World Bank warns Jamaica of climate change threat

Jamaica Observer: ADAPTATION to climate change is possibly one of the most important actions that needs to be integrated in the country's development. The impact of disasters has been rising and, between 2001 and 2010, directly cost Jamaica $112 billion by World Bank estimates. But even with increasing magnitude of hydrological events -- such as floods -- over the years, the costliness of disasters in the future may depend more on the levels of poverty and quality of infrastructure existing in Jamaica. Rapid...

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