JAMAICANS are becoming more conscious of climate change as their knowledge of the phenomenon and the risks it poses to the country increase.
That is the feeling of chief technical officer in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Oral Khan, one of the conceptualiser of the green paper tabled in Parliament in November 2013 titled Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan.
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| A section of the crowd at the public consultations on the green paper titled Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan. |
The paper supports the goals of Vision 2030 to reduce the country's risk to hazards and adapt to climate change, and recommends actions to mitigate the effects on the agriculture, water, health, coastal and marine resources, disaster risk and response management, energy, forestry, waste management and transportation sectors.
Khan, who was speaking with the Jamaica Observer at The Pegasus Hotel in Kingston last Thursday on the occasion of the final in a series of public consultations on the green paper, said with the influence of the media and public awareness campaign initiatives globally, there has been an increase in the interest of Jamaicans in climate change.
The previous sessions were held in Port Maria, St Mary; Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth and Montego Bay, St James.
"With regard to climate change, everywhere we go, people are keenly interested in what is happening," Khan said. He didn't have statistical evidence, but provided anecdotal references to support his claim. more
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