GFDD and Funglode to launch fall publication titled Climate Change Adaptation in the Dominican Republic: Impact on Coastal Resources and Communities

GFDD and Funglode will launch a new edition of their publication series Research and Ideas in English and in Spanish, in the fall of 2015 in both the United States and the Dominican Republic. The publication which is titled Climate Change Adaptation in the Dominican Republic: Impact on Coastal Resources and Communities isauthored by 2014 GFDD Fellows, Ms. Hilary Lohmann and Mr. Mat Rosa. 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 in October 2015 in New York City and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The New York launch 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 Santo Domingo launch will take place on Monday October 7 at Funglode Auditorium, Calle Capitán Eugenio de Marchena #26, La Esperilla, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (time to be confirmed at a later date).

The panel of experts presenting the work during both events will include several experts in the field of climate change adaptation, in addition to the two authors Ms. Hilary Lohmann and Mr. Mat Rosa, post graduate students in
Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island.

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.