recommendations​

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Claim 1:ZERO AWNINGS BEFORE THE ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE MARIA

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Recommendations:   

• Step 1:Establish uniformity in the application and acceptance process, with special emphasis on the modification in the language referring to the ownership of the eligibility criteria for government programs, which includes;  

  • Department of Housing Blue Roof Repair Program;

  • Program and the Blue Toldos Program of the ODSEC;  

Municipal Certification is a real option in modifying the language regarding ownership.     

• Step 2: Decree priority to the auction process carried out by the General Services Administration and other government entities.   

  • It is mandatory and urgent. 

• Step 3: Supervise the human and fiscal resources to accompany the affected people with the interest groups, which includes funds from the American Rescue Plan and CDBG-DR funds. 

• Step 4: Reinforce accountability mechanisms through the generation of local spaces and with interest groups, which includes the management of citizen complaints that ensure quality standards.   

• step 5: Carry out educational campaigns with face-to-face activities on the requirements, necessary documents and support in the application process in low- and moderate-income communities. 

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Claim 2:ALL STREETS AND HOUSES NAMED AND NUMBERED

The postal and physical address is an essential tool for the fulfillment of human rights. 

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Recommendations:   

• Unify the address data system at the federal, state and municipal levels, including government agencies.

• Establish an amnesty that allows the formalization of essential services. 

• Supervise the 50 million assigned to the Planning Board, for this purpose. 

• Assign government resources to ensure the establishment of mailboxes.

• Support the management of land segregation of the communities. 

• Promote mechanisms that facilitate ownership.

• Unify the information collection system on this subject through the Geo-frame initiative of the Dept. of Housing.      

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Claim 3:EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO DECENT, SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING

Goal #11 of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development of the United Nations Organization (UN) is to create sustainable cities and communities. To achieve inclusive, safe and sustainable cities and communities it is necessary to:

• decent housing

• Transport

• Public green areas

• Planning

• Urban management in a participatory and inclusive manner

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Recommendations: 

• Design government programs to repair homes in vulnerable conditions, which should include windows, doors, sunken floors, and water leaks. 

• Establish citizen participation mechanisms for the selection of mitigation proposals. Among them are promoting education and knowledge of risks, the exploration of common solutions, and that people have access to fair processes that respect their rights to promote a dignified life.

• Promote access to basic services, such as water and electricity. The United Nations Organization (UN).  

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Claim 4:WOMEN AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE FAIR RECOVERY PROCESSES 

Data collection, analysis, and measures resulting from recovery processes are capable of identifying the populations most affected by emergencies. By having reliable information, we guarantee the development of equitable and fair measures to reduce the gaps in access.

The gender approach is essential, since women have a greater social burden. During weather emergencies, inequality increases and women suffer twice the burden. The roles of care, family care, and even the educational continuity of childhood fall on them.

 

Recommendations:

• Carry out data collection segregated by gender and establish a public and updated information system, which includes socioeconomic characteristics.

• Incorporate women into the priority groups of the recovery and mitigation process from OE-2021-13 and OE-2020-78. The following programs are emphasized:

• Repair, Reconstruction and Relocation Program (R3),

• Title Clearance Program, Rental Subsidy Program,

• Small Business Financing Program (SBF),

• Labor Training Program and the

• City Revitalization Program.

• Encourage women's participation in decision-making and economic development processes, which includes the effective implementation of the Women Business Enterprise.

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Claim 5:PUBLIC POLICIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Create environmental public policies anchored in the expressed needs of our communities.

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Recommendations:

• Rehabilitate uninhabited homes so that people in need of housing from the communities and/or towns themselves can live in them. This reduces the need for new developments that create adverse environmental impacts, overburden existing infrastructure, or require costly new infrastructure construction.

• In the risky and dangerous spaces from which people voluntarily decide to move, they are protected in perpetuity to allow nature to express itself freely and/or that they are spaces for the passive enjoyment and decided by the communities.