AFTER THE STORM: UNDP & TCI Government's cash for work programme welcomed by hurricane- affected residents
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View AFTER THE STORM, the video story on the TCI Cash for Work programme
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Cash for Work programme workers in Turks and Caicos Islands hard at work, February 2018.
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One hundred and three (103) Turks and Caicos Islanders who suffered losses during the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria recently participated in a cash for work clean-up programme supported by the UNDP country office in Kingston. UNDP partnered with the Government of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and the Red Cross in delivering the programme over a four week period starting February on the two hardest hit islands.
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The #EmpoweredLives REPORT
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Jacob’s Ladder – No Longer Left Behind
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Securing water to satisfy every sanitation, cooking and agricultural need of Jacob's Ladder, an expanding community of adults living with disabilities has always been a challenge – until a water harvesting project was introduced in 2015 by the UNDP-implemented Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), with funding support from Australia Aid. Today, this water harvesting system and a new agro forestry area is helping Jacob's Ladder achieve some level of self sufficiency.
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Challenged by high electricity light bills caused by illegal connections to their power supply, the St Andrew Settlement in the inner city Kingston neighbourhood of Majesty Gardens sought help from the UNDP-implemented GEF Small Grants Programme. The solution? Turn to the sun for their power supply, implementing a solar energy system and training programme which has reduced their carbon footprint, lessened their bills and changed lives.
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Resident trainee, Carey Grant LEFT and ABOVE LEFT, with lead trainer Herman Shim of the Caribbean Maritime Institute
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UNDP congratulates Jamaica for being 1st SIDS to complete Biennial Update Report
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Dr Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (centre) addressing the handing over ceremony. Also participating are from left, Clifford Mahlung, project administrator at the CCD, UnaMay Gordon, principal director of the Climate Change Division, second right), Audrey Sewell (centre), Omar Alcock, senior technical officer for mitigation at the CCD; and Lt Col Oral Khan, chief technical director in the ministry.
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UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Dr Elsie Laurence Chounoune congratulated Jamaica for being the first Small Island Developing State (SIDS) to have completed a Biennial Update Report (BUR) and the first developing country to have completed the process in record time.The short handing over ceremony took place in March at the Climate Change Division. The BUR was developed with support from UNDP. Dr Laurence Chounoune said UNDP remained committed to supporting Jamaica in its journey to mitigate the impacts of climate change while strengthening the nation's resilience to crisis and disaster. The BUR provides
up to date information on the national inventory of greenhouse gases up to the year 2012, adaptation requirements for five sectors - tourism, water, agriculture, coastal resources and human health - and a mitigation strategy for reducing Jamaica's greenhouse gas footprint up to the year 2050.
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UNDP & UN JA launch US$6.45 Million Human Security programme for Jamaica
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TOP LEFT PHOTO: At the Human Security Programme Launch: (From right) Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, UN Resident Coordinator, Bruno Pouezat, Chief of the United Nations Human Security Unit, Ms. Mehrnaz Mostafavi and UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Dr. Elsie Laurence Chounoune BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO: Audience
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UNDP and five other member agencies, funds and programmes of United Nations Jamaica have joined forces with the Government of Jamaica on a Human Security project - “Strengthening Human Resilience in Northern Clarendon and West Kingston,’’ It is regarded as the first-ever truly joint project of UN Jamaica, combining the resources of six (6) UN Jamaica members, namely FAO, PAHO/WHO, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UN Women – in addition to the UNDP Global Environment Facility funded Small Grants Programme. UN Jamaica's resources are being combined with financial support from the UN Trust Fund for Human Security and the Government of Jamaica.
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Teachers, students, residents welcome climate smart equipment from Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (JCCCP)
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Newly installed Water storage tank at Medina Primary School helps water the school farm
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70 schools and institutions in Jamaica have received water storage tanks, guttering and irrigation systems in support of their climate smart agricultural initiatives under the UNDP implemented Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (JCCCP)
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We can plant 50% more - Teacher
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Janet Taylor, Agricultural Science teacher at the Guys Hill High School in St. Catherine, Jamaica says rain-fed one thousand gallon water storage tank, guttering and irrigation system provided by the JCCCP provides the school with the opportunity to plant vegetables throughout the year; previously they only planted during the first academic term. The irrigation system also allows them to plant 50 percent more than they have in the past, she said.
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VIDEO STORY - Sun Powered
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In their own words -
Faradaine Edwards, Projects Manager, Environmental Health Foundation (EHF), Resident trainee, Carey Grant and lead trainer Herman Shim of the Caribbean Maritime Institute tell of the impact of the solar powered system on lives in Majesty Gardens
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