DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Max Puig / Presidency

Max Puig, the executive vice president of the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL), Max Puig says the government needs to create more awareness in young people of the damages caused by climate change and how the new generations will pay the price for the lack of corrective actions.

Puig spoke of a survey of young people (6,093 students in 341 schools in 18 regions nationwide) carried out by Gallup polling firm to determine the perception of the population regarding climate change and its effects. He said one of the findings that creates the most concern is that while people’s concern has increased, the awareness of the causes and the consequences of climate change among the population has declined.

Puig said the government is committed to develop initiations to educate and create an awareness in the...