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Designing a Resilience Hub for Vulnerable Populations in Las Carolinas, Puerto Rico

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Government agencies have been slow to respond and support Puerto Rican communities' post-disaster. The Centro de Apoyo Mutuo (CAM) in rural Las Carolinas is a mutual aid center based in a repurposed school that aims to increase community resilience and disaster preparedness for their community. Our project supported CAM Las Carolinas’ resilience efforts by developing a disaster preparedness mobilization system that documented household-level assets and risks to improve post-disaster response effectiveness. The system was informed by interviews with 42 las Carolinas residents, 4 community leaders, and 6 other mutual aid centers. We created a database and mapping system to locate at-risk community members and provided the CAM with recommendations to build long-term resilience.

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  • E-project-022924-101227
  • 118003
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  • 2024
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
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  • 2024-02-29
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  • E-project-022924-101227
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