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Climate change protections are far and few for the Dominican Republic
Location
Santo Domingo, Rep Dom.
Date
December 15, 2022
Project type
Reported news story
Due to its geographical position and its island status, the DR is highly vulnerable to meteorological phenomena such as hurricanes and tropical storms. November of 2022, six people lost their lives, while several are still missing after strong and vicious water flooded Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s capital city.
I spoke to Claudia Taboada, director of Science and Environment for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX), Fidel Perez a hydrological engineer and former head of the National Hydrology project, and Indhira De Jesús, Vice Minister for the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources