Puerto Rico

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Mitigation Assessment Team Report Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico Building Performance, Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance
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This assessment report is intended to provide decision makers, government officials, academia, homeowners, and business owners, operators among other stakeholders with information and technical guidance that can be used to reduce future hurricane damage.
Housing Damage Assessment and Recovery Strategies Report Puerto Rico
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This report culminates months of data gathering, strategy development, recovery priorities and potential strategies and the results of various community-level damage assessments in the aftermath of the Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Maria Two-Year Update American Red Cross
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This report covers the American Red Cross's response and recovery efforts for damage caused by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico in the past two years after its occurrence.
Response and Recovery after Maria Lessons for Disaster Law and Policy
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This article analyzes the reasons for the flawed response to the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and proposes improvements in future disaster policy.
A Framework for Evaluating Electric Power Grid Improvements in Puerto Rico
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This report is based on analysis performed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory from March 2018 to July 2018 in support of Puerto Rico’s recovery plan.
Far From Recovery Puerto Rico Six Months After Hurricane Maria
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This report provides an overview of conditions on the ground of recovery from the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, as of March 2018, reviews the underlying vulnerability, and offers recommendations for a way forward to a more equitable recovery.
Post-Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico and Local Participation
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This document shows the post disaster recovery progress, the challenges and opportunities for local participation, and the potential contribution of nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and local businesses to post disaster recovery in Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Maria Three-Year Update
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This report is a summary of the American Red Cross's engagement of response to and recovery efforts from the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico for the past three years.

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