The Minister of the Presidency, Jos\u00e9 Ignacio Paliza, led this Monday the High-Level Dialogue “Agricultural Drought Perspectives 2026\u20132027 and its Implications for National Food Production and Food Security,” an initiative developed by the Ministry of the Presidency together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and representatives of the national agricultural sector, with the purpose of strengthening the country’s preparedness for the possible effects of a high-intensity El Ni\u00f1o event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event brought together government authorities, international organizations, technical institutions, and representatives of the productive sector to analyze the most recent climate projections, identify the areas and production systems with the greatest vulnerability, and define preventive actions that contribute to reducing risks to national food production and food and nutritional security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paliza reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to anticipatory climate risk management and to strengthening public policies aimed at ensuring food availability for the entire population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Drought projections force us to strengthen coordination between institutions and to better prepare ourselves to mitigate its potential effects on national production and food security, Paliza assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the FAO representative in the Dominican Republic, Rodrigo Casta\u00f1eda, presented the objectives of the dialogue and highlighted the importance of strengthening technical cooperation and institutional coordination to address the effects of climate variability on agrifood systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Today we are not facing an emergency, but we are facing a concern that requires a coordinated plan. The Dominican Republic has the tools to anticipate a possible drought; now the challenge is to articulate the capabilities of the Government, the productive sector, and international cooperation to act in a coordinated manner, because every dollar invested in anticipatory actions can avoid up to seven dollars in losses and response costs,” indicated Casta\u00f1eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of the agenda, the director of the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (INDOMET), Gloria Ceballos, presented the climate outlook for the 2026\u20132027 period, indicating that international analyses forecast the development of conditions associated with the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon during the second half of the year, with a high probability of recording below-normal precipitation and above-average temperatures, factors that would increase the risk of agricultural drought in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subsequently, the executive president of the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD), Osmar Ben\u00edtez, presented the vision of the productive sector, while the FAO Agriculture officer, Juli\u00e1n Carraz\u00f3n, analyzed the potential impacts of a drought scenario on national agricultural production and the need to strengthen preparation and response actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the working session, priority actions were addressed to reduce the effects of a potential drought, including the strengthening of anticipatory actions, planting planning, agricultural credit and insurance mechanisms, early warning systems for fires, the timely dissemination of climate information, and the coordination of social protection programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meeting concluded with the words of the Minister of Agriculture, Francisco Oliviero Espaillat, who highlighted the importance of maintaining permanent coordination between State institutions, international organizations, and producers to protect national agricultural production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The symposium was attended by the Minister of Public Health, V\u00edctor Atallah; the Minister of Environment, Pa\u00edno Henr\u00edquez; the Vice Minister of Social Development and Participation of MINPRE, Mar\u00eda del Pilar Ca\u00f1as; the Executive Director of INDRHI, Olmedo Caba; the General Administrator of the Agricultural Bank, Fernando Dur\u00e1n; the Technical Secretary of Setessan, Manuel Robles, among other authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These actions are part of the national strategy to consolidate food security and advance toward the Zero Hunger goal, one of the Government’s main commitments. Thanks to the policies implemented in recent years, the Dominican Republic has recorded sustained progress in reducing undernourishment and food insecurity, which is why strengthening the capacity to anticipate phenomena such as drought is fundamental to preserving those achievements and continuing to bring the country closer to meeting this objective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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