Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan (NDP) positions climate change adaptation as afoundational element of national development, embedding resilience and sustainability into policy, planning, and investment. Under Goal 4: Jamaica has a healthy natural environment, Vision 2030 NDP prioritizes (i) the sustainable management and use of environmental and natural resources (National Outcome 13) and (ii) hazard risk reduction and adaptation to climate change (National Outcome 14). Linking adaptation to Vision 2030 NDP ensures Jamaica’s long-term growth strategy directly addresses climate risks and protects natural assets.

In line with the Auditor General’s mandate to hold the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) accountable for effective policy execution and prudent use of funds, the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) assessed Jamaica’s progress towards the implementation of climate change adaptation plans and actions led by the ministry with responsibility for climate change, executed through the Climate Change Branch (CCB) within then Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC), now re-designated to the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change (MWECC). The audit examined adaptation planning and actions undertaken between 2018/19 and 2024/25, against the Paris Agreement and the Climate Change Policy Framework for Jamaica and whether stakeholder roles and responsibilities were sufficiently coordinated for effective implementation.

This report has been tabled in Parliament on March 10, 2026.