VIDEO: Enhancing Resilience to Floods and Droughts in the Dominican Republic
The Adaptation Fund project in the rural and vulnerable San Cristóbal Province in the Dominican Republic, funded by the Adaptation Fund (AF) and implemented by its national implementing partner in the country, the Dominican Institute of Integral Development (IDDI), is providing clean water access directly to homes for the first time, sustainable forestry farming which includes intercropping and tree planting to stabilize hilly forest areas against mudslides, and improve water and food security against drought and heavy rains due to climate change. WATCH VIDEO
The project has successfully provided training and jobs to community based eco-promotors in adaptation, engineering and maintenance while installing a new water system – which is managed by gravity with rainwater flowing down from a reservoir at the mountaintop, passing through a purification system and eventually reaching a water tank below and outdoor faucets next to each home. The project was community-led and empowered local women and youth leaders in the process. In total, the project is empowering 24,000 beneficiaries (50% women) across over 30 vulnerable neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic, which is a small island developing state.
The Adaptation Fund team visited the project site in the hilly forest community of San Francisco as part of its 2023 Annual NIE seminar last September for the Fund’s national implementing entities (NIEs) under its pioneering Direct Access modality that fosters country ownership in adaptation. The project visit was preceded by a three-day seminar held in the capital city of Santo Domingo that brought together AF’s accredited NIEs from around the globe to share lessons and experiences in project development and accessing climate finance through the Fund’s accreditation and grant funding processes. It is part of a series of workshops from the Fund to foster climate finance readiness and knowledge sharing among its community of practice of NIEs.
Read more about the NIE seminar and project visit in the Dominican Republic here.Watch the key highlights from the 2023 NIE Seminar in this second video below:
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