The Dominican Republic approved on 11 December 2018 a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Action Plan to advance its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change that had been submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat in 2015.
As reported by SDG Knowledge Hub, the plan will provide for planning, coordination, mobilization of resources and transparency in NDC implementation to advance realization of the Dominican Republic’s development and climate objectives. It identifies the country’s priorities for the 2019-2021 period regarding legislation, finance and budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building to strengthen climate action. The plan was launched on the sidelines of the Katowice Climate Change Conference in December 2018.
The NDC Action Plan prioritizes integrated and adaptive watershed management through local systems of sustainable production; initiatives to reduce climate vulnerability in agricultural, tourist and marine coastal areas; incentives to increase energy efficiency and participation of non-conventional renewable energies; and deployment of cleaner transportation alternatives.
As reported, the plan was developed through a consultative process undertaken with support from the NDC Partnership, including an August 2018 national workshop, which brought together more than 100 representatives from 60 State and non-state institutions to discuss the plan.
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SDG
9 January 2019
