USAID, REDDOM install climate info platform for Dom Rep’s Agro Sector

ICT+CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS – The U.S.Agency for International Development (USAID) and the REDDOM Foundation recently launched a climate-friendly  platform to develop, implement  and generate information and  knowledge for the country’s agro sector, to help it make smart choices to deal with the risks of climate change.

Senior officials, business organizations, and the country’s entire agribusiness sector are expected to use the information generated through the platform to make  key decisions. “For this reason it’s imperative to train potential users, to correctly and efficiently use the information provided via the platform.”

In a statement, the agencies said 12 weather stations will be installed in the program’s first phase, to provide climatic and meteorological information from specific areas, initially for the Northwest region. Six stations will be installed in schools at Yuna, using Wireless Vantage Pro2, and also installed at ISA University, in Santiago. More