Area:  total: 10,990 sq km  land: 10,830 sq km Coastline: 1,022 km Population: 2,652,443 (July 1999 est.) Source: CIA Worldfact Book (2000)

Jamaica   Basic Data Contacts CSD Data Other Links Other Data Country Contacts Government of Jamaica (Links to other agencies and Ministries) Address Link: Ministry of Land & Environment 2 Hagley Park Road Kingston 10 Telephone: 926-1590/ 926-7008 Fax: 926-2591 E-Mail: mehsys@hotmail.com   (Source:  CIA World Factbook 1999)     OCEANS AND COASTAL AREAS Many thanks to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, the source of the following information. The information was taken from the Jamaica's submission to the 6th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (last update: May 1998). For further information on the Jamaica's social and economic factors, natural resources, and institutional structures see the United Nations System-Wide Web Site on National Implementation of the Rio Commitments National Information for Jamaica at:  http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/jamaica/index.htm   The Government of Jamaica ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on 21 March 1983. The main issues relating to climate change in Jamaica are (1) increased rise of the sea level; (2) increased levels in the risks to human health; (3) higher frequency of storms and floods; and (4) increased levels of salt water intrusion. The main road to the town of Morant Bay in St. Thomas is threatened by encroachment of the sea, a threat that did not exist when the roadway was constructed. Cooperation Jamaica and ten other CARICOM countries are involved in the four-year project, Caribbean : Planning for Adaptation to Global Climate Change. Financing Financing for the four-year project Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Global Climate Change, at a cost of 6.3 million US dollars, is provided by the Global Environmental Facility, through the World Bank. The executing agency is the Organization of American States.  Information AS of May 1998, Carribean Planning for Adaptation to Climate Chasnge  (CPACC) proposes to provide information on climate change and sea level rise on the internet.      Other Links   Caribbean Environmental Programme Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Global Climate Change (CPACC) Caribbean Sustainable Development - National Implementation of SIDS-POA       Other Data n.a.