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This article will summarize 33 courses of action for rebuilding the telecommunications sector proposed by the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center and adopted by the government of Puerto Rico.

This report introduces practical tools, approaches and case studies on linking Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). The content of this publication was developed by the IASC Reference Group for Mental Health

The authors set out a framework for systematically recording key details of high-impact events on a national scale (using the UK and Puerto Rico as examples), combining recent advances in event attribution with the risk framework. These ‘inventories’

This report summarizes a comprehensive assessment of the commonwealth’s challenges and the damage caused by the 2017 hurricanes to support development of Puerto Rico’s short- and long-term recovery and resilience plan,
This report summarizes the strategic planning process in support of the government of Puerto Rico in its development of a congressionally mandated recovery plan.
This report contributes to the overall plan with a focus on the communications and information technology (IT) sector in Puerto Rico after the devastating 2017 hurricane season.
HSOAC research provided the foundation for the 31 courses of action in the recovery plan addressing the health and social services sector. These actions are a mix of social, governmental, fiscal, and economic policies and reforms
This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the transportation sector before and after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017.

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