Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – May 2025. The Caribbean Biological Corridor (CBC) took part in an important international technical exchange on future climate projections and climate resilience in the Caribbean, held at the offices of the National Council for Climate Change and the Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL) in Santo Domingo.
The meeting was chaired by Mr Max Puig, Executive Vice President of the CNCCMDL, and Mr Ángel Arzuaga, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Dominican Republic. The meeting took place at the suggestion of the CBC Secretariat, taking advantage of the presence in the country of specialists from the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET), who had previously participated in a regional course on methods for the detection and attribution of climate change in extreme weather events, delivered together with specialists from Costa Rica.
The exchange brought together representatives of Dominican institutions linked to climate risk management, land-use planning, infrastructure, the environment, meteorology and academia, in a space aimed at strengthening regional scientific cooperation and promoting the exchange of experiences between Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
INSMET specialists presented progress on:
- Future climate projections for the Caribbean.
- Regional temperature and precipitation scenarios.
- Methods for the detection and attribution of extreme events such as droughts and hurricanes.
- Scientific applications for risk management and climate resilience.
Opportunities were also discussed to strengthen strategic initiatives promoted by the CNCCMDL, including the development of the National Climate Change Atlas, probabilistic risk models developed together with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and resilience standards promoted by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
Following the technical presentations, an extensive dialogue and exchange of ideas took place on opportunities for cooperation between Dominican institutions and INSMET. As a result of the meeting, it is expected that work will be carried out together with the CBC Secretariat on the development of project ideas and concept notes to explore funding opportunities and strengthen regional cooperation in climate science and resilience.
These actions seek to contribute to knowledge transfer and the possible replication of experiences and scientific advances developed in Cuba to the Dominican Republic, other island countries that are CBC members, and territories of the Lesser Antilles.
CBC’s participation in this space reaffirms its commitment to promoting regional cooperation, strengthening technical capacities, and advancing science-based solutions to address the challenges of climate change in the Caribbean.
This activity also responds to actions planned under the CBC Ocean 2030 project, implemented by UNEP with the support of the Government of Norway, and EcoAdap, a project implemented by CEDAF, as part of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), co-financed by the International Climate Initiative of Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection through KfW and implemented by CEDAF and the CBC Secretariat.
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