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Garbage Or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience (17 min) Dominican Republic/US |
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Director: Natasha Despotovic
Description:
The Dominican Republic has more than 340 open-air landfills without any type of management or control, which have become highly-concentrated areas of air and water pollution. They are an unseen danger for every Dominican. Fortunately, the country is witnessing cultural changes which are creating initiatives that convert this "problem" into an opportunity for development. The message is clear: trash is no longer just trash, rather it has value and to be turned into a new product. The film depicts how recycling has become an important economic opportunity for Dominicans.
Biography:
Natasha Despotovic is the executive director of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development with offices in Washington DC and New York. She is a graduate of philosophy, literature, Spanish, French and English. Natasha has had an extensive and diverse international career in which she has held high level positions in the private, public, non-governmental and multilateral sectors in Europe, the Dominican Republic and the United States. She is the director of the Dominican Environmental Film Festival.
Contact Information:
e: alextabar@globalfoundationdd.org
w: www.globalfoundationdd.org
