This plan integrates two fundamental priorities for the Dominican Government, namely national economic development and the reduction of the carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emission.
The plan was developed with collaboration from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (sic BMU), technical assistance from the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CRFN), and the active participation of a wide group of leading government and civil organizations from various sector of the Dominican economy coordinated by the National Board for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanisms.
Ramírez highlighted that “by activating this plan Dominican Republic takes the lead in the Central American and Caribbean Region as one of the countries to adopt policies to stimulate economic development and identify cost effective alternatives which favor the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions”.
“This puts Dominican Republic at a comparative vantage point seeing as, on a global scale, only 20 countries (developed and developing) have this sort of plan”, he said.
With the launching of the DECCC Plan, Dominican Republic will need some US$ 17 million over the next two decades and estimates a 70% reduction of all its emissions by 2010 through priority industries such as electricity, transport, tourism, forestry, cement and waste, to name a few.
Activating the DECCC PLAN is a step ahead in implementing the National Development Strategy, Dominican Republic 2030 aimed at guaranteeing the sustainable development of the Dominican Nation.Source: Listin Diario Newspaper