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08-24-2012, 02:00 PM
The Dominican Institute for Integrated Development (IDDI) has published a the results of a study, "The Environment Protection Program" conducted with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
Project coordinator Evaydee Perez and researcher Michela Izzo presented the findings to Listin Diario, showing that 60% of the population of 10 million is concentrated in urban areas, most living in coastal areas or areas at risk of extreme meteorological events such as hurricanes, heavy rains and strong winds and waves.
Perez and Izzo said that the study showed that the most vulnerable provinces were Pedernales, Barohuco, San Pedro de Macoris, Barahona, Elias Pina, El Seibo and Santo Domingo, followed by La Altagracia, Monte Plata, Peravia, Monte Cristi and Valverde.
They said that the least vulnerable provinces were Samana, Duarte, La Vega and San Jose de Ocoa, although they still needed attention.
They highlighted that many agricultural areas were vulnerable to flooding in populated areas around the North and South Yaque, Yuna and Ozama rivers and in the provinces of Monte Cristi, Valverde, San Juan, Barahona, Bahoruco, Duarte, Azua, Peravia, Monte Plata and Maria Trinidad Sanchez.
The study found that many people were forced to live close to rivers for lack of a domestic water supply, and highlighted the weaknesses of the water system especially in the provinces of Barahona, Peravia, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, El Seibo and the National District. Meanwhile, they showed that the provinces of Santiago, Valverde, Bahoruco, Azua, Barahona and Peravia have a higher propensity for climate change and that settlements there are highly vulnerable, followed by Puerto Plata, La Vega, Espaillat, La Altagracia, Monte Plata and Santo Domingo.
Perez and Izzo said that the first step to prevent possible disasters due to climate change was to improve the education system at a national level, to raise public awareness levels. The preference is for local solutions based on the community groups' participation, decentralization of production, consumption and services, alternative economic models and preventing soil erosion, said the researchers.
www.listindiario.com/economia-y-negocios/2012/8/22/244532/Cambio-climatico-es-un-tema-de-urgencia-en-RD (http://www.listindiario.com/economia-y-negocios/2012/8/22/244532/Cambio-climatico-es-un-tema-de-urgencia-en-RD)
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Project coordinator Evaydee Perez and researcher Michela Izzo presented the findings to Listin Diario, showing that 60% of the population of 10 million is concentrated in urban areas, most living in coastal areas or areas at risk of extreme meteorological events such as hurricanes, heavy rains and strong winds and waves.
Perez and Izzo said that the study showed that the most vulnerable provinces were Pedernales, Barohuco, San Pedro de Macoris, Barahona, Elias Pina, El Seibo and Santo Domingo, followed by La Altagracia, Monte Plata, Peravia, Monte Cristi and Valverde.
They said that the least vulnerable provinces were Samana, Duarte, La Vega and San Jose de Ocoa, although they still needed attention.
They highlighted that many agricultural areas were vulnerable to flooding in populated areas around the North and South Yaque, Yuna and Ozama rivers and in the provinces of Monte Cristi, Valverde, San Juan, Barahona, Bahoruco, Duarte, Azua, Peravia, Monte Plata and Maria Trinidad Sanchez.
The study found that many people were forced to live close to rivers for lack of a domestic water supply, and highlighted the weaknesses of the water system especially in the provinces of Barahona, Peravia, San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, El Seibo and the National District. Meanwhile, they showed that the provinces of Santiago, Valverde, Bahoruco, Azua, Barahona and Peravia have a higher propensity for climate change and that settlements there are highly vulnerable, followed by Puerto Plata, La Vega, Espaillat, La Altagracia, Monte Plata and Santo Domingo.
Perez and Izzo said that the first step to prevent possible disasters due to climate change was to improve the education system at a national level, to raise public awareness levels. The preference is for local solutions based on the community groups' participation, decentralization of production, consumption and services, alternative economic models and preventing soil erosion, said the researchers.
www.listindiario.com/economia-y-negocios/2012/8/22/244532/Cambio-climatico-es-un-tema-de-urgencia-en-RD (http://www.listindiario.com/economia-y-negocios/2012/8/22/244532/Cambio-climatico-es-un-tema-de-urgencia-en-RD)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)