Dominican Republic

From HFA-PEDIA

Jump to: navigation, search

Image:Dr-flag.JPG


Contents

HFA National Reports:

National Report 2008: National Progress Report 2008 (Spanish; HFA Monitor)

National Report 2007: no reported

National Report 2006: no reported

National Report 2005: no reported

National Platform

  • In process

National System for Prevention, Mitigation and Response (Sistema Nacional de Prevención, Mitigación y Respuesta)

Legal basis: Law 147-02 on Risk Management; Decree No. 932-03 approving the Implementing Regulations of Law 147-02


The National Technical Committee (National Platform) is made up of technical personnel from 22 agencies, designated as official and permanent representatives responsable for updating the National Riks Management Plan and the National Emergencies Plan.


These agencies are:

  • 1.Secretary of State of the Armed Forces (Secretaria de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas) - SEFA
  • 2.National Police (Policía Nacional)
  • 3.Secretary of State for Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales) - SEMARN
  • 4.Secretary of State for Public Works and Communications (Secretaria de Estado de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones) - SEOPC
  • 5.Secretary of State for Education (Secretaria de Estado de Educación)
  • 6.Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce (Secretaria de Estado de Industria y Comercio)
  • 7.Secretary of State for Public Health and Social Welfare (Secretaria de Estado de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social) - SESPAS
  • 8.Secretary of State for Internal Affairs and Police (Secretaria de Estado de Interior y Policía)
  • 9.National Office of Civil Defense (Oficina Nacional de Defensa Civil)
  • 10.National Red Cross Society (Cruz Roja Dominicana)
  • 11.Secretary of State for Planning and Development (Secretaria de Estado de Planificación y Desarrollo)
  • 12.National Institute for Water Resources (Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos) - INDRHI
  • 13.National Institute for Sewage and Potable Water (Instituto Nacional de Agua Potable y Alcantarillados)- INAPA
  • 14.National Housing Institute (Instituto Nacional de la Vivienda) - INVI
  • 15.Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies (Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Estatales Eléctricas) - CDEE
  • 16.General Mining Department (Dirección General de Minerías)
  • 17.Dominican Municipal League (Liga Municipal Dominicana)
  • 18.Santo Domingo Fire Department (Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santo Domingo)
  • 19.Water and Sewerage Corporation of Santo Domingo (Corporación de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Santo Domingo) - CAASD
  • 20.National District City Council (Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional)
  • 21.National Meteorological Office (Oficina Nacional de Meteorología)
  • 22.Seismological University Institute (Instituto Sismológico Universitario)


NP Contacts / Focal Points:

National Emergency Commission (Comisión Nacional de Emergencias)

General Luis Ant. Luna Paulino, Major General F.A.D. (DEM)

Executive Director of Civil Defense and President of the National Emergency Commission

Tel: (809) 472-8618; Fax: (809) 472-8622

E-mail: defensacivilrd@hotmail.com, paulino48@hotmail.com


Nerys Vanderhorst

Executive Secretary of the National Emergency Commission

Tel: (809) 472-0909 Ext. 233, (809) 854-2198

E-mail: nvanderhorst@yahoo.com


Mercedes Feliciano

Interim Coordinator, National Technical Committee

Director, Disaster Risk Management Unit

Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, UASD (Santo Domingo Autonomous University)

Tel. (809) 535-8273


The start of the NP process in the Dominican Republic is associated with the creation of the National Technical Committee for the Prevention and Mitigation of Risks (CTN) in March 2008, in the context of the progressive implementation of the Law of Prevention and Mitigation of Risks. The CTN is ascribed to the National Commission of Emergencies (CNE) and is formed of 22 official permanent representatives of different ministries, state bodies and representatives of the Dominican Red Cross and the academic sector.


The CTN functions as an advisory body, coordinating the activities in risk reduction and carries out responsibilities such as the updating of the National Plan for Risk Management and the National Plan for Emergencies. Since its creation, the CTN has been identified as a foundational entity for the subsequent development of the NP, and the CNE figures as a national Focal Point for the implementation of the HFA in the Dominican Republic.


The current legal framework for risk management is defined by the previously mentioned Law 147-02 of Risk Management and its Regulations, approved in 2002. This law establishes the instruments of national risk management policy:

  • 1) The National System for Prevention, Mitigation and Response to disasters (SN–PMR);
  • 2) The National Plan for Risk Management;
  • 3) The National Plan for Emergencies;
  • 4) The Integrated National System of information; and
  • 5) The National Plan for Prevention, Mitigation and Response to Disasters.


The law takes into account various coordination entities, some of which are already implemented. There is a National Council, The National Commission for Emergencies (CNE), the Centre for Emergency Operations (COE) and some consultancy teams. Equally, the technical committee, 6 provincial committees and 6 municipal committees have also been recently established. The National Council meets twice a year and each time there is a disaster of great magnitude. The CNE meets once a month and whenever necessary in extraordinary circumstances.


Vagueness about the current status of the National Platform

If it’s true that the birth of the National Technical Committee has been identified as the beginning of the NP process, there is still no defined position regarding the format of the NP in the Dominican Republic. In some cases, the Technical Committee has been presented as the NP for DRR in the Dominican Republic (for example in the intervention of the Vice President of the Republic in the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, June 2009).


One of the aspects discussed, is the fact that since the Technical Committee, situated within the structure of the National System, is under various entities already established by the Law, such as the National Council for Prevention, Mitigation and Response against Disasters, the CNE and the COE, direct impact at these levels is lessened. The other element outlined is that the legal mandate of the Technical Committee is relatively narrow in scope and very much focused on lending support to the updating of the National Plan for Risk Management, a process which is relevant, but too precise considering the wider spectrum of actions that are expected from a National Platform.


In spite of these doubts in terms of the membership of the CNT as a foundational mechanism for the National Platform, it is clear that from its validation in 2008, the achievements are significant. Among them are as follows:

  • Identification of the elements of a DRR strategy;
  • Elaboration of a project proposal for the formulation of the National Plan for Risk Management;
  • Attainment of public funds and budget to finance the Technical Committee’s activities
  • Elaboration of their Annual Operation Work Plan;
  • Formulation of internal regulations for the functioning of the Committee;
  • Support to the participation of the Dominican Republic in the second session of the Global Platform for DRR;
  • Support for the elaboration of a Guide for municipal emergency plans.


The role of the United Nations and International Cooperation

One of the interesting aspects in the case of the evolution of an institutional agenda for DRR in the Dominican Republic, and in particular the commitment to the implementation of the HFA, is the significant and visible role played by the United Nations in the country. The existence of a programme led by UNDP and financed by the European Union has an important role in the support and strengthening of national institutions in the area of DRR.


The Programme for Prevention and Preparedness for Disasters (PPD) has been an important catalysing factor in the implementation of the Law for Risk Management through solid support to the established post of the National Technical Committee, the creation of consultancy teams and the creation of Provincial and Municipal Prevention and Mitigation Committees. It has also contributed in various thematic areas, framed within the distinct priorities of the HFA, and promoted training of members of the Technical Committee. The PPD has worked very closely with the UNISDR and has been a great ally in the ISDR system’s advocacy tasks in the Dominican Republic.


The UNISDR and the PPD organized, in May 2010, an inter–agency mission to support the evaluation process around the DRR situation in the Dominican Republic. This type of mission (the first of its kind), could inspire similar relevant actions for the role of the ISDR system in supporting the implementation of the HFA on behalf of governments. This UNDP programme is currently finalizing its activities, in mid 2010.


There is also a series of initiatives for the construction of relevant strategies led by international cooperation, in particular the Delegation of the European Commission, ECHO, the Spanish cooperation AECID, Inter-American Bank (IADB) and the World Bank. The establishment of a National Cooperation Platform for Risk Management has allowed the interaction and articulation of all these activities. One of the most relevant initiatives within the field of international cooperation is the budgetary support provided by the AECID to the Dominican Government to finance actions aligned with the National Plan for Risk Management, channeled through the National Fund for Prevention, Mitigation and Response to Disasters.


The work guidelines associated with this budgetary support include: 1) formulation of the National Plan for Risk Management; 2) constitution and launching of the national Fund for Prevention, Mitigation and Response against Disasters; 3) creation of risk management units in institutions and councils, such as the implementation of coordination mechanisms between members of the National System, as much in the inter–sector sphere as in the inter – territorial; 4) reduction of the number of people and settlements in conditions vulnerable to natural or environmental threats; 5) support and adequate preparation for regional, provincial, municipal and local networks; 6) setting up, training and empowerment of Regional, Municipal, and Provincial Committees of the PMR; 7) influence public investment budgets of different state institutions, in order that they include Risk Management as a transversal element; and 8) drafting and approving risk management methodologies.


Another of the important initiatives on the DRR agenda is related to the project financed by IADB and implemented by the Department for Land Use Planning and Development (DGODT), and of the Ministries of the Economy, Planning and Development.


This project considers various components related to the strengthening and inclusion of a perspective of land use planning in the work of risk management committees and in the educational sector and a component that considers the creation of a unit in charge of the inclusion of risk reduction criteria in processes of public investment and development planning. In the context of the new Planning Law, that creates a new institutional environment in this field, the objectives of this project can have significant scope for corrective and prospective risk management in the country. The project will end in 2011, though it is envisaged that it will be extended until 2012.


Opportunities and challenges

Together with the start up of the Technical Committee, there are a variety of relevant initiatives in the country, which employ the implementation of the Law for Risk Management as a common axis, as well as progress toward a national consolidated system for the prevention and mitigation of disasters. The NP process should take on and channel all these efforts in order that effective and sustained impact is made in risk reduction actions. In this sense, the formulation of a National Plan for Risk Management represents an important challenge and opportunity in consolidating the DRR agenda within the country. In this sense, the most convenient and harmonious form of advancing in the establishment of the NP should be identified.


A key step is the establishment of a mechanism for the implementation of the National Plan for Prevention, Mitigation and Response to Disasters, that permits the financing of risk reduction activities at all levels (national, provincial and local). The budgetary support of the AECID also constitutes an opportunity, and its implementation a challenge. In the same way, the establishment of Committees for Prevention, Mitigation and Response at all levels will ensure that these entities elaborate and implement their own plans for emergencies and risk management.

HFA National Focal Point:

Comisión Nacional de Emergencias

(National Emergency Commission)

Address: Edif. Comisión Nacional de Emergencias, 1er piso; Plaza de la Salud, Santo domingo, República Dominicana

E-mail: coe_subdir@verizon.net.do

Website: www.coe-repdom.4t.com/


Members of the National Technical Committee (NP):

  • 1. Secretary of State of the Armed Forces - Secretaria de Estado de las Fuerzas Armadas (SEFA)
  • 2.National Police - Policía Nacional
  • 3.Secretary of State for Environment and Natural Resources - Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARN)
  • 4.Secretary of State for Public Works and Communications - Secretaria de Estado de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones (SEOPC)
  • 5.Secretary of State for Education - Secretaria de Estado de Educación
  • 6.Secretary of State for Industry and Commerce - Secretaria de Estado de Industria y Comercio
  • 7.Secretary of State for Public Health and Social Assistance - Secretaria de Estado de Salud Publica y Asistencia Social (SESPAS)
  • 8.Secretary of State for the Interior and Police - Secretaria de Estado de Interior y Policía
  • 9.National Office of Civil Defense - Oficina Nacional de Defensa Civil
  • 10.Dominican Red Cross - Cruz Roja Dominicana
  • 11.Secretary of State for Planning and Development - Secretaria de Estado de Planificación y Desarrollo
  • 12.National Water Resources Institute - Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INDRHI)
  • 13.National Institute for Potable Water and Sewage - Instituto Nacional de Agua Potable y Alcantarillados (INAPA)
  • 14.National Housing Institute - Instituto Nacional de la Vivienda (INVI)
  • 15.Dominican Corporation of State Electricity Companies - Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Estatales Eléctricas (CDEE)
  • 16.National Department of Mining - Dirección General de Minerías
  • 17.Dominican Municipal League - Liga Municipal Dominicana
  • 18.Sato Domingo Fire Department - Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santo Domingo
  • 19.Santo Domingo Sewage and Aqueducts Corporation - Corporación de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Santo Domingo (CAASD)
  • 20.City council - Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional
  • 21.National Meteorological Office - Oficina Nacional de Meteorología
  • 22.Universitary Seismological Institute - Instituto Sismológico Universitario


Contact Persons - national platform focal points:

Mayor General Luís Antonio Luna Paulino, Presidente

Tel:(+809) 472-8614-17


Alternative contact:

Mrs. Nerys Vanderhorst

Assistant to General Paulino

Tel: (809) 472-0909 ext. 233

E-mail: nvanderhorst@yahoo.com

Other contacts

Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations in Geneva

Chief:

His Excellency Mr. Homero Luis Hernández Sánchez

Ambassador

Permanent Representative

Address: Rue de Lausanne 63 (7th Floor), 1202 Geneva

Tel: +(41-22) 715-3910, Fax: +(41-22) 741-0590

E-mail: mission.repdom@rep-dominicana.ch


UN System Coordination

UNDG: UNCT Dominican Republic


UN Resident Coordinator

Ms. Valerie Julliand (Entry on duty: 06/01/2009 replacing Mr. Tadeusz Palac, Interim UN RC (RC i.a.) / UNICEF Resident Representantive)

Tel: +(1-809) 537-0909 Ext. 222, Assistant: Solange +(1-809) 537-0909 Ext. 257 / Fax: +(1-809) 531-3507

E-mail: valerie.julliand@undp.org


Inter-Agency Support

Mr. Maximo Cabral, Assistant to the RC Office

E-mail: mcabral@onu.org.do


Mr. Luis Rubio, Communications Officer

E-mail: lrubio@onu.org.do


Mr. Jorg Schimmel, Coordination Officer

E-mail: jschimmel@pnud.org.do


UN Country Team

Mr. Tadeusz Palac: Resident Coordinator, UNICEF

Mr. Mauricio Ramírez: Representante Residente a.i./ Representante a.i., UNDP/FAO

Ms. Gilka Melendez: Auxiliary Representative, UNFPA

Ms. Christina Nogueira: Representative, PAHO/WHO

Mr. Pavel Isa: Officer in Charge, WFP

Ms. Christina Malmberg-Calvo: Representative, World Bank

Mr. Elias Dinzey: Officer in Charge, ILO

Ms. Carmen Moreno: Director, INSTRAW

Mrs Ana Maria Navarro: National Officer, UNAIDS

Mrs. Nidia Casati: Chief of Mission, IOM

Mr. Herman van Hooff: Regional Director, UNESCO

Mr. Fernando Tabarez: Security Advisor, UN System

Mr. Jorg Schimmel: Coordination Support, UN System

Mr. Maximo Cabral: Coordination Support, UN System

Mr. Luis Rubio: Coordination Support, UN System/UNDP


United Nations Programme for Development (UNDP)

Address: Unidad de Comunicación, Casa de las Naciones Unidas, Avenida Anacaona #9, Mirador Sur. Apartado 1424, Santo Domingo

Tel: 1 (809) 472-0909 ext 320 / Fax: (+809)537-3507

URL: http://pnud.onu.org.do


PAHO/WHO Field Office Dominican Republic

Contact Person: Dr. Ana Cristina Nogueira, PAHO/WHO Representative

Address: Edificio Cruz Roja y OPS/OMS, Calle Pepillo Salcedo - Recta Final Plaza de la Salud, Ensanche La Fé, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

Phone: (+809) 562-1519/544-3241 / Fax: 544-0322

E-mail: e-mail@dor.ops-oms.org

URL: htpp//www.ops.org.do


Others

Dominican Civil Defense

Address: Av. Ortega y Gasset, Plaza de la Salud, Edif. Defensa Civil, Santo Domingo, D.N.

Tel: (+809) 472-8618 / Fax: (+809) 472-8623

URL: http://www.defensacivil.gov.do/Second.htm


Secretary of Education

Address: Av. Máximo Gómez No. 10, esq. C/ Santiago, Santo Domingo; República Dominicana

Tel: (+809) 688-9700 / Fax: (+809) 689-8907

URL: http://www.see.gov.do


Dominican Committe for Disaster Mitigation:

Cotact Person: Bernardo Rodríguez Vidal

Address: Calle República del Libano, Esquina Fray Cipriano de Utreta, Edificio OEA, Centro de los Héroes

Tel: (+809) 508-2596/533-8024 / Fax: (1-809) 508-2595,

E-mail: desastre@desastre.org

URL: www.desastre.org/


Dominican Red Cross:

Addres: Calle Juan E. Dunant, No. 51 Ensanche Miraflores, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana

Tel: (+809) 686-9612 / Fax: (+809) 686-9495

URL: http://www.caribbeanredcross.org


Save the Children Dominican Republic:

Address: Calle Jacinto Manón 32, Ensanche Paraíso, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Tel: (+809) 567 3351 / Fax (+809) 566 8297

E-mail: [fudeco@codetel.net.do fudeco@codetel.net.do]

URL: http://www.savethechildren.net/dominicanrepublic

Country Profile



Official name: Dominican Republic

Capital: Santo Domingo

Population: 9,365,818 (July 2007 est.)

Area: 48,730 sq km

Religion: Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Language: Spanish

Ethnic groups: mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%

Government: democratic republic

Currency: Dominican peso





Geographical Description (about hazards and disasters)

Dominican Republic is located geographically in the center of the archipelago Antillean below the Tropic of Cancer, between longitude 68 ° and 72 ° and latitude 17.5 ° and 20 °. This location places it in the pathway of hydrometeorological phenomena (hurricanes, tropical storms, tropical depressions and its consequences) occurring in the seas of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Besides being exposed to other natural disasters, such as earthquakes and droughts.

There are many municipalities qualified high seismic risk. One reason is the geological fault in the northern mountain range that borders. These municipalities ranging from the far northwest to the northeast of the island. These include: Montecristi, Mao, Santiago Salcedo, Moca, San Francisco de Macoris, La Vega, Nagua and Samana. Also in the south there are flaws particular in the municipalities of San Juan de la Maguana, Neyba and Jimaní.

For the geomorphological characteristics of individuals Dominican Republic and the areas most affected by the passage of hurricanes, the country is vulnerable. It also features a rugged topography, with exposure to landslides, with low-lying areas vulnerable to flooding and coastal areas susceptible to the influence of tidal waves.

Although geophysical phenomena are relevant and have caused damage in the past, hydrometeorological phenomena are those that regularly cause greater damage in loss of life and property.


Institutional Level

The National System for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Response was created through the [www.geocities.com/leyesdominicanas/ley147-02.html - Law 147-02 on Risk Management]. This system encompasses the set of guidelines, policies, activities, resources, programs and institutions that allow for the realization of the four main national objectives in terms of risk: risk reduction and disaster prevention; socialization of risk prevention and mitigation; effective response in case of emergency, and rapid and sustainable recovery of affected areas and populations.

The National System for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Response consists, in organizational terms, of several instances of coordination that operate hierarchically and through interaction:

1) National Council for Prevention, Mitigation and Response to Disaster: leadership responsible for directing, managing, planning and coordinating the National System. The National Council meets at least twice a year and is composed of the President of the Republic, secretaries of state, heads and representatives of Civil Society.

2) National Emergency Commission: a dependency of the National Council, coordinated and chaired the executive director of Civil Defense. This Commission has a permanent technical team composed of officials qualified to lead and guide technical, scientific, economic, financial, community, legal and institutional areas, for the purpose of helping to develop and promote the policies and decisions of the National Council. Assigned to the National Emergency Commission is the Technical Committee on Prevention and Mitigation of Risks, which operates as an agency consultant and coordinator of activities for risk reduction. The attribution of this Technical Committee is to propose and submit the updated National Risk Management Plan and the National Emergency Plan to the National Commission for their knowledge and approval by the National Council.

The operational arm of the National Emergency Commission is the Emergency Operations Center which serves as the coordinating agency for response and preparedness in the event of an emergency. This Operations Center is run by Civil Defence, the Secretary of State for the Armed Forces and the Fire Department of Santo Domingo. In addition, the National Emergency Commission also encompasses the Operating Committee and the National Emergency Advisory Team.

3) Regional, provincial and municipal Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Response Committees: composed of the highest authorities at the provincial and/or municipal level.

The regulations surrounding response management to an adverse event has evolved since 1966 and the issuance of Law no. 257-66 of June 17, 1966 created the Office of Civil Defense and Decree no. 1525 of July 28, 1966 which establishes the rules for implementing that law. Based on this policy, the country has developed a set of rules and ordinances that have been shaping legislation surrounding risk.

In this sense, Decree no. 2045 dated June 5, 1968 created and integrated the Commission on Civil Defence and through Decree no. 2784 of October 15, 1981 the Integrated National Commission is created whose main function was to formulate the National Emergency Plan.

The legal framework expressed in the Act. 147-02 of 2002 established the general principles, definitions of terms, a risk management policy by the Act establishing the National System for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Response. Besides expressing organic and functional issues, it also determines coordination mechanisms as contained in Decree no. 932 of September 13, 2003 approving the Implementing Regulations of Law 147-02 on Risk Management.

Under the statutory regulations mentioned above, the National Emergency Commission is empowered to take the initiative to implement and manage projects that aim to reduce the vulnerability of communities, promoting the quality of life for all inhabitants of the Dominican Republic.


Functions of the National Emergency Commission (CNE in Spanish)

Proposing the preparation of plans, budgets, regulations and standards to be aware of and/or approve CNPMR as the official statement on behalf of the Government in the event of a threat or occurrence of a destructive event or emergency including to recommend conducting, promoting and supporting related studies and research; establishing and maintaining relationships with other national government, private or international entities, whose duties are related to institution strengthening and the signing of agreements or contracts for exchange and cooperation as appropriate; the management of international aid or assistance in coordination with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs; coordination of international assistance on behalf of the Dominican Republic to other nations with declared states of emergency in their respective national territories.


Functions of the Emergency Operations Center

Assume the leadership and coordination of all actions surrounding preparedness and inter-agency response in the case of an emergency or event that could lead to significant adverse effects.

Ensure that mitigation works be conducted as determined by appropriate prioritization of actions for emergency response.

Provide both the CNE and the institutions that compose the COE with information to ensure that the decision-making process is carried out based on appropriate and up-to-date information.

Keep actors duly informed through its Directorate General (FFAA, DC and CBSD) and the CNE on the situation and response operations.

Maintain at all times a coordinated operation between the institutions of the National System for Prevention, Mitigation and Response

Establish and maintain a close relationship with scientific institutions in order to stay updated on the status of the national situation in relation to hazards and potential emergency events.

Oversee the tasks of protecting and assisting those affected by an emergency event.

Develop a system for evacuating and assisting the population affected by a catastrophic event.

Develop a system for information management - gathering and processing data and information in a coordinated manner.

Maintain contact with international institutions and humanitarian aid response agencies working in the country.

Urban indicators

Statistical Overview

  • Urbanisation:
Total Population: 9 million
Urban population: 66%
Slum to urban population: 38%
Annual population growth rates:
Urban: 3%
Slum: -1%
  • Slum Indicators - % urban population with access to
Safe water source: 83%
Improved sanitation: 92%
Sufficient living area: 83%
Durable housing: 97%

(Based on UN-Habitat 2001 estimates)


Indicator 2030
Total population (thousands) 12,708.7
Population in urban (thousands) 10,170.2
Population in slums (thousands) N/A
Population in urban areas (% of total population) 80
Population in slums (% of urban population) N/A
Annual urban population growth rate (%) N/A
Annual slum population growth rate (%) N/A
Population with access to improved sanitation (% of urban population) N/A
Population with access to improved water (% of urban population) N/A
Population with sufficient living area (% of urban population) N/A
Population with durable structures (% of urban population) N/A
Population in rural (thousands) 2,538.5
Source: UN-Habitat - The data presented here is extracted from UN-HABITAT's Global Urban Indicators database.
The data is drawn from different sources and based on 2030 estimates.

Climate change


Recent progressin implementing HFA

Dominican Republic: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009) (Spanish only)

An Official Statement made by Dr. Rafael Alburquerque, Vice-president of the Dominican Republic, at the second session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, June 2009.

(Source: Official statement to the Global Platform 2009)


Concrete advancements and achievements mentioned at GP09:

  • PA1: Legal framework Risk Management - 147-02 - has created the National Technical Prevention Committee under the overall control on the National Committee of Emergencies which supports the HFA
  • PA1: Legal framework - 601-08 - creates the National Committee for Climate Change which will create and execute public policies.
  • PA3: An educational process has been started for government representatives in order to integrate risk management within planning, public investment and land distribution.



HFA P1 - Institutional and legal framework

HFA P2 - Risk identification and EWS:

HFA P3 - Knowledge and education:

HFA P4 - Risk applications:

HFA P5 - Preparedness and response:

2008

The National Technical Committee for Risk Prevention, Mitigation and Response of the Dominican Republic's National Emergency Commission (Comite Técnico de Prevención, Mitigación y Respuesta de la Comisión Nacional de Emergencia de República Dominicana) was inaugurated on March 26, 2008 under Article 11 of the 2002 National Law 147-02 on Disaster Risk Management as an advisory and coordinating body for disaster risk activities throughout the country.

The Committee is integrated by official representatives from 22 institutions (including the academic sector and the national Red Cross Society).

The second meeting of this Committee was held on April 23-24, 2008 with the support of the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Program (PPPD), the National Office of the European Funds for Development (ONFED), and the UNDP office in Santo Domingo.


This Committee is envisaged as the basis for the development of the National Platform for DRR in Dominican Republic.

Related Documents

USAID/OFDA Diagnostico Republica Dominicana, 2007


Intervention – Dominican Republic (audiovisual) (PPT / 41.3 MB)

Intervention on behalf of the Dominican Republic Delegation

ACS High-Level Conference on Disaster Reduction in the Greater Caribbean

Saint-Marc, Haiti; November, 2007


Actualización del Plan Nacional de Emergencia (Spanish)


Indicators of disaster risk and risk management:IDB-sponsored system of disaster risk and risk management indicators, (IADB) 2004


Plan Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos (Spanish)


Informe sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio en Republica Dominicana (Spanish)


The creation of vulnerability to natural disaster: Case studies from the Dominican Republic

Jeffery, Susan E.; London GB, 1982

Web Links

PreventionWeb Country Profile - Natural Disaster, Dominican Republic - Data and Statistics

Dominican Republic Coordination Profile; United Nations Development Group (includes Common Country Assessment - CCA, United Nations Development Assistance Framework - UNDAF, MDG Reports, UN Country Team, Resident Coordinator's Office and more)

EM-DAT Country Profile - Natural Disaster Dominican Republic

ReliefWeb Countries and Emergencies - Dominican Republic

Official Website Dominican Republican Government

MDG Profile: Dominican Republic

Retrieved from "http://www.eird.org/wikien/index.php/Dominican_Republic"
Personal tools