Minister with responsibility for Water, Infrastructure and Housing, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. says creating a sustainable blue economy is important to the country’s development.

“It is very important that we advance the discussion on the sustainable blue economy. It is not just a catch phrase; it is to Jamaica, and Small Island Developing States, the only way for us to move forward in regards to sustainable development. We have to have a discussion on the health of our marine ecosystem”, declared Minister Charles Jr.

Minister Charles Jr. was speaking at the UnCut Conversations on Climate Change Forum yesterday (May 9) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel.

In the meantime, Minister Charles Jr. added that the Government is creating a sustainable framework for the management of the country’s water resources to counter the negative impacts of climate change on our water resources.

“We want to create a resilient and sustainable framework for the protection of our water resources in Jamaica… we want to have healthy watersheds to increase availability while reducing sedimentation in intakes and also coastal waters”, stated Minister Charles Jr.

Minister Charles Jr. indicated that the 2019 National Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan will provide the sustainable parameters within which the sector will operate.

UnCut Conversations on Climate Change is an unscripted, open multi-stakeholder forum that allows for the exchange of information, expertise, experiences and ideas on climate change.

The Forum was hosted by the Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.

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