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“Rise of Algae in Coral Reefs is the Result of Pollution and Lack of Herbivorous Fish” States Rubén Torres, President of Reef Check DR During GFDD/Funglode Publication Launch
October 8, 2015 - (Santo Domingo, October 9, 2015) –The problem confronting coral reefs in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean is due to “a lack of herbivorous fish and pollution,” said Rubén Torres, president and Executive Director of Reef Check Dominican Republic, during a panel discussion at the launch of “Climate Change in the Dominican Republic: Impact on... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Night at CinemAmbiente 2015 in Turin
October 5, 2015 - Executive Director of GFDD and DREFF, Natasha Despotovic, presents films and serves on festival jury. Three Dominican-made films were screened at the CinemAmbiente film festival in Turin, Italy this October. The GFDD productions Value of Life and Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience, both directed by Natasha Despotovic, and 7 Gramos, directed by Jonatán... Continue Reading >
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“The Key to Resilience is Adaptive Capacity” States GFDD Fellow Hilary Lohmann
October 1, 2015 - Seeking to highlight the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States such as the Dominican Republic to the impacts of climate change on its coastal communities and resources, GFDD/Funglode put together a special UN side event on Thursday October 1 that joined policy experts with one of the authors of Climate Change in the Dominican Republic:... Continue Reading >
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More than a Thousand Young People to Participate in CILA 2015 in Santo Domingo
September 30, 2015 - The “Conferencia Internacional de Las Américas” (CILA) is the most important student event on global issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 11th edition of CILA will be held from Thursday October 22 through Sunday October 25, 2015, at the Crown Plaza Hotel Convention Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The working languages of... Continue Reading >
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New GFDD Advisory Committee
September 29, 2015 - Various personalities from the world of academia, medicine, communication, entertainment, sports, and design, among other sectors, are now part of the new Advisory Committee of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), which took shape yesterday at a meeting in New York that was presided over by GFDD President, Dr. Leonel Fernández and its... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Book Launch and Discussion on Dominican Republic and China: Exchange, Trade, and Investment
September 29, 2015 - Under the series “Research and Ideas”, GFDD will launch the book "Dominican Republic and P.R. China: Exchange, Trade, and Investment", in which researcher Yuan Li demonstrates through data and analysis the extent of Chinese economic influence in the Dominican Republic, including trade relationships, economic activity of the Chinese diaspora in the country, foreign direct investment,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode at Dominican Book Fair in New York with Publications, Presentation of Programs and Conference with Veloz Maggiolo
September 29, 2015 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), participated once again in the Dominican Book Fair in New York, now in its ninth year. This year’s Book Fair was held at Gregorio Luperón High School in Manhattan from September 26-28. In... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Meet with Civil Society Organizations in Lima, Peru
September 28, 2015 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will attend upcoming civil society organization meetings in Lima, Peru as part of its mission of engaging in strategic regional events that focus on relevant topics to the socioeconomic sustainable development of the Americas. Other non-governmental organizations, community groups, labor unions, and similar groups and foundations will... Continue Reading >
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Calling All Dominican Business Students for the Next GDAE Program at Babson College!
September 28, 2015 - Applications are now open for the next Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) program, being held at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts from November 2-8, 2015. Dominican undergraduate students studying business and/or entrepreneurship are invited to apply to participate in this exciting exchange experience. Participants will be paired with a Dominican-American student host at Babson College,... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández Optimistic On Future of Latin America, the Caribbean
September 26, 2015 - New Jersey September 26, 2015 - The president of GFDD/Funglode, Dr. Leonel Fernández, said that he felt optimistic about the ability of Latin America and the Caribbean to overcome the enormous challenges that will face them in the future. However, Fernández noted that to successfully face these immense challenges, the region of Latin American and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Attend 2015 International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia University with Close to 1000 other Participants
September 25, 2015 - The president of GFDD/Funglode and former president of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, participated in the Third International Conference on Sustainable Development, an activity during which he shared the stage with other members of the Leadership Council of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), an organization of which he is a member.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” Will be Screened on October 18th at the United Nations Association Film Festival
September 24, 2015 - The GFDD film, “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” has been chosen to screen at the upcoming 18th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF), held in California this October. The film will be screened on October 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto. Miryam López, Communications Manager at GFDD,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Signs Collaboration Agreement with Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn
September 23, 2015 - The president of GFDD/Funglode, Dr. Leonel Fernández, signed an agreement with Medgar Evers College in New York to create a platform for reflection on Caribbean subjects, including perspectives on history, economics, politics, and the culture of his country as well as that of Cuba, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. This institutional commitment was taken on during... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and Funglode to Launch Climate Change Publication at the UN during the General Assembly 70th Meeting
September 23, 2015 - 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... Continue Reading >
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Over 100 Players Join GFDD/Funglode VI Golf Classic
September 22, 2015 - More than 100 golf players participated yesterday in the 6th Golf Tournament at Glen Head Country Club in New York. In a relaxed atmosphere, the players enjoyed perfect weather for playing golf and a day full of activities that culminated with a gala dinner attended by the President of GFDD and Funglode, Dr. Leonel Fernández.... Continue Reading >
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Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience Set to Screen at International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum on October 13
September 22, 2015 - GFDD’s short film "Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience" will be screened on October 13th, 2015 at the 8th CMS Vatavaran International Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum, India’s only International Film Festival, which takes place in New Delhi, October 9-13, 2015, at the Convention Centre. The film festival has become one of... Continue Reading >
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University of Washington and GDAE Summer Institute in Transnational Law Ends on a High Note
September 18, 2015 - The newest partnership with the Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) program and the Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice at the University of Washington (UW) School of Law came to a successful close this week, where six Dominican law students earned a certificate for the two week-long program, from September 4-18, 2015. The students... Continue Reading >
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Expo RD Recicla at DREFF
September 16, 2015 - One of the activities that attracted the most visitors and aroused the most curiosity from the public and the guests of the Dominican Environmental Film Festival was the Expo RD Recicla, in which the ReCrearte program, an initiative of GFDD/Funglode, exhibited the work of some of its most talented students, along with the coordinator, Bertha... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode VI Golf Classic to be Held September 21th
September 16, 2015 - The Golf Tournament will be held on September 21, 2015 at Glen Head Country Club (New York, September 16, 2015) This event helps benefit GFDD/Funglode and its programs which support social, economic and democratic development in the Dominican Republic. It also serves as a networking opportunity for high-ranking officials, industry leaders, business executives, and celebrities.... Continue Reading >
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Funglode Mourns the Death of Its Collaborator and Friend Howard Wiarda
September 15, 2015 - The prominent historian and political scientist died last Saturday September 12. Funglode (Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo) deeply mourns the death of Howard Wiarda, a great intellectual who honored us with his friendship and collaboration since the beginnings of our institution. The friendship and intellectual admiration between Wiarda and our president, Leonel Fernández, allowed us... Continue Reading >
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