Seven Year After María, FEMA Remains Focused on a Recovery that Mitigates Future Hazards
Seven Year After María, FEMA Remains Focused on a Recovery that Mitigates Future Hazards Strategies include a vision of reconstruction with nature-based solutions Guaynabo, PUERTO RICO ― The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared 2024 as the Year of Resilience to address the need to translate disaster recovery into actions that take into account the effects of climate change. Seven years after Hurricane María, Puerto Rico has nearly $34 billion in funding from the agency for over 11,000 projects. Of all those projects, 87 percent already have hazard mitigation measures that will specifically help infrastructure throughout the island sustain and reduce