Transcript Global Warming in the Dominican Republic

GLOBAL WARMING IN THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Presented By: Stephanie Sabino, Elijah Astillero, Samuel Afriyie , Jason Ortiz
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The Dominican Republic is a tropical island which is
still being developed. The economic status in the
country is extremely low, most of the population are
facing challenges such as, lack of fresh water, soil
erosion, and pollution. Like D.R the neighboring
country Haiti is also going through the same
environmental issues.
• Mountains
• Lack of fresh water
• Many people in
poverty
• Soil erosion
• Pollution
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
• The economic status of the Dominican republic is
poor.
• Lack of water and rain. Not as much rain and fresh
water.
• DR runs on hydroelectricity.
• Their electricity system is based off internment.
PREVENTION TO GLOBAL WARMING:
• German Federal Ministry for the environmental
(Financial) coalition for rain forest Nations
PLAN COMPATIBLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE CHANGE
(DECCC PLAN) OF THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
1). Reduce greenhouse gases in the cement industry
and in the sector of solid waste.
2). Replace raw materials of fossil fuels + alternative
materials
3). The use of hydro
• Hurricane Matthew was a
result from global warming
affecting both Haiti and the
Dominican Republic.
• In Haiti thousands of people
had to leave their homes,
hitting places where it never
recovered.(http://floodlist.com
/america/hurricane-matthewcauses-deaths-haitidominican-republic)
EFFECTS OF FOSSIL FUEL ON THE
ENVIRONMENT
• Crop losses resulted severe droughts making the country more
vulnerable.
• According to national food security coordination from july to
December 2015 agriculture dropped by 50%.
• In the month of May, 5 people died because of the rain flooding their
villages.
• Due to heavy rains, rivers were overflowing, urban areas are flooding
including: Santo Domingo.
• Over 2500 people evacuated the DR.
• The storms measured out to be around 11.8 inches an hour.
CITATION
• URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MibOTxLgkWM
Article Title: YouTube
Website Title: Climate Crisis in the Dominican Republic: The Lake That Burned Down A Forest (Part 1)
• URL http://floodlist.com/america/nasa-monitors-rainfall-totals-hurricane-matthew
Article Title: FloodList
• URL http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/2/6/dominican-republic-climate.html
• Website Title: Paradise lost: Dominicans adapt to growing climate change threat
Article Title: Global warming prompts action in Caribbean
Website Title: Paradise lost: Dominicans adapt to growing climate change threat
• URL http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sfl-matthew-template-sunday-story.html
Article Title: Sun-Sentinel.com
Website Title: Hurricane Matthew approaches Haiti, as risk to Florida declines