Climate Change Data

GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA Ministry of Tourism

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020-2024)

Reporting Period: 2020-2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable economic growth
  • Human capital development
  • Social protection
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Destination assurance

Environmental Achievements

  • Development/Rehabilitation of Public Beaches
  • Implementation of the Tourism Environmental Stewardship Initiative (TESI)
  • Development of Disaster Risk Management Plans for tourism destination areas
  • Implementation of Spruce-Up Jamaica projects
  • Environmental training in resort areas

Social Achievements

  • Implementation of the Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme
  • Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) certification program
  • Hospitality & Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) in high schools
  • Tourism Linkages Network to empower small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Support for community tourism enterprises
  • Youth Empowerment Summer Programme
  • Public awareness campaigns on tourism's positive contribution

Governance Achievements

  • Medium-Term Results-based Budgeting Framework implementation
  • Alignment with Government’s Public Procurement Act
  • Organizational review of the Ministry
  • Improved public service delivery
  • Implementation of MyHR+

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase visitor arrivals to at least 6 million by 2024
  • Increase foreign exchange earnings to at least US$6 billion by 2024
  • Increase direct employment to at least 155,000 by 2024
  • Increase room stock by at least 15,000 by 2024
  • Increase visitor satisfaction to 95% or more by 2024
  • Improve public perception of tourism's economic contribution to at least 60% by 2024
  • Increase percentage of trained and certified workers to at least 20% by 2024
  • Increase percentage of tourism workers enrolled in a pension scheme to 20% by 2024
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase room stock by 5,000 rooms per year up to 2022
  • Train and certify at least 5,000 local tourism workers per annum up to 2022
  • Increase airlift seats to at least 200,000 and maintain until at least 2022
  • Increase cruise ship berths and maintain until at least 2022
  • Build five Artisan Villages by 2022
  • Enrol at least 5,000 tourism workers into the Pension Scheme by 2022

Environmental Challenges

  • Inadequate organizational structure
  • Lack of qualified technical staff
  • Inadequate physical space
  • Deficiencies in programme and project management
  • External economic shocks
  • Limited fiscal space
  • Natural disasters
  • Crime and violence
  • High stakeholder expectations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Organizational structure review and re-engineering
  • Strategic Human Resource Plan for recruitment and training
  • Improved physical space
  • Establishment of policies and procedures for project management
  • Market diversification
  • Identification of additional funding sources
  • Disaster risk management strategies
  • Security strategies
  • Strategic planning and stakeholder engagement

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Tourism Linkages Network

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather
  • Hurricanes
  • Flooding
  • Climate change impacts
Opportunities
  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities