GFDD Will Organize High Level Dialogue: "The Growth of Lake Enriquillo: Environmental, Social and Scientific Implications" in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
New York, July 20, 2012
On Saturday, July 28, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will join forces with the City College of New York (CCNY) and the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) to organize the high level dialogue “The Growth of Lake Enriquillo: Environmental, Social and Scientific Implications.” The program will take place from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo.
The objective of the forum is to review and present recent research conducted to determine why Lake Enriquillo has been growing and to address the environmental, social and scientific implications of its growth. The morning session will involve a briefing of recent findings related to the current status of the Lake. The afternoon session will be comprised of working groups tasked with devising action plans aimed at mitigating the negative causal effects of the lake’s expansion.
The conference will feature the following panel discussions:
“The Socioeconomic Impact of the Case of Lake Enriquillo and the Zones of Influence”
Joaquín Díaz, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, UASD
“The Impact of the Flooding Phenomenon of Lake Enriquillo in the Agrofishery Sector”
José Alarcón, Faculty of Agronomic and Veterinary Sciences, UASD
“The Effects of the Rise of Lake Enriquillo on Biodiversity: Preliminary Observations”
Yolanda León, Faculty of Science, INTEC
“Presentation of Technical Analysis”
Jorge González, Grove School of Engineering, CCNY, and Ricardo González, Professor of Engineering INTEC
“The Nature of the Flooding of Lake Enriquillo during the 2000-2011 Period”
Luis Cuevas, Operation of Risk Systems, INDRHI
The high level dialogue will also feature the participation of Lisa Staiano-Coico, President of The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rolando M. Guzmán, President of Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC).
To RSVP to attend this event, contact: dams82@gmail.com or call: 809.685.9966
Related links:
www.globoverdedominicano.org
www.diccionariomedioambiente.org
www.ccny.cuny.edu
www.intec.edu.do
www.uasd.edu.do
www.indrhi.gob.do
News History
New York, April 23, 2012
New York, April 22, 2012
New York, April 16, 2012
Community in Action!
Supporting grassroots organizations and communities
Among the goals of the DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), is to include and support grassroots organizations and communities, schools and young people in general.
Marcos Diaz
A real Universal Community leader and spokesman for the core values of the UN Millennium Development Goals as it is the Dominican swimmer Marcos Diaz. He will meet a group of youth, who will have a swimming competition, at La Caleta. The expected goals of this activity is to offer an opportunity to youth of disadvantaged areas to interact with Marcos, and to get a better understanding for the role model that Marcos represents for Dominicans and the rest of the world, as well as a better understanding of the sea and this protected area of La Caleta.For more details about Marcos Diaz visit Dominican Get-Together in the Big Apple
Trivias - Dominican Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Environment
to Promote DREFF Video
GFDD
780 Third Avenue 19th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10017
T: 212.751.5000 - F: 212.751.7000
Funglode
C/ Capitán Eugenio de Marchena #26
La Esperilla, Santo Domingo
T: 1(809) 685 9966 Ext. 2447 y 2449
