Climate Change refers to long term changes in the average temperature and other environmental indicators, attributed directly or indirectly to human activity, that alter the composition of the global atmosphere and impacts life on Earth.



DESCRIPTION

The lecture and seminar on Climate Change, future perspectives and impacts in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean, represent a attempt of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), its sister organization in the United States, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in association with their local Environment Working Group, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Dominican Republic, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Santo Domingo, to address updated issues on Environment, and collaborate on creating consciousness on a wide audience.

The event is part of the continuous efforts of the International Center for Environmental and Sustainable Development Studies (CIEMADeS, for it Spanish acronym), created by FUNGLODE, GFDD, Universidad del Turabo from Puerto Rico and the Université Quisqueya from Haiti, to promote the collaboration among government, non-government, academic and other institutions to partake and contribute to the improvement of the environment and promote the sustainable development of the region.

PURPOSE

The purpose of these lecture and seminar on Climate Change, future perspectives and impacts in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean is to gather experts and relevant parties, representatives from the public and private sectors and non-governmental organization from Latin America and the Caribbean, the United States and Europe to share lessons learned to date, form a knowledge network to connect efforts and experiences on Climate Change issues, and promote further discussions on relevant key matters. The compilation of the reports from the lectures and discussions at the seminar will be the basis for a joint declaration.

GOALS

The overall goal of the activity is to raise awareness among the different stakeholders, create new national and international partnerships and alliances among them and lay the foundations for a regular and continuous exchange of information and experiences in the field of Climate Change and other environmental updated topics, and how it all can contribute to the sustainable development of the country.

JUSTIFICATION

Climate change issues are among the key elements on environmental discussions all around the world. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and our partners in this activity, have identified the main subjects on this topic, and in this sense, we are determined to transferring updated knowledge on future perspectives on Climate Change and its impact in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean in a broad-spectrum approach and in specific areas as agriculture, sustainable development, state islands, Caribbean Sea, tropical storms, natural disasters prevention, and biodiversity.