THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies, Mona announced this week that its Centre for Marine Sciences (CMS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Caribbean Planning for the Adaptation to Global Climate Change (CPACC) project, to assist in its monitoring of coastal eco-systems.The MOU will facilitate the implementation and expansion of the CPACC's Coral Reef Monitoring project, which is ongoing in Jamaica, to the wider Caribbean.
CMS director, Dr. George Warner, and CPACC deputy director, Leslie Walling, signed the MOU at the Mona campus, signalling an extension of the relationship between both bodies.
The CMS has assisted in developing the methodology used in the Coral Reef Monitoring component of the CPACC project and has analysed and stored data collected from the Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica during the pilot phase, UWI said in a statement.
CPACC's mission is to support Caribbean countries with preparations to deal with any adverse effects of global climate change.
Under the new arrangements, CMS will provide technical and administrative support through training, documentation and data management as CPACC extends its activities to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Trinidad and Tobago.
As a member of the CPACC's Policy Advisory Committee the CMS will also give advice on matters concerning programme design, planning and project implementation, said UWI.
