UWI, IDB launch investment plan for Regional climate change programme

By Michelle Nurse On Nov 18, 2015

With climate change impacts a clear danger to Caribbean islands, the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday launched the investment plan for the region’s track of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR).

The programme, launched at the UWI Mona campus and which is to be implemented with IDB funding to the tune of US$10.4 million, should address the current dearth of reliable data to manage climate risk.

“The availability of accurate and standardised geo-referenced data and quality climate data has significant implications for understanding and assessing climate hazards and risks,” reads the project document.