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Essay / Climate Change and Gender Mainstreaming - 1227
Introduction: The Department of Climate Change was established by the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change in 2012. A committee was established to advise the minister as well as a climate change official: Policy framework to promote understanding/cooperation and unity on these issues. According to the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change http://www.mwh.gov.jm/; its principal principal is Miss Gillian Guthrie. Additionally, the division name relevant to our assessment here is Land Policy and Administration. According to (http://www.mwh.gov.jm/index.php/focus-areas/climate-change/27-full-length-news-article/86-climate-change-info-full-length), “it considers its mandate to be: Environmental Management - We are committed to preserving the environment through policies, practices and public awareness to ensure healthy and comfortable lives for current and future generations. Teamwork - We are committed to fostering a collaborative effort with all stakeholders to achieve the goals of the ministry - We are committed to maintaining the highest levels of integrity and ethical standards through openness in everything. what we do in order to maintain public confidence. paper ......e the greatest advantage at the management level while men are the advisors. This might be a fair juxtaposition of all government organizations/agencies in Jamaica, but he spoke about the upcoming policy framework and strategies that will seek to make gender mainstreaming a reality. Departmental Plans, Strategies and Framework for the Future: Suggestions/Recommendations: As for the suggestions, I implore that the Department of Climate Change be given an intellectual boost, in installing critical thinking, analytical and brilliant minds from the main institutions of the country. The University of the West Indies Department of Social Sciences, among others, works in tandem with the Department of Climate Change; however, graduates should be employed to move climate change initiatives from theoretical to practical..