GFDD and Funglode to Launch Climate Change Publication at the UN during the General Assembly 70th Meeting

GFDD and Funglode will launch a new edition of their publication series Research and Ideas in English and in Spanish, on Thursday October 1 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The publication which is titled Climate Change in the Dominican Republic: Coastal Resources and Communities isauthored by 2014 GFDD Fellows, Ms. Hilary Lohmann and Mr. Mat Rosa, post graduate students in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. The studies
present an analysis of the adaptive capacity of individuals involved in various sectors of employment in three Dominican coastal communities, as well as the status of governance factors driving climate change adaptation planning for coastal resources in Santo Domingo.

The launch of the book will take place on Thursday
October 1 at the United Nations Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017 from 1PM to 3PM.

The panel of experts present at the event will include Yamile Eusebio, Director of GFDD New York Office, Mat Rosa and Hilary Lohmann, GFDD Research Fellows and Authors of the Publication, Elin Torrell, Director of International Programs at Rhode Island University Coastal Resources Center, Dr. Ruben Torres of Reef Check Dominican Republic and H.E. Ambassador Peter Thomson,
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Fiji to the United Nations (To Be Confirmed).

For more information about this event please visit http://www.globalfoundationdd.org/upcoming_events.asp

About Mr. Mat Rosa
Mat Rosa is a social scientist and entrepreneur from Rhode Island, USA, with over a decade of experience in
international development and natural resource governance throughout the U.S., Latin America, Caribbean and Southeast Asia. He participated in The Fellows Program from January to April of 2014. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Politics from St. Anselm College, an MA in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island (URI), and is a candidate for a Masters (MA) of Marine Affairs at URI. Furthermore, he is an adjunct faculty at URI and is in charge of the university’s study
abroad course in the Dominican Republic.

About Ms. Hilary Lohmann
Hilary Lohmann’s love for adventure, travel and the environment led her to the field of international development. Hilary has an MA in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island and a BA in Animal Behavior and Spanish from Bucknell University. She has spent years working abroad, with dynamic experiences ranging from coastal resources conservation in Belize to
teaching in Vietnam and anti-poaching efforts in Zambia. These experiences cultivated a passion for humanitarian conservation. In the face of climate change and dwindling resource availability, Hilary’s work facilitates a more symbiotic and resilient relationship between the natural environment and the people who depend on it.

About the Fellows Program
The Fellows Program, an extension of the internship and academic exchange
program InteRDom, was developed in 2009 to respond to the desire of GFDD and Funglode to develop a community of scholars that contributes to the Foundations’ growing body of research on matters of international concern that directly impact the Dominican Republic. The Program complements the overall mission of GFDD and Funglode to promote academic exchange, generate scholarship, and influence the creation of public policy related to economic and social development both at the
national and international levels.

Through the Fellows Program, GFDD and Funglode seek to generate scholarship on issues at the forefront of the United Nations’ agenda in order to give voice to national and regional concerns and offer viable solutions to domestic and international challenges.