KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$2.1 million readiness grant submitted by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), on behalf of Jamaica, boosting the country’s ability to access climate finance and build resilience to a changing climate.

The grant, entitled “Catalysing Climate Action by building Jamaica’s NDA Capacity & Country Investment Platform”, will help Jamaica access international climate financing and develop a pipeline of projects needed to protect its people, economy and environment.

The project proposal was developed under the United Kingdom (UK) funded Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience Programme (SIDAR) for the Caribbean, which aims to increase Caribbean member states’ access to climate finance and accelerate climate-resilient action across the region.