By correspondence dated May 18, 2023, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus (The UWI) applied to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for a technical assistance (TA) grant to support improved water resource management, lessen the impact of water-related hazards on people and infrastructure and enhance community resilience to climate change (CC) on the island of Jamaica.

The estimated cost of the project is one million, two hundred and sixty-four thousand, two hundred and twenty United States Dollars (USD) (USD1,264,220) of which nine hundred and nine thousand United States dollars (USD909,000) would be provided from CDB’s Special Funds Resources (SFR) allocated from the Caribbean Action for Resilience Enhancement (CARE) Programme and three hundred and fifty-five thousand, two hundred and twenty United States dollars (USD355,220) from counterpart contribution.