Strengthening the adaptation of agriculture and agro-meteorological services Dominican republic
AGRICULTURE 
ENVIRONMENT 
TRANSVERSAL
Services: Strategic analysis and foresight, Diagnostics and feasibility studies
Countries: Dominican republic
Dates of intervention: 2019/06 - 2021/10
Amount executed: 405 093 €
Total amount of the service: 513 941 €
Main backer: French Development Agency - Client
Main beneficiary: National Council on Climate Change – Dominican Republic
Co-contractors: Egis, Meteodyn, Research Institute for Sustainable Development, REDDOM Foundation, Guakía Ambiente
Support provider: SalvaTerra
Experts: David COMBAZ, Anis CHAKIB, Olivier BOUYER
Certificate of satisfactory executionPlan de acción de adaptación para dos sistemas de producción agrícola prioritarios en la República DominicanaHoja de ruta para mejorar los Servicios Climáticos en el sector agrícola
Context of the service
Through the Adapt'Action facility, AFD supports the adaptation of Dominican agriculture to climate change (CC), with two complementary objectives:
1 - Assess the vulnerability to CC of six agricultural value chains, then identify the two most vulnerable and strategic sectors to develop adaptation plans;
2 - Assess the state of agro-meteorological services and strengthen them to provide useful information for adaptation to CC, by developing a roadmap and an investment plan for their development by the National Meteorological Office (ONAMET).
The support was implemented by the SalvaTerra-EGIS-Meteodyn-IRD consortium, under the leadership of SalvaTerra, and in partnership with the Dominican consultancies REDDOM and Guakía Ambiente. It was overseen by the National Council for Climate Change (CNCC) and the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment, Economy and Planning.
Services provided
The services provided were as follows:
1/ Assess the vulnerability of agricultural value chains to CC and develop adaptation plans:
- Characterization of the six value chains (rice, sweet banana, plantain, beans, coffee and cocoa) in six regions;
- Preliminary CC vulnerability study of these six streams;
- Participatory multi-criteria analysis and selection of two priority sectors;
- Detailed study of the socio-economic impacts of CCs on these two sectors;
- Identification and selection of adaptation measures to CC (climate-smart agriculture) in these two sectors;
- Participatory development of an adaptation action plan and an investment plan for each of the two sectors.
2/ Assess the state of agro-meteorological services and strengthen them:
- Assessment of the situation of agro-meteorological services and review of good practices at the regional level;
- Identification of the needs of current and potential beneficiaries of these services;
- Assessment of the quality of agro-meteorological forecasts and their impact on agricultural practices;
- Development of a roadmap and an investment plan for their development by ONAMET.
Summary of the service
Strengthening the adaptation of agriculture and agro-meteorological services in the Dominican Republic: Assessment of the vulnerability to CC of agricultural value chains (rice, sweet banana, plantain, beans, coffee and cocoa) and development of an adaptation action plan and an investment plan for the two sectors considered the most vulnerable and strategic; Assessment of the state of agro-meteorological services and development of a roadmap and investment plan for their development by the National Meteorological Office (ONAMET).