Advocacy in public policies (Climate Change Law and Solid Waste Law).

Technological innovation for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (currently coastal-marine environments).

Promote research.

Strengthen climate transparency mechanisms.

The Dominican Republic, in its NDC 2020, increases its climate ambition by committing to a 27% reduction in GHG emissions with respect to BAU or business as usual by 2030. It presents 46 mitigation options distributed in: (i) 27 options identified and evaluated for the Energy sector (focused on electricity generation, energy efficiency and road transport), 4 options identified and evaluated for the Industrial Product and Process Use (IPPU) sector, 10 options identified for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors and 5 for the Waste sector. The country proposes to achieve, based on evaluated and proposed mitigation options, a reduction of 13,853.71 Gg CO2eq, which represents 27.16 % with respect to the BAU 2030 scenario estimated at 51 thousand Gg CO2eq, with an estimated required investment of USD $ 8,916,950,000.00 expressed conditionally and unconditionally.

However, the Dominican Republic, as a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), focuses its climate action primarily on Adaptation, which refers to the adjustments in ecological, social or economic systems that must be made in the face of current and projected changes in climate and their effects. It focuses on changes in processes, practices and structures to reduce potential damages or to benefit from opportunities associated with climate change. Some of these impacts, such as droughts, floods, cyclones, sea level rise or extreme temperatures, exert strong pressures on the socioeconomic development of society.

Due to the expected changes in the frequency, magnitude and duration of adverse climate events, IDDI's focus is on the sustainable development of sectors such as agriculture, forestry, water resources, food security, coastal-marine resources, tourism, health, environment and livelihoods, which are highly sensitive to climate change and variability, in order to increase their resilience.

Adaptation solutions take many shapes and forms, depending on the unique context of a community, company, organization, country or region. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Therefore, IDDI, as a neutral actor, focuses on mobilizing actors and channeling funds for climate risk management from policy, institutional and regulatory frameworks, strengthening local and national capacities, and developing tools such as climate vulnerability and risk studies, financing mechanisms and climate insurance, and identifying measures and approaches such as: