The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Pucmm) and the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism signed a collaboration agreement to promote a study on the use of technologies in the country’s coastal cities for their adaptation to climate change. (Diario Libre) Link article
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The Caribbean Urban Forum (CUF) 2024 took place from June 26 to 28, 2024, at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This international forum focused on urban planning and development, land management, and other issues related to land use planning in the Caribbean.
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Understanding the City’s Perspective On May 7th, the AdaptccDR team relocated to the city of Bayahíbe to carry out its first Sensitization Workshop in collaboration with the key stakeholders of the community. The workshop was held in the chapter house of the Bayahibe town hall. The workshop saw the participation
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The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) became the epicenter of science and research during the 2023 Research Week, highlighting researchers’ efforts and exploring contributions to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Under the slogan “Acting in the present with an eye on the future”, the university reaffirmed its
Exploring Sustainable Futures: AdaptCC_DR Team’s Conference at PUCMM Research Week 2023. Read more »
On May 29th, the city of Paramaribo, Suriname, played host to a significant event: the first major gathering of representatives from the nine beneficiary projects of “Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Support Resilient Settlements on the Coastal Zones of the Caribbean” (HIT RESET Caribbean). This program, implemented by the University of
Climate change poses an increasingly pressing threat to the coastal cities of the Caribbean. Rising sea levels, intensifying storms, and coastal erosion endanger not only lives and property but also the economies of these communities. In response to this growing threat, the AdaptCCDR project has emerged as one of the
The launch of the AdaptCCDR project took place on March 15, 2023, at the facilities of the Pontifical Catholic Mother and Teacher University. The event was attended by distinguished guests, including Dr. Juan Gabriel Faxas, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Engineer Julio Ferreira, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ms.
