Dominican Republic

05 Jun 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
1 June 2012: A High-Level Meeting organized by Central American Integration System’s (SICA) Council of Women’s Affairs Ministers (COMMCA) agreed to create a special Coordinating Committee to guide strategy and advocacy in support of the political and civil rights of women within its eight member States, namely Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.  The High-Level Meeting, held 29-30 May 2012, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was...
01 Jun 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
1 June 2012: Forty negotiators from CARIFORUM countries, which include Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member States, Cuba and the Dominican Republic, took part in a training workshop to better represent their national and regional interests in negotiations involving multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). The workshop, which took place in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, from 28 May – 1 June 2012, was organized by the CARICOM Secretariat with support from the UN Environment...
30 May 2012
Launched by the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD) in 2003, the triennial Mesoamerican Congress of Protected Areas brings together experts from Mexico and the eight Central American Integration System (SICA) countries (Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) and interested regional and international actors to dialogue, share experiences and propose initiatives involving protected areas, including marine...
25 May 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
21 May 2012: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has reported on progress achieved in the reforestation of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic under a project titled Green Border, implemented by UNDP in partnership with the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The Green Border is a four-year project on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic that aims to reduce community vulnerability to natural disaster risk in shared rivers and...
23 May 2012 | SIDS Policy and Practice
9 May 2012: The Central American Commission on Environment and Development’s (CCAD) Council of Ministers has approved the creation of the first Scientific Council on Biodiversity for the Central American Integration System (SICA). The Scientific Council will create a network of biodiversity experts to recommend new policies for SICA member countries, and will work to ensure the technical quality of work plans of the Regional Biodiversity Institute (IRBIO). IRBIO is the technical body...