KINGSTON, Jamaica – ENVIRONMENT and climate change minister Robert Pickersgill yesterday challenged engineers to take advantage of the economic opportunities presented by climate change even as they seek to manage the risks associated with the phenomenon.
Addressing the second day of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) Engineer's Week Conference, billed 'Engineers Embracing Change', at the Knutsford Court Hotel, the minister said that adaptation to climate change was awash with opportunities to develop new, innovative infrastructure systems and services