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UNDP promotes the use of sustainable energy, from mini-hydroelectrics as much as the use of solar power at the local level. 3
UNDP’s support has not only allowed the community (El Limon) to build their own mini-hydroelectric from scratch, including
poles and bulbs, but even more, to generate a whole sustainable development process. Electricity has allowed the community to
enhance its sustainable livelihood opportunities and secured access to information through the use of the web, with all its benefits.
Other communities have seen what is happening, and the model is spreading throughout the Dominican Republic.
Niky Fabiancic, Resident Representative
CHEMICALS ENERGY
PORTFOLIO
UNDP is promoting access to sustainable energy in the Dominican Republic through a project to support the final development, adoption
and promotion of a Dominican Republic Global Energy Partnership. The Partnership aims to promote energy, in particular renewable
energy, as a means for rural development. This project includes an evaluation of the lessons learned from previous initiatives, particularly
projects supported by funding from the Dominican Republic, UNDP, GEF, and SGP. The project will assist the development of
national regulations for the use of the Renewable Energy Fund, generated by taxes from government regulations on the importation of
gasoline and other related products.
For over 10 years UNDP has been assisting the Dominican Republic with the means to reach and maintain compliance under the
Montreal Protocol. The programmes have contributed to significant advancement of phase-out of ODS in the foams, halons, refrigeration
and solvents sectors, through the implementation of 12 projects. Currently, a national halon bank is being established, and a terminal
phase-out management plan in the refrigeration servicing sector has begun implementation.
CONTACTS
Mr. Sixto Inchaustegui – sixto.inchaustegui@undp.org
Tel.: (809) 537-0909 Ext. 237
Fax: (809) 531-3507
http://portal.onu.org.do/interfaz/main.aspAg=16
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Dominican Republic MDGR 2004 http://www.undg.org/documents/5510-Dominican_Republic_MDG_Report.pdf ; 2 GEF-SGP,‘Responding to Climate Change, Generating Community Benefits’, 2003:
http://sgp.undp.org/download/SGPCC.pdf. ; 3 http://portal.onu.org.do/interfaz/main.aspAg=16&did=52&CategoriaNo=5&N=1
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