{"id":524111,"date":"2026-09-23T13:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/abinader-asks-at-the-un-for-climate-financing-to-arrive-with-the-same-speed-as-storms\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:26:54","slug":"abinader-asks-at-the-un-for-climate-financing-to-arrive-with-the-same-speed-as-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/abinader-asks-at-the-un-for-climate-financing-to-arrive-with-the-same-speed-as-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Abinader asks at the UN for climate financing to arrive \u201cwith the same speed as storms\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The president warned about the vulnerability of small island states to climate change and highlighted the Dominican Republic&#8217;s efforts to place sargassum and ocean protection on the international agenda.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New York.<\/strong>\u2013 <strong>President Luis Abinader<\/strong> demanded this Wednesday before the <strong>United Nations General Assembly (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/es\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN<\/a>)<\/strong> that funding aimed at addressing climate change reach vulnerable countries more quickly, especially the small island states of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his address at the <strong>81st session of the General Assembly<\/strong>, the Dominican leader maintained that the effects of the climate crisis constitute a palpable reality for nations like the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor a small island state, climate change is not an abstract matter. Our vulnerability is not a statistical category. It is a reality we live,\u201d stated Abinader.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that context, <strong>he welcomed the efforts of the General Assembly<\/strong> aimed at addressing sea-level rise and ensuring the stability of <strong>maritime zones,<\/strong> a matter of particular relevance for small island States and coastal communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/internacionales\/meta-rd-avances-abinader-ny\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/internacionales\/meta-rd-avances-abinader-ny\/\">Abinader highlights Meta RD&#8217;s progress and regional coordination against drug trafficking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abinader also emphasized the impact of sargassum on the Caribbean coasts, a phenomenon that affects, among other sectors, the tourism activity of the countries in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"En Vivo | Discurso Presidente Luis Abinader ante la 81.\u00aa Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas.\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fIHTP1DFEGo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Declaration also includes sargassum, a scourge that hits the Caribbean coasts every year, affecting tourism,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruler highlighted that, on the initiative of the Dominican Republic, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted the first global resolution on sargassum, which, as he stated, allowed a problem that particularly affects the Caribbean to be recognized as a global challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was at that point that<strong> Abinader launched one of his main demands regarding environmental matters:<\/strong> \u201cWe will not tire of asking that climate financing arrives with the same speed as storms arrive in the Caribbean.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Copia-de-Copia-de-Post-de-Instagram-Feliz-Cumpleanos-Sencillo-Minimalista-Azul-1000-x-500-px-2026-09-23T131859.507.png\" alt=\"Presidente Abinader exige en la ONU acelerar despliegue de la fuerza de seguridad en Hait\u00ed\" class=\"wp-image-715412\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">presidente Abinader ante La oNU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ocean protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dominican president also addressed the country&#8217;s commitments to marine conservation and highlighted the progress toward the ratification of the <strong>Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He indicated that the Dominican Republic deposited its instrument of ratification in March, as part of the actions aimed at strengthening the protection of marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ocean is an important source of life and it is our most extensive frontier, which is why protecting it is a State obligation,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assembly marked by climate, peace and development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abinader&#8217;s intervention takes place during the High-Level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which brings together heads of State and Government in New York to address international challenges related to peace, security, sustainable development, and the climate crisis. The General Debate is taking place from September 22 to 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This edition is presided over by Khalilur Rahman, from Bangladesh, and has as its theme <strong>\u201cRestoring trust and managing transformation to ensure the United Nations delivers results for all\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Wednesday&#8217;s agenda also includes a <strong>high-level meeting on climate action and just transition,<\/strong> convened by UN Secretary-General <strong>Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.<\/strong> The meeting seeks to boost international cooperation, accelerate the energy transition, promote climate justice, and strengthen the protection of the most vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president warned about the vulnerability of small island states to climate change and highlighted the Dominican Republic&#8217;s efforts to place sargassum and ocean protection on the international agenda. 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