The Dominican Republic completed its TNA in 2012. The results were directly used in the NDC, where the TNA measures of identification measures and chosen technologies for implementation were applied. The consequences of climate change the country faces are increasing water shortages, soil erosion and drought.
These consequences are in many areas exacerbated by existing deforestation practices. The barren lands are left vulnerable to these effects due to runoffs and soil erosion, as they cannot withstand the intense rains and dry periods as well as forested areas can.
The Dominican Republic’s Technology Action Plan details the steps needed to disseminate rehabilitation technology for wastewater treatment plants using artificial wetlands. By 2022, the goal is that 178,000 people will have benefitted from the establishment of these wastewater treatment plants in five marginal neighbourhoods in Santo Domingo province.
The Technology Action Plan outlines a short-term technology as a change of lighting systems in public facilities, with six public institutions acting as a pilot project. This is projected to save 3.1 million kilo-watt hours annually, accounting for 35% of the total energy efficiency potential in the Dominican Republic. A longer-term technology is the use of biomass to create electricity and heat.
Another pilot project detailed in the Technology Action Plans is the installation of rainwater collection systems in 131 homes in the rural La Sierrecita community, stabilizing otherwise unreliable water sources. The National Institute of Water Resources (INDRHI) was included in the TNA planning phases and they are the key actor in realizing the project.
The TNA also highlighted the need for soil conservation technologies and a forestry monitoring system. From a mitigation standpoint, the TNA led to the prioritization of two mitigation technologies in the electricity sector.
Dominican Republic’s TNA contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
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