ISO2 Country Code
DO
ISO3 Country Code
DOM
WB Country Code
DOM
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Dominican Republic Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option
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Dominican Republic DRM Development Policy Loan with a Cat DDO |
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The Dominican Republic Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan with a Deferred Drawdown Option for Catastrophe Risk (Cat DDO) aimed to support the Dominican government in two ways: first, by strengthening institutions for improved climate and disaster resilience in prioritized sectors of the society and economy and, second, by establishing mandatory regulations for reducing climate and disaster risk in public investment and construction work.
Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in School Infrastructure Management in the Dominican Republic
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Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in School Infrastructure Management in the Dominican Republic supported the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Education in the integration of risk reduction criteria into the regulation, planning, design, construction, and management of school infrastructure.
Dominican Republic
As of 2018, the Dominican Republic had the fastest growing economy in the Latin America and Caribbean region and was classified as an upper-middle-income country. Out of its 10 million citizens, about 40 percent are of school age (that is, under age 25).