Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient Development Strategy 2012-2020

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Category: Executive

Document Type: Strategy

Role: Main

Dominica's Low-Carbon Climate-Resilient Development Strategy outlines a governmental plan to build a green, productive economy by integrating climate mitigation (renewable energy, efficiency) and adaptation (land use, agriculture) with social development goals, supported by policy updates, collaboration, and climate finance.

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2012 - 2020




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                                          Acknowledgements


We wish to express our sincere appreciation to all the Coordinating and Lead Author, Contributing
Authors, Review Editors and Independent Technical Reviewer. Without their expertise, commitment, and
integrity, as well as vast investments of time, a strategy of this quality could never have been completed.
We would also like to thank the team from the World Bank and the Climate Investment Fund for their
assistance, wisdom, and good sense throughout the preparation of the strategy.


Special acknowledgement and thanks to George de Romilly Lead Author and International Consultant
and Collin Guiste which led the logistics and overall coordination. Thanks go to Spencer Thomas, Oliver
Grell, Bernard Nations, Lindsay George, Kamala Jno Baptiste-Aaron, Terry Raymond and Lela Williams.
Their tireless and very capable efforts to facilitate and assist in the development of their specific strategic
thematic areas ensured a final product of high transformational quality, while maintaining an atmosphere
of collegiality and respect.


Special thanks go to Rosamund Edwards, Financial Secretary and Samuel Carrette, Permanent Secretary
in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Physical Planning and Fisheries.


Appreciation goes out to the Technical Working Groups and its respective chairs, whose contributions
during consultations were very useful in laying the platform for the discussions during the various
activities and workshops. The groups included but not limited to the following:


    •   Agriculture and Food Security
    •   Fisheries
    •   Water Resources
    •   Disasters, Human Settlements and Infrastructure
    •   Private Sector
    •   Household and Community Vulnerability Study


On behalf of the Government of Dominica through the Ministry of Finance, Environmental Coordinating
Unit and the National Export Council Secretariat great thanks to the entire international donor Partners
and other stakeholders that participated and contributed during the International Donors and Partners
Meeting.
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      consequences for humanity.” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (September
      2009).
o     “Climate financing is one of the most important aspects of the world’s efforts to address the
      climate change challenge. It is critical to catalysing efforts in developing countries to strengthen

Tags: Adaptation, Adaptation Planning, Agriculture, Biofuels, Biomass, Carbon Accounting, Carbon Sink, Climate Change, Climate Finance, Climate Protection, Development, Electricity, Energy, Energy Conservation, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Supply, Energy Transition, Finance, Forests, Funding, Geothermal, Governance, Hydro, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Investment, Land Use, Meteorology, Mitigation, National Energy And Climate Plans, Planning, Policy, Redd+ And Lulucf, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spatial Planning, Unfccc, Wind

Sector: Agriculture;Buildings;Economy-wide;Energy;Transport

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