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Dominican Republic's Policy in Green Technology

This joint workshop aims to share knowledge on green technology and its implementation in the Dominican Republic. It focuses on cooperation in green policy and the country's efforts in mitigating climate change. The workshop is organized by the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (NCCCCDM) and partner organizations in the Dominican Republic.

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Dominican Republic's Policy in Green Technology

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  1. Presidencia de la República DominicanaConsejo Nacional para el Cambio Climático y el Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio “Dominican Republic’s Policy in Green Technology” Knowledge Sharing Joint Workshop with Partner Organizations in Dominican Republic. Evergito Peña Financial Director for NCCCCDM • Session 1 • Cooperation in Green Policy Seoul, Korea March 09, 2015

  2. DominicanRepublic.

  3. Date: September 20th, 2008 Creation: Decree 601-08, as an instance of public policy coordination and joint efforts in mitigating the causes and adapting to the effects of Climate Change H.E Danilo Medina Sanchéz President of the Dominican Republic and President of the Council

  4. Functions: • Supervision and evaluation of the activities executed under the National Offices for Climate Change (NOCC) and Clean Development Mechanism (NOCDM) • Formulation, design and execution of public policies for mitigation and adaptation • to Climate Change; • Develop and approval of the Project’s investment strategies under the CDM; • Development of scientific and technical capacities for the formulation of CDM • projects in the government and the private sector; • Promotion the development of mitigation projects of climate change that • may generate Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), under the requirements of • international agreements; and • Establish the inter-institutional coordination needed to assure the implementation • of projects that will stabilize the emissions of GHG’s. Functions

  5. (Art. 194). Dominican Republic joined in the Constitution of the Republic the adaptation to climate change as a key element of the policy of land use(territorial order) and environmental of the nation 

  6. National Development Strategy – 2030 (NDS) • NDS is a country vision, 4 development axis and 5 transversal policies Country- vision toward 2030:"Dominican Republic is a prosperous country where people live in dignity, attached to ethical values ​​and within the framework of a participatory democracy that guarantees the Rule of Law and promotes equity and social justice, which uses its resources to develop innovative ways, sustainable and territorial  balanced  and inserted competitively in the global economy" Axis 1 Axis 2 Axis 3 Axis 4 A society with a culture of sustainable consumption and production, protecting the environment and natural resources and promoting adequate adaptation to climate change. Un Estado con instituciones eficientes y transparentes al servicio de una ciudanía responsable y participativa que garantiza la seguridad y promueve el desarrollo y la convivencia pacífica. Una sociedad cohesionada, con igualdad de oportunidades y bajos niveles pobreza y desigualdad. Una economía territorial y sectorialmente articulada, innovadora, diversificada, orientada a la calidad y ambientalmente sostenible, que genera crecimiento alto y sostenido, con equidad y empleo decente, y se inserta de forma competitiva en la economía global. Gender approach Social Participation Territorial Cohesion Environmental Sustainability Use of information and communication technologies

  7. National Development Strategy – 2030 (NDS) Article 28.  Indicators and Targets for the Fourth Strategic Axis: • Law No.01-12 of the  • National Development Strategy (NDS) 2030 of the country, set indicators to reduce emissions and to adapt to climate change.  • A transversal tool for achieving the indicators and targets for the NDS is the education

  8. National Multi-annual Plan of the Public Sector 2013-2016 Updated - 2014

  9. POLICIES AND LAWS RELEVANT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AT RD

  10. CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY FOR ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION CLIMATE CHANGE • The technology and access to it play a central role in the growth of a country, a process of closing the gap between producing new knowledge (industrial countries) and others who are learning to produce products and processes that are new in their contexts , but not necessarily to the world. • Technological change is not necessarily innovate, but rather how the production structure can be changed to achieve higher levels of productivity or to increase resilience to the impacts of CC . A lot of technology is already available in the public domain , however , access to these technologies and channel them to the processes of accumulation of knowledge and innovation within countries is neither automatic nor cheap in many cases.

  11. TECHNOLOGYTRANSFER FOR THE CC SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRADE ISSUES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. • The technological access and modernization, depend not only on the availability of technologies but the availability of opportunities for trade and export patterns are important in the formation of structural transformation of countries .   • For analysis of technologies in each of the priority sectors of RD were taken into account these main issues and problems that affect them due to variability and climate change so it was necessary to implement adaptation and mitigation.

  12. The National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism conducted a study “Evaluating Investment Flows and Financial Flows for the Energy Sector, mitigation and adaptation in the sectors of water and tourism in the Dominican Republic “, as well the Ministry of Environment and Naturals resources, conducted a draft “Assessment of Technological Necessities (TNA) “which culminated with a Plan of Technology Action in the country , whose implementation will help establish enabling frameworks for the dissemination of prioritized technologies and pilot projects facilitates technology transfer and links to relevant funding sources.

  13. Precedent of bothstudies and assesments are basedonnationalstrategies and nationalscomunicationplans: *First and SecondNationalCommunications : private sector Studies : ex. Criticalpoints of Vulnerabilityto CC and adaptación , Hydrological Plan , NationalForestStrategy , Guidelinesforestrategy, NationalClimateChangeAdaptation Plan CC. -DevelopmentEconomic plan Compatible withClimateChange, ( DECCC) *Law No. 1-12 NationalDevelopmentStrategy 2012-2030 cross : Políticy : environmentalsustainability 4th Strategic Axis : ... society of environmentallySustainableProduction and Consumptionthatadaptstoclimatechange .

  14. Evaluation of investment flows and financial flows for mitigation in the energy sector and adaptation in sectors water and tourism in Dominican Republic: Developed with the aim of: • a) Show the results of evaluations sectorial FI & FF, performed in order to quantify the potential funding streams in adaptation / mitigation (A / M) depending national sustainable development needs; • b) Have a reference point to define positions in the UNFCCC, by determining flows existing and incremental costs of implementing measures A / M • c) Identify the categories of funding sources in both cases. These assessments contribute to knowledge Dominican society on relevant, such as, what are the options for adaptation / mitigation in the long points term - 25 years - who are the investors in the sector and what changes in flows and needs are additional I & F flows.

  15. PRIORITIES OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION IN THE WATER SYSTEMS AND TOURISM

  16. VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY RELATED TO WATER RESOURCES • There are several factors which contribute to defining vulnerability to climate change and variability in relation to water resources , particularly water for human consumption, among which may be mentioned the high percentage of population without access to water supply drinking inside the house and weaknesses of the system of aqueducts, which do not guarantee adequate quality standards , all exacerbated by the drought that is becoming more persistent and problems of water stress already being presented. • Loss of increasing quality of the bodies of Dominicans water, soil degradation associated with unsustainable agricultural practices , contributes to reducing the life of reservoirs and threatens food security. Adaptation measures are in focus in this regard to building resilience.

  17. TOURISM SECTOR ( FOCUSED ON - SEA COASTAL SYSTEMS ) Vulnerability of the tourism sector to CC Over 60 % of the population of the RD ( about 10 million) are concentrated in urban areas continuously expanding and mostly located in coastal areas or in areas of high risk of receiving the effects of hydrometeorological events ends , which added to coastal environments degraded by poor land management, increasing their vulnerability. • Mangroves and coral reefs are the most impacted ecosystems by previous causes and by poor information and public awareness. This affects the populations of the coast and the tourist industry, for which adaptation measures are required.

  18. Bayahibe Beach, after Sandy Storm.

  19. Bayahibe Beach

  20. ENERGY SECTOR

  21. Mitigation in the Energy Sector: RD emissions per capita energy sector is steadily growing, although relative to other countries in the region occupy an intermediate position. However, if we analyze it according to the intensity of CO2 emissions - energy consumption (Gg CO2 / kboe), ranks fourth after countries like Mexico and Suriname. To address climate change support, large national efforts to address mitigation and face the increasingly high price of fossil fuels demand without compromising economic development and poverty eradication are required. Despite the increasing trend in GHG emissions, the country has a potential for abatement of 11 MtCO2e (DECCC) through energy efficiency in industry and buildings, fuel switching, maximizing renewable energy in the generation mix , reduce self-generation and induce the use of natural gas, among other mitigation measures. The country through strategies such as the mi6gación DECCC arises as an opportunity to move towards a low-carbon growth.

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  23. MainBarriers • Dispersion and duplication of functions regulators, manifested in poor coordination, lack and weak practice the application of economic instruments and incentives that promote environmentally sustainable technologies and appropriate mitigation to climate change. • Weak participation of private entities and the lack of laws specific. • The lack of budget items that are reflected in plans public investment in relation to mitigation measures to help achieve development goals and objectives of sector plans. • Technical capabilities, both individually as institutional and systemic are poorly developed knowledge and implementation of the proposed technologies. • A major weakness refers to low level of awareness and general information about the impacts of GHG emissions relative to climate change, both by communities as some of those responsible for the management of resources, public and private levels.

  24. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!! despacho@cambioclimatico.gob.do www.cambicoclimatico.gob.do

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