Improving climate risk resilience through national data management in the Dominican Republic : policy brief

Abstract

Recent hydrometeorological disaster risk assessments performed in the Dominican Republic, support the critical role of data collection and management in achieving the National Development Strategy 2030, particularly objectives under strategic axis four, which aims to create “A society with a culture of sustainable production and consumption, which manages risks and the protection of the environment and natural resources with equity and efficiency and promotes adequate adaptation to climate change.” The following policy brief should complement other similar and related works to solidify the position that environmental data collection including climatic data and subsequent analysis and management, is critical to the Dominican Republic’s developmental agenda.