National Water Commission

Jamaica’s Drought Tool Could Turn the Table on Climate Change

By Zadie Neufville
On a very dry November 2013, Jamaica’s Meteorological Service made its first official drought forecast when the newly developed Climate Predictability Tool (CPT) was used to predict a high probability of below average rainfall in the coming three months.

Jamaica’s Aging Water Systems Falter Under Intense Heat and Drought

By Zadie Neufville
This past summer Jamaicans sweltered through their third consecutive year of reduced rainfall resulting in wild fires, a crop-killing drought and daily water cuts.


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