SANTO DOMINGO.- The Dominican Government is deepening its technical cooperation ties with the Collegeof Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (Codia) to incorporate climate criteria into the design and construction of works that define the country's security and development, and to guarantee its resilience to natural events.
This was reported in a joint statement by the executive vice president of the National Council for Climate Change and Carbon Market (CNCCMC), Max Puig, and the president of Codia, Enrique Rosario García, after holding a working meeting with their respective technical and management teams.
“The Codia is an indispensable strategic ally that brings together professionals who design, build and supervise critical infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, roads, bridges and water systems, as well as the design of sustainable architecture and territorial planning in cities, therefore, it plays a vital role in the sustainable and resilient development of the Dominican Republic,” said Puig.
For his part, Enrique Rosario García highlighted the importance of consolidating “a real and practical technical alliance between the country's main professional association and the governing body of national climate policies, which advocates for the effective adaptation of the Dominican Republic to the effects of climate change, a task in which Codia plays a leading role.”.
The steps that will be implemented
During the meeting, both institutions identified initiatives in which they can begin to collaborate, such as leveraging the European Union's Copernicus Satellite Observation System or the Initiatives for Critical Infrastructure Sectors within the framework of the Transport Sector Resilience Program (Dominican Republic), sponsored by the Coalition for Resilient Infrastructure Development (CDRI), which is led by India.
The Codia proposed opening up the data generated by the hydrometeorological stations that the organization has installed in 23 provinces of the country so that they can be used by other institutions linked to the prevention and management of risks associated with climate change.
Both entities agreed to collaborate on updating building codes and regulations in line with the latest global standards and the priorities of the Nationally Determined Contribution RD-3.0 (NDC), incorporating climate resilience into building and design standards.
They will sign an agreement
The Codia and the National Council for Climate Change and Carbon Market will sign a Framework Agreement for Technical Cooperation to formalize joint work and facilitate immediate and formal cooperation between both entities.
In addition, they will create a bilateral technical monitoring committee to consolidate a preliminary protocol for the exchange of climate data that defines the formats, variables, periodicity and quality standards of said data.
The joint Technical Committee will design a plan of continuous training for members of Codia, focused on climate risk management tools, resilient infrastructure, modeling, geospatial analysis, among other areas.
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