Clarendon

Saint James

Saint Thomas

Saint Catherine

Hanover

Portland

Westmoreland

Saint Mary

Saint Elizabeth

Saint Ann

Kingston

Manchester

Trelawny

Saint Andrew

Jamaica

Reduce emissions to 4.5 Mt by 2015 and to 3.5 Mt per annum by 2030

Energy mix in 2030: 30% petroleum, 42% natural gas, 5% petcoke/coal, with the rest covered by renewables and others by 2030

Reduce energy intensity to 6,000 BTU/U.S. dollar  by 2030 against a 2008 baseline

12.5% of energy from renewable sources by 2015 and 20% by 2030

Renewables in the energy mix will account for 11% by 2012, 12.5% by 2015 and 20% by 2030

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Jamaica faces growing climate risks as rising temperatures and increasingly frequent extreme weather events threaten its ecosystems and rural livelihoods. The country is experiencing stronger hurricanes, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged droughts, and more frequent flooding, which place significant pressure on fragile island ecosystems and coastal zones. These climate impacts are particularly severe in the agricultural sector, making farmers vulnerable to crop losses, reduced yields, and disruptions to market access. Recent hurricanes have exposed these vulnerabilities, destroying crops, damaging rural infrastructure, and weakening already fragile safety nets for farming communities.

ADAPT Jamaica responds to these challenges by transforming agricultural production systems across six central parishes—Trelawny, Saint Ann, Saint Elizabeth, Clarendon, Saint Catherine, and Manchester. The initiative aims to strengthen climate resilience among smallholder farmers by promoting Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA) practices and reducing food loss and waste across agricultural value chains.

The project combines practical on-farm demonstrations, farmer training, and the scaling up of low-cost climate-resilient farming practices. It also strengthens Jamaica’s agrometeorological network to deliver timely climate information and early warning systems, enabling farmers to make better production decisions. In addition, the project supports policy reforms, public-private partnerships, and improved access to finance to encourage long-term investment in climate-resilient agriculture.

Through these integrated interventions, ADAPT Jamaica seeks to enhance food security, stabilise farmer incomes, and build a more resilient agricultural sector capable of withstanding future climate shocks. This is GCF’s first single-country project in Jamaica.

This project introduces an innovative utility-led approach to scaling distributed clean energy in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), supporting GCF’s goal of expanding access to sustainable, affordable, and resilient renewable energy, particularly in underserved regions. 

 The Caribbean region faces intensifying climate impacts—including storms, floods, and rising temperatures—and remains reliant on fossil fuel-based electricity, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Participating countries risk missing critical opportunities to decarbonise their energy sectors and adapt their systems to growing climate pressures without targeted investment. 

The Integrated Utility Services (IUS) project aims to accelerate the adoption of distributed renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other clean energy technologies. It combines customer education, installation support, and utility bill repayment to reduce upfront cost barriers. It also creates the conditions to scale this approach by strengthening institutional and regulatory frameworks and building the technical capacity of utilities. 

The project introduces an innovative utility-led approach to scaling clean energy that can be replicated across SIDS. By linking demand-side solutions with regulatory measures and innovative financing mechanisms, this project supports the development of more resilient and efficient energy systems.

Community-based and civil society organizations are technically and financially supported to design and deliver locally led initiatives that address complex socio-ecological challenges to foster resilience, enhance livelihoods and deliver global environmental benefits.

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean are highly vulnerable to climate change, which affects crucial economic sectors such as tourism, agriculture, and fishing. Rising sea levels and changing weather patterns threaten natural habitats and increase the severity of natural disasters. Despite minimal contributions to global emissions, SIDS in the Caribbean face significant economic risks, with projected annual losses of USD 22 billion by 2050, making emissions reduction essential.

The Caribbean Net-Zero and Resilient Private Sector programme supports climate resilient investments in the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Focusing on agriculture, sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, transport, and the blue economy, the programme aims to overcome investment barriers by providing advisory services and blended finance solutions. It also emphasises gender mainstreaming to close gender and diversity gaps in the region.  

Moreover, the programme aims to scale up private climate finance through local actors by combining advisory services with concessional financing from GCF, which will enhance the region's climate resilience and sustainable development. By mobilising 3.4 times the funding from IDB Invest and other co-financiers, it will help reduce the existing climate finance gap for SIDS in the Caribbean region.

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