Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), proactively participated at the Business Forum: “Emissions’ Reduction and Business Opportunities in Value Chain Co-Processing in the Dominican Republic”. The two-day conference is taking place November 18 and 19, 2014 at the Hilton Hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The symposium is jointly coordinated by the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) and the Consejo Nacional de Cambio Climático y Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio (National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism, CNCCMDL for its Spanish acronym) of the Dominican Republic, with the aim of creating a high level discussion of environmental corporate commitment and the challenges of climate change in the national business context. Also supporting this event is the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Dominican Republic, the Dominican Association of Cement Producers (Asociación Dominicana de Productores de Cemento, ADOCEM for its Spanish acronym), among others.

GFDD-Funglode screened the short film “Garbage or Resource: A Dominican Republic experience“, presented the recently launched book on Sustainable Development and Green Economy in the Dominican Republic, and showcased other publications at the Forum’s exhibit hall.