{"id":19671,"date":"2025-06-03T10:28:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdri.world\/?page_id=19671"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:33:34","slug":"kingston-metropolitan-area-water-utility-infrastructure-disaster-mitigation-climate-change-resilience-programme-in-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cdri.world\/sids\/kingston-metropolitan-area-water-utility-infrastructure-disaster-mitigation-climate-change-resilience-programme-in-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingston Metropolitan Area Water Utility Infrastructure Disaster Mitigation &amp; Climate Change Resilience Programme in Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19671\" class=\"elementor elementor-19671\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f8b4b e-con-full innerBanner e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90f8b4b\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Implementing Partner:<\/strong> Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09c6dd e-con-full other_custom_menu e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a09c6dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e445dba e-con-full tabList e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e445dba\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5fc106 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5fc106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Project name:<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kingston Metropolitan Area Water Utility Infrastructure Disaster Mitigation &amp; Climate Change Resilience Programme <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The project seeks to enhance Jamaica\u2019s ability to plan and implement climate-resilient investments in Kingston\u2019s Metropolitan Area\u2019s water infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>It will conduct a detailed assessment of the Yallahs-Mona and Hermitage-Constant systems, analyzing hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks to inform 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