At the March 17th XI Summit, Crespo-Acevedo will present the toolkit to climate adaptation professionals in the region, to support the goal of climate resilience in Puerto Rico.
The research, published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, stresses the severity of the resilience gap between historically underrepresented group operated and non-historically underrepresented group operated businesses, and outlines future paths for further research.
Crespo-Acevedo will facilitate planning and preparedness activities of significance to Puerto Rico through climate impact and adaptation research.
The focus group brought together NOAA practitioners working at the intersection of climate change, blue carbon, and blue carbon habitats to foster discussion on adaptation, mitigation, and coastal ecosystem management.
This summer program for undergraduates will contribute to the important goal of workforce development in the field of climate adaptation and resilience.
Americans’ health, security and economic wellbeing are tied to climate and weather. Every day, we see communities grappling with environmental challenges due to unusual or extreme events related to climate and weather.