - Challenges for Jamaican towns and communities

The document outlines a project focused on integrating climate model rainfall projections into flood risk assessments for Jamaican communities. It emphasizes the necessity of flood hazard maps that account for future climate change to support disaster management and climate compatible development. Key recommendations include providing ongoing geospatial data training for local government and parish-level disaster coordinators, and improving cooperation between academia and government bodies to ensure high-quality data informs life-saving policies.

• Current flood maps for major watersheds in Jamaica are insufficient for future planning because they do not incorporate climate change factors.
• Effective disaster management and climate compatible development in flood-prone areas require flood hazard maps that illustrate both current and future risks at national and subnational scales.
• There is a critical need for ongoing training for community representatives and local government staff, specifically parish-level disaster coordinators, in the use and importance of geospatial data, alongside better data sharing between national governments, local governments, and academia.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2016). INSIDE STORY: Climate change and flood risk - Challenges for Jamaican towns and communities. https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-climate-change-flood-risk-challenges-jamaican-towns-communities

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. INSIDE STORY: Climate change and flood risk - Challenges for Jamaican towns and communities. 2016. https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-climate-change-flood-risk-challenges-jamaican-towns-communities.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2016inside, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{INSIDE STORY: Climate change and flood risk - Challenges for Jamaican towns and communities}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2016}, month = jun, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-climate-change-flood-risk-challenges-jamaican-towns-communities}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }