Cubuy-Lomas is a remote mountainous region of Puerto Rico vulnerable to increasingly severe natural disasters due to climate change. This project collaborated with Id Shaliah, a community-based organization, to conduct a rapid place-based resilience assessment to address community-defined issues. We conducted a literature review to create a seven-dimensional model of community resilience followed by 17 community interviews to understand post-disaster challenges and increase adaptive capacity. We fostered strategic partnerships and pathways to sustainably improve energy independence, water storage, communication, community awareness and funding challenges, which provided opportunities for the Cubuy-Lomas community to access much needed resources, including a $60,000 solar panel donation.

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Creator

• Mehta, Naisargi
• Perriello, Jack
• Wertz, Evan
• Holmes, Abigail

Subject

• Water
• Community
• Well-Being
• Energy
• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030523-184224
• 91461

Advisor

• Davis, John-Michael
• Carrere, Alize

Year

• 2023

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Id Shaliah

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2023-03-05

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-030523-184224

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-04-19