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Jamaican Rural Physical Planning Division (RPPD)

One of Jamaica's primary means of survival in the current global economic environment rests in agriculture.

Jamaican National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is an Executive Agency that became operational on April 1, 2001.

Jamaican Mines and Geology Division (MGD)

The MGD has the statutory responsibility under the Mining Act and the Quarries Control Act to exercise general supervision over all prospecting, mining and quarrying operations throughout the islan

Jamaican Water Resources Authority (WRA)

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is responsible for the management, protection, and controlled allocation and use of Jamaica's water resources.

Jamaican Meteorological Service

The mission of the Meteorological Service is to take full advantage of the present knowledge of weather and climate, to take steps to improve significantly that knowledge and to foresee and prevent

Jamaican National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

The NSDI is entity responsible for the technology, policies, standards, human resources and related activities necessary to acquire process, distribute, use, maintain and preserve spatial data thro

Jamaican Land Information Council (LICJ)

The Land Information Council of Jamaica (LICJ) was established by the Jamaican Government in 1991 and is comprised of nine sub-committees.

Jamaican Office for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)

Disaster preparedness is a dynamic function, which includes the identification of disaster threats and risks throughout the country and the formulation of plans to create a state of readiness to me

Jamaican Planning Institute (PIOJ)

The Planning Institute of Jamaica is an Agency of the Ministry of Finance and Planning.

The Red Cross in Haiti

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization.