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Perception of ecosystem services and adaptation to climate change : Mirador Sur Park in Santo Domingo
(2022)
[English] The rapid urbanization of cities has resulted in the deterioration of urban forests and the loss of important benefits from green infrastructure, such as the removal of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) and carbon sequestration. ...
Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana
(2017)
[Español] Los cambios causados por el cambio climático dentro del sistema alimentario también afectarán la seguridad nutricional, debido a la reducción de la ingesta alimentaria, desnutrición y desencadenamiento de ...
Quo vadis lakes Azuei and Enriquillo : a future outlook for two of the Caribbean basin’s largest lakes
(2021)
Lakes Azuei (LA) and Enriquillo (LE) on Hispaniola Island started expanding in 2005 and continued to do so until 2016. After inundating large swaths of arable land, submerging a small community, and threatening to swallow ...
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 ...
The incredible and sad story of Boca de Cachón : how a rural community in the Hispaniola is in a prolonged, heartless, and predictable climate crisis
(2021)
[English] This article aims to briefly review the socio-economic impact caused by the flooding of Lake Enriquillo on the inhabitants of Boca Cachón due to the complex local phenomenon related to climate variability. Between ...
Consideraciones sobre cambio climático y ordenamiento territorial en República Dominicana
(2013)
Se discuten algunos criterios básicos para integrar el componente de cambio climático en la planificación territorial bajo el concepto de plan de ordenamiento territorial integrado al clima (POTIC). Este plan debe considerar ...
The multidimensional (and contrasting) effects of environmental warming on a group of montane tropical lizards
(2022)
Mountains are cradles for biodiversity and crucibles for climate-driven species loss, particularly for tropical ectotherms. Constriction on activity and amplified heat stress are two key sources of warming-driven vulnerability ...
Strengthening climate resilient health systems in the Caribbean
(2023)
The nexus between climate change and health in the Caribbean is a growing area of interest and importance, as the region is already experiencing the devastating health impacts from climate change. The EU/CARIFORUM project ...
Climate change and small island developing states
(2020)
Despite their heterogeneity, small island developing states (SIDS) are recognized as being particularly at risk to climate change, and, as they share numerous common traits, the United Nations recognizes them as a special ...
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 ...