In a major step forward for regional climate action, the Dominican government has formally greenlit its groundbreaking National Climate Transparency System, a cutting-edge monitoring framework crafted to track greenhouse gas output, track progress on climate adaptation initiatives, and oversee the flow of climate-related funding across the country. This new infrastructure was developed through a collaborative partnership, with critical technical and strategic support provided by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, and aligns directly with the Enhanced Transparency Framework requirements laid out in the global Paris Climate Agreement.
Following the official approval, the Dominican Republic has secured its place as the fourth nation in Latin America to launch a dedicated climate transparency system, joining a small group of regional climate leaders that already includes Costa Rica, Colombia, and Chile. Beyond this milestone, the country has made history as the first across the entire Latin America and Caribbean region to embed a fully integrated Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework specifically for climate adaptation activities into its national transparency infrastructure.
Max Puig, a leading voice on Dominican climate policy, emphasized that the newly approved platform will deliver three core long-term benefits for the country: it will enable policymakers to clearly map unmet climate financing needs, accurately quantify the real-world impact of existing climate-focused investments, and strengthen the overall governance of national climate action strategy. Puig added that by publishing independently verified, openly accessible climate data, the Dominican Republic will significantly boost its credibility when pursuing international financing to support its ongoing just green energy transition.