Dominica Climate Resilience and Recovery Plan 2020-2030.

The Dominica Climate Resilience and Recovery Plan is a national policy with a cross-sectoral approach. The timeframe of the policy is 10 years between 2020 and 2030. The Climate Resilience and Recovery Plan reflects three pillars of resilience: (I) climate resilient systems, (II) prudent disaster risk management systems, and (III) effective disaster response and recovery.
In order to achieve zero climate related fatalities, disaster management plans and resources will be made available within each community, with a special emphasis on the most vulnerable in the population. Adaptation measures will be taken to enable all communities to be able to survive for up to 15 days after a major storm event, such as having access to power, water and communications and food stores with sufficient supplies for 15 days. The resilience of agriculture and fisheries to extreme weather events will be increased to protect both the economy and livelihoods. Furthermore, economic resilience will be developed by diversifying the key economic markets away from markets such as agriculture, fisheries and tourism which all can be impacted by major climatic events. Access to quality drinking water will be maintained after a major storm event, where utility infrastructure could be damaged which may lead to the community being stressed by limited access to water for health purposes. Institutional systems will be strengthened to ensure the successful achievement of all targets laid down in this policy. Collective consciousness will be enhanced with specific focus on respect for people, planet and property, and law and order will be maintained following significant disasters. Organic farming will be intensified to increase the resilience of agricultural production and the livelihoods. Moreover, three key habitats: coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds will be protected as they support fisheries, stabilize coastlines and host tourism activities. In order to become ‘carbon neutral’, greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced, domestic renewable energy production will be promoted, increasing environmental sustainability, and increasing forest coverage from the current level of 62 percent of land mass to 67 percent of landmass, thereby further sequestering carbon emissions.