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  • Studies Prove Correlation Between Climatic Variation and Disease

    August 23, 2007 - David Joa, doctor at the Centro de Enfermedades Tropicales (Tropical Disease Center), offered this diagnosis when referring to climate change effects in dengue fever and malaria in a dissertation that began with a study developed in Dominican soil.   “This study’s results prove a clear non-linear relationship between changes in climatic variations and changes in... Continue Reading >

  • Antonio Cocco Quezada Stresses Importance of Creating ClimateResources Subsecretary

    August 23, 2007 - The president of CODIA’s Disasters chapter was the first one to intervene in the debate session last Thursday at the “Second conference on Climate Change: Evidence of global warming in the Dominican Republic”   Last Thursday Antonio Cocco Quezada, president of the Disasters chapter at the “Colegio Dominicano de Ingenieros y Agrimensores” (CODIA), took up... Continue Reading >

  • Given the Reality of Global Warming, Mitigation Costs are Politically Feasible

    August 23, 2007 - The environmental economist Jaime Echeverría, from the Tropical Science Center, brought the issue for discussion at the FUNGLODE auditorium in the opening of the two-day conference about evidence of global warming in the Dominican Republic.   With the certainty that global warming presents a serious risk to society, the environmental economist Jaime Echeverría states that... Continue Reading >

  • Workshop on the Dominican Republic’s Capacity to Combat Climate Change

    August 20, 2007 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Dominican Ministry of Environmental Management will present the workshop “Workshop Consultation on the Nation’s Capacity to Combat Climate Change,” August 24, 2007, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm.   The objective of the event is to unite key climate change experts... Continue Reading >

  • Global Media Arts Institute and the DR Chapter of NALIP Will Present Workshop on Project Development

    August 16, 2007 - GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute, in collaboration with the Dominican Chapter of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), will present: “Project-a-Thon,” a three day workshop on project development, August 23-25, 2007, 9:30 am – 6:30 pm, at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo.   The workshop is designed to equip participants with... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Present Second Conference on Climate Change

    August 15, 2007 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) will be organizing the Second Conference on Climate Change: “Evidence of Global Warming in the Dominican Republic.” The conference will take place August 22-23, 2007 at the FUNGLODE Auditorium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The conference seeks to: increase public awareness... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Launch Global Media Arts Institute Web Page

    August 14, 2007 - In response to the Global Media Arts Institute’s (GMAI) rapidly expanding programs, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have created  a bilingual Portal (in English and Spanish)  in order to better inform the public of the opportunities available through the Institute and create a virtual community of... Continue Reading >

  • InteRDom Students Complete Internships with Dominican Organizations

    August 13, 2007 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo organized a ceremony to honor the 2007 InteRDom summer interns’ successful completion of their internships and academic studies. The ceremony was held at FUNGLODE, Thursday, August 9, 2007.   Over the course of twelve weeks, InteRDom program participants carried-out internships in the fields... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Offer Course on Macromedia Flash MX

    August 13, 2007 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Microsoft’s Partners in Learning offered an introductory course in Macromedia Flash MX to educators, students and professionals outside of the field of education, August 13-17, 2007 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo. Participants had the option of attending either morning or... Continue Reading >

  • Dominican Week in the US 2007

    August 10, 2007 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in association with the Semanadom Committee, Grupo Profesionales Dominicanos (GPD) of Washington DC, Goldman Sachs and Universidad APEC (UNAPEC), will be organizing Dominican Week in the United States. The week-long series of events will take place in Washington DC, Monday... Continue Reading >

  • Closing Ceremony for InteRDom Students

    August 3, 2007 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), together with its sister organization in the Dominican Republic Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will host the InteRDom Closing Ceremony August 9, 2007. The event will see an end to the academic study and internship summer program which has given international students the opportunity to intern with... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD Participates in UN General Assembly “Climate Change as a Global Challenge”

    August 2, 2007 - GFDD Environmental Projects Coordinator, Emy Rodríguez, attended the United Nations’ thematic debate, “Climate Change as a Global Challenge,” which took place at UN Headquarters in New York, July 31 – August 1, 2007.   Principal themes of the forum included: recent scientific assessment concerning climate change, strategies for adaptation and mitigation and recommendations for a... Continue Reading >

  • Natasha Despotovic Joins OAS Panel of Experts

    August 2, 2007 - GFDD Executive Director and FUNGLODE Vice President, Natasha Despotovic, has been invited by the Organization of American States’ Department of Democratic Sustainability and Special Missions to form part of a Panel of Experts on Democratic Affairs. The panel consists of experts from throughout the Hemisphere. Panelists are requested to provide expertise on issues concerning electoral... Continue Reading >

  • Partners in Learning Offer Seminar on Educational Portals

    August 2, 2007 - Close to 200 Dominican educators attended the seminar on educational portals presented by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Microsoft’s Partners in Learning, August 1, 2007, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, at FUNGLODE Headquarters. The forum sought to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the design... Continue Reading >

  • New York International Latino Film Festival

    July 30, 2007 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in the New York International Latino Film Festival that took place in midtown Manhattan, July 24-27, 2007.   The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) is the premier Urban Latino film event in the country. The NYILFF's mission is to showcase the works of the hottest... Continue Reading >

  • InteRDom Students Visit Santiago

    July 30, 2007 - The InteRDom students that arrived in the Dominican Republic two months ago have been carrying out internships with reputed Dominican and international organizations as well as taking academic courses at UNIBE University over the course of the summer. As part of the InteRDom program, students have also participated in excursions to sites of historical and... Continue Reading >

  • Barbara Boyle Emphasizes the Confluence of Artistic Vision

    July 25, 2007 - On July 19, 2007, at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) presented the lecture: “How to Prepare Professionals for the Film Industry of the 21st Century,” given by Hollywood Producer and Director of UCLA’s Department of Film, Television and Digital Media Arts,... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD and FUNGLODE Organize ESL Skill Building Workshop

    July 25, 2007 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (FUNGLODE), organized a skill building workshop for English as a Second Language instructors in the Dominican Republic. The workshop took place July 6-7, 2007 at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.   The objective... Continue Reading >

  • GFDD, FUNGLODE and UNA-DR Celebrate First Anniversary of “Global Youth: Future Leaders”

    July 25, 2007 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) held a ceremony to celebrate the First Anniversary of the television program, Global Youth: Future Leaders, July 26, 2007 at 7:00 pm at FUNGLODE headquarters.   The ceremony was led by Dominican... Continue Reading >

  • Hollywood Producer Barbara Boyle Will Speak on the Cinematographic Industry of the XXI Century

    July 19, 2007 - GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), in collaboration with the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic’s Franklin Center, will present the lecture: “How to Train Professional for the Film Industry of the XXI Century,” given by accredited US Producer and Director of UCLA’s Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, Barbara Boyle. The... Continue Reading >

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