Mainstreaming climate resilience in Jamaican PPPs
In partnership with the Jamaican government, we developed climate resilience tools designed to strengthen PPP infrastructure throughout the Caribbean against changing weather patterns. Rebel is at the forefront of integrating climate resilience into PPP frameworks.
The Challenge
Most of Jamaica’s infrastructure and settlements line the country’s 1,200-km shoreline and are increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Jamaica wanted to ensure that its infrastructure PPP development process systematically incorporated climate resiliency considerations—something not yet done anywhere in the world.
The approach
We examined Jamaica’s PPP policy framework, practices and projects to determine its existing practices. We reviewed emerging practices at the intersection of PPPs and climate change to understand what could be done. From there, we developed an Action Plan with short, medium- and long-term steps Jamaica could take to better include climate resiliency aims in their planning process.
We also developed a companion toolkit with practical guidelines and solutions to identify, assess, and mitigate climate-related risks.
Impact
Jamaica became the first country in the world to integrate climate resilience into its PPP framework.
