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Climate change resilience and socioeconomic impacts of MPAs and MPA networks in the Caribbean. Case study: evaluation of the effectiveness of the management of MPAs and coastal zones in the Dominican Republic
(2015)
Many Caribbean nations have established marine protected areas (MPAs) to preserve marine biodiversity and maintain their economically important marine resources. In some Caribbean nations, in particular the Dominican ...
Inversión de impacto en la República Dominicana
(2017)
Existe una falta de inversión en el sector medioambiental. Los empresarios medioambientales, como los que operan en la agricultura sostenible, el ecoturismo y las energías renovables, pueden tener un impacto positivo en ...
Impact investing in the Dominican Republic
(2017)
[English] There exists a lack of investment in the environmental sector. Environmental entrepreneurs, such as those operating in sustainable agriculture, ecotourism, and renewable energy, can all have a positive impact on ...
Avances y desafíos de la gestión del riesgo de desastres en la República Dominicana, 2012
(2013)
Esta publicación es un documento nacional de referencia para orientar las políticas, toma de decisiones y la planificación de proyectos sobre gestión de riesgo de desastres en la República Dominicana. Aporta información ...
Amenazas y riesgos naturales, República Dominicana: compendio de mapas
(2012)
Este compendio de mapas sobre amenazas y riesgos naturales en República Dominicana ilustra los resultados más representativos del análisis de las amenazas sísmicas, tsunamigénicas, vientos huracanados, lluvias huracanadas ...
El índice de vulnerabilidad frente a choques climáticos : lecciones aprendidas y sistematización del proceso y aplicación del IVACC ─ República Dominicana
(2018)
Este documento decribe los resultados de la medición del índice de vulnerabilidad frente a choques climáticos (IVACC) en la República Dominicana, una herramienta elaborada bajo el liderazgo nacional del Gabinete de ...
Influence of climatic factors on Sargassum arrivals to the coasts of the Dominican Republic
(2019)
Since 2011, the coasts of North America, Mexico, and the Caribbean have experienced an unusual increase in the arrival of Sargassum. A large amount of Sargassum has caused significant economic losses in the tourism sector ...
Coastal setbacks in Latin America and the Caribbean : a study of emerging issues and trends that inform guidelines for coastal planning and development
(2012)
Bank investments in tourism and other coastal development projects have been on the rise, generating an interest in the development of instruments and tools that would more effectively inform Bank staff on critical issues, ...
Climate change data and risk assessment methodologies for the Caribbean
(2016)
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Environmental Safeguards Unit (ESG) initiated this study to address the need to better understand how to assess and address climate change related risks in IDB funded projects. The ...
Land restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean : an overview of recent, ongoing and planned restoration initiatives and their potential for climate change mitigation
(2019)
Land degradation is a globally recognized problem and restoration of degraded land is currently high on the international agenda. Forest landscape restoration and other restorative ecosystem management activities are ...