Shaping Jamaica AdCom: Challenges and Opportunities

Jamaica developed its first Adaptation Communication (AdCom) starting in July 2021 with support from the NAP Global Network to document adaptation barriers, priorities, and support needs. The process emphasized a people-centered approach and identified synergies between national reporting frameworks and disaster risk management. However, the process faced challenges due to the global pandemic, which necessitated virtual consultations and limited the ability to conduct targeted consultations with vulnerable groups such as children, youth, the elderly, and people with disabilities. The document argues that the AdCom serves as a tool to shift international support from piecemeal projects to strategic programmatic support aligned with Jamaica's national adaptation goals.

• The development of Jamaica's first Adaptation Communication (AdCom) began in July 2021 to document adaptation barriers, gaps, and challenges, as well as priorities, good practices, and the support required for implementation.
• The AdCom process identified potential synergies between the Planning Institute of Jamaica's national reporting and monitoring framework for donor-funded projects and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s Preliminary Assessment Scorecard for municipal disaster risk management.
• The global pandemic forced consultations to be conducted virtually, which led to the unavailability of some sector stakeholders and prevented targeted consultations with vulnerable groups, including children, youth, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
• The Government of Jamaica aims to use the AdCom to encourage international development partners to provide strategic and programmatic support rather than isolated, project-level interventions.

APA

noauthor (2022). Shaping Jamaica AdCom: Challenges and Opportunities. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/2022/12/shaping-jamaica-adcom-challenges-and-opportunities/

Chicago

noauthor. Shaping Jamaica AdCom: Challenges and Opportunities. NAP Global Network, 2022. https://napglobalnetwork.org/2022/12/shaping-jamaica-adcom-challenges-and-opportunities/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{noauthor2022shaping, author = {noauthor}, title = {{Shaping Jamaica AdCom: Challenges and Opportunities}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/2022/12/shaping-jamaica-adcom-challenges-and-opportunities/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }