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Global Framework for Climate Services
Dominica Country Profile & Opportunities
Dr. Joy Shumake-Guillemot
WHO/WMO Climate and Health Office
Source: Commonwealth of Dominica, 2014.
Source: Ministry of Health, 2010a.
Dominica Climate Policy Context
National Strategies
There are currently no strategies focusing on climate services in Dominica.
Low Carbon Climate Resilient Development Plan 2012 - 2020
Dominica’s 2010-2019 National Strategic Plan for Health acknowledges climate change’s contribution to the global
burden of disease and premature deaths.
Regional Strategies
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency: (CDEMA) CDM Strategy
CCCCCs Strategic Framework on Climate Change
Collaborating Institutions and mechanisms in the Caribbean:
Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), Caribbean Institute for
Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Caribbean
Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and in the context of:
· Roadmap for the Design of a Regional Programme in MHEWS with National Capacity Development (WMO
October 2010);
· Assessment of the Capacities, Gaps and Needs for the Development of the Caribbean Regional Program on MultiHazard Early Warning Systems and Phase-I Project Priorities: Focus on hydrometeorological hazards and warning
systems and possible linkages with other warning systems (WMO 2010).
· National Disaster Coordinators and Meteorologists Dialogue: Advancing Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in
Dominica Current Projects
·
Implementing GFCS at Regional and National Scales
Donors: Department of the Environment, Government of Canada
Project Partners: WMO, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH); Ministry of Health.
Aim to enhance resilience in social, economic and environmental systems to climate variability and change.
of excellence that create regional products including long-range forecasts that support regional and national
climate activities, strengthening the capacity of WMO Members to deliver better climate services.
•
Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (In Support of The Third Phase of The Eastern
Caribbean Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Program)
Donor: World Bank 17$M 2014-2020
Aim: reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in
Dominica through: (i) investment in resilient infrastructure (water, roads, drainage, slope stabilization), and (ii)
improved hazard data collection and monitoring systems.
·
Program for building regional climate capacity in the Caribbean (BRCCC)
Donors: USAID/OFDA
Project Partners: WMO, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH)
Support Regional Climate Centre (RCC) for the Caribbean at Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and
Hydrology (CIMH).
Dominica GFCS STEP STATUS
Step 1 Capacity Assessment is complete
Step 2 National Consultation on Climate Services
Reported as nearing completion by mid-2016
2014 Stakeholder meeting focused on health
•Water ?
•DRR ?
•Energy ?
•Food Security ?
Progress in steps 3-5 (national framework, action
plan, implementation) require further discussion
with Dominica national partners.
DOMINICA
EXPERIENCE
STEP 1: National Consultation
STEP 2: Establishing Partnerships
STEP 3: Launch Vulnerability Assessment
STEP 4: Develop Adaptation Plans
May 29-30 2016 Caribbean
RCOF with Health focus
STEP 5: Identify Climate Products and
Services to support adaptation
DOMINICA EXPERIENCE
STEP 2:
Establishing Partnerships
National
MOH NHMS
Regional
PAHO + CIMH
Global
WMO/WHO
Health Canada
Environment Canada
Australia National
Univ.
Dominica NEXT STEP - HEALTH
Dominica Phase II : responding to climate service
needs, engaging NHMS
Regional Approach: Grenada
• Testing Regional needs assessment tool
• Launching national process for health sector
Regional Approach: CIMH
• CIMH to lead capacity building of Dominica
NHMS
• Health Bulletin, modification of agrobulletin
Dominica Climate Service Needs Recommendations
Developing climate products
1. Greater support from the administrative level (permanent secretary)
2. Greater sensitization/education of the general public
3. Greater sensitization/education of users in the other GFCS sectors
4. Developing a quality controlled database for all data across the country.
Observation and monitoring
1. Increasing resources (human and otherwise).
2. Get policy-makers to understand and buy-in to the importance of climate services.
3. Get policy-makers involved.
Research, modeling and prediction
1. The establishment of a relationship with the local college (Dominica State College). This would
require additional resources.
Dominica Climate Service Needs Recommendations
Climate Services Information Systems
1. Increase in human resources
2. Increase in hardware and software
3. Various sectors indicate needs and provide necessary thresholds, definitions and baseline information
User Interface Platform
1. Capacity building of staff to interact with sectors.
2. Provision of necessary equipment for sectors to access and analyze data.
3. Free exchange of data.
4. Better collaboration with data.
Capacity Development
1. Ongoing training
2. Technical assistance
3. Increased staffing
Thank you for your attention
For more information:
Dr. Joy Shumake-Guillemot
WHO/WMO Joint Office for Climate and Health
[email protected]
www.wmo.int/gfcs