Enabling conditions to foster a green transition: The Dominican Republic experience

Enabling conditions to foster a green transition

The Dominican Republic experience

Daniel Abreu Mejía

Focal Point UN CC:Learn DR

GLOBAL TRANSITION DIALOGUE #2 On the New Economy

March 17th, 2012,

High Vulnerability to Climate Change in DR

Rise sea levels

Extreme weather

Draught

Floods

Hurricanes

Condition 1 for enabling a green economy: Developing a Legal and Institutional Framework

The Dominican Republic is one of the few countries in the world that recognizes both sustainable development and the adaptation to climate change as a key element of land use and environmental policy of the nation in its Political Constitution.

The Environmental Law establishes that the Environmental Ministry has to involve civil society and community base organizations in its policy making process.

The same Law creates an Attorney for the Defense of the Environment and Natural Resources.

National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism

Creation: Decree 601-08, as an instance of public policy coordination and joint efforts in mitigating the causes and adapting to the impacts of climate change.

Date: September 20th, 2008

President: Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reyna

Executive Vicepresident:Omar Ramirez Tejada

Executive

Operative

Consultive

Directorate

The DR adopted as a National Law a long term (20 years)  National Development Strategy, were adaptation to climate change and sustainable development is the fourth pillar.

With the support of UNITAR the country developed a National Plan for implementing Article 10 of the Rio Declaration on strengthening capacities for participatory environmental governance and access to information.

The formulation of a long term climate-compatible development plan.

Condition 2 for enabling a green economy: Developing a long term policy framework

Quick Wins: Sectors cement, waste and tourism

In the BAU scenario, 70% of all emissions in 2030 would be concentrated in three sectors: energy, transport, and forestry

The CCDP reflects our core aspiration of economic development: we intend to raise GDP per capita from USD

5,200 to 12,500, an increase of 140%.

Double GDP by 2030 at the same time as cutting our emissions by half

Resolute climate action is a key priority of DR, these goes at the same time with our economical and social developmenth.

Climate Compatible Development Plan (CCDP)

Stakeholder engagement and mobilization

Effective institutions and systems

Comprehensive strengthening of the

government’s ability to perform

Smart financing

Commitment and leadership from the

highest level of government and

society

Climate Compatible Development Plan (CCDP)The implementation strategy of the draft CCDP is centered on five key factors for success:

 Closing the implementation Gap: the strengthening of human resources, learning and skills development

Objectives:Mapping of Needs and Capacities the National Strategy for the Strengthening of Human Resources, Learnig and Skill Development

Contribute to human resources capacity building in various sectors of Dominican society to tackle climate change. 

Priority Action:Already the project has made a partnership with the Ministry of Education to update the curricula to introduce sustainable development and climate change. The same approach will be developed with the Ministry of Higuer Education.

Thank you!

More information:www.cambioclimatico.gob.do

Daniel Abreu MejiaNational Council for Climate

Change Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Phone: [email protected]