Improving Climate Data and Information Management

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The objective of the Improving Climate Data and Information Management Project for Jamaica is to improve the quality and use of climate related data and information for effective planning and action at local and national levels. There are four components to the project, the first component being upgrading hydro-meteorological data collection, processing and forecasting systems. This component will support investments for upgrading and providing critically needed new equipment, systems, and operator training for data collection, and processing for improved hydro-meteorological and agro-meteorological forecasts in order to ultimately enhance the availability and reliability of data for climate change scenario modelling, risk analysis and warning systems, and knowledge sharing. The second component is the Climate Resilient Planning and Hydro-meteorological Information. This component will provide technical assistance support to promote Jamaica’s readiness for climate events through updating the downscaled high resolution climate change scenarios and using said scenarios to prepare the State of the Jamaican climate 2015 and 2019 reports (including the summary for policy makers); and provision of training on sector specific climate resilient planning based on said scenarios. The third component is the climate change education and awareness towards behavioral change. This component will provide technical assistance support to promote climate change awareness at the national and local levels through: (a) carrying out climate change information, education and communication (IECC) campaigns, and (b) conducting targeted attitude and behavioral change initiatives to address climate change adaptation needs and influence behavioral change of targeted groups, as part of the communications strategy action plan developed under the PPCR phase one. Finally, the fourth component is the project management, monitoring and evaluation. This component will provide support to PIOJ for Project implementation, including overall technical management, financial management, procurement, environmental and social safeguards implementation, monitoring and evaluation of project activities, data collection, supervision of works through the provision of consulting services, non-consulting services, goods, and operating costs.

FY17 - Information and Communications Technologies

World Bank Group

Project

Hydro, Government, Education