Current Events: Climate Change in the DR

If action is not taken immediately, irreversible damage could make the islands of the Caribbean suffer, by causing impact on bio-diversity, fishing, tourism, and costal protection! “Given the significant vulnerability of the Dominican Republic to the expected impact of climate change and the very modest contribution of the country to green-house gas emissions, the priority must be adaptation to climate change, with emphasis on the sectors identified as being the most vulnerable (water, tourism, agriculture, energy and infrastructure), added Pablo Fajnzylber, Senior Economist of the World Bank and one of the authors of the study. The extreme climate change directly impacts the marine life by increasing the temperature of the sea. This affects the fishing and coastal protection. Extreme climate change does not only negatively affect the fishing and coastal protection, it affects everyone. It affects everyone because any slight change in temperature messes with Mother Nature and can be the cause of a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, tsunami, or a tornado.
Aside from the increase temperature change, the coral reefs are being bleached, which will cause all of them to eventually die. It is predicted that by 2060, all coral reefs in the Caribbean will be extinct due to these deathly conditions. Coral reefs are a very important part of the Caribbean, especially the Dominican Republic. People travel from all over the world to snorkel and scuba dive in out beautiful waters to witness our beautiful coral reefs. The Dominican Republic, as well as every other country in the Caribbean, has to create their own way of fixing this devastating problem. The Dominican Republic has to come together as one to make decisions like these. It is important for the country and the economy for the Dominicans to stay on top of these events.