Energy minister encourages resilience in waste management

DOMINICA:  The Hon. Minister for Trade, Energy and Employment Ian Douglas believes that Dominica should be more prudent in waste management.
Hon. Douglas made the connection between the generation of waste and the effects it has on climate change.
The Hon. Minister for Energy stated that although Dominica’s contribution to greenhouse gases is mainly absorbed by the country’s vast forests, Dominica must still be cautious in the disposal of all kinds of waste.
The minister said “Resilience building is extremely important to our survival in Dominica. We must therefore adopt our policies and daily lives to effectively deal with these impending climate change impacts. This must not mean we should lessen on the quality of our lives but adaptation in many ways can improve our lives once it is done properly.”
The Hon Minister stressed that the climate change agenda for Dominica has taken on new life with the Paris agreement.
At the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first ever universal, legally binding global climate deal.
The agreement sets out a global action plan to put the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below two degrees Celsius.
His Excellency Ambassador Claes Hammer hopes Dominica can use Sweden as an example on how to convert waste to energy.