Communities across puerto rico, particularly underserved communities, face enduring climate and flood risks, which have become more severe and frequent in recent decades

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $749,307 Cooperative Agreement under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to the University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division, doing business as Chancellor Mayaguez Campus. This 3-year project will develop a research and engagement framework to facilitate multi-sectoral collaborations that co-produce and share knowledge, co-design pathways of action, and co-create sustainable relationships to enhance adaptive capacity to flooding in underserved communities in Puerto Rico. Key activities include developing a justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion planning approach for community adaptation to flood risk. The University of Puerto Rico has extensive experience managing federal grants and contracts from agencies like NOAA, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the National Science Foundation for research, technical services, and educational programs.

Activities

Central to this work are developing a jedi (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) planning approach for community adaptation to flood risk in puerto rico and coll