{"id":8840,"date":"2020-08-24T13:25:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T13:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fcpr.org\/?p=8840"},"modified":"2023-03-21T12:01:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T16:01:54","slug":"urgente-tomar-acciones-proactivas-en-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcpr.org\/en\/urgente-tomar-acciones-proactivas-en-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Proactive actions urgently needed in Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRESS RELEASE issued by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico<\/em><\/p>\n

The recovery of Puerto Rico\u2014which is clearly proceeding too slowly\u2014along with numerous natural, social, and political events, and the country\u2019s already struggling economy, paint a picture of deprivation and extreme vulnerability. The challenges facing the island call for proactive measures.\u00a0 This was the view expressed by prominent academics during the virtual forum Risks, shortcomings, and challenges<\/em> that was part of the II Certification in Public Responsibility and Governance<\/em> of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. The dean of the School of Architecture and Design at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, architect Luis V. Badillo Lozano; Professor Argeo Qui\u00f1ones, a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Puerto Rico; and the president of Fundaci\u00f3n Comunitaria de Puerto Rico, Dr. Nelson Col\u00f3n Tarrats, emphasized the need to establish concrete strategies and public policies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe fragility of our systems and our economy has become evident. The order of priorities has proven to be deficient, and the decisions misguided. This has plunged us into immobility and gravitated us toward dependence. We must learn to be more cohesive; the unplanned \u201coccupation\u201d of our territory places many in dangerous locations, resulting in greater exposure and vulnerability. This urban and rural sprawl dilutes our limited resources, resulting in lower-caliber, extensive, exposed, and weak infrastructure. We must settle in safe locations, promoting less extended and higher-quality facilities,\u201d emphasized architect Badillo Lozano.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From a community-based perspective, the president of Fundaci\u00f3n Comunitaria de Puerto Rico (FCPR), Dr. Nelson I. Col\u00f3n Tarrats, stated, \u00abThe non-governmental response to vulnerabilities lies in the growth of community capital. That is, in human, social, physical, financial, ecological, and cultural capital. Public and private investment in these six areas of capital gives us the opportunity to address our vulnerabilities through an approach based on shared prosperity.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Por For his part, economist Argeo Qui\u00f1ones, professor of economics at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), stated, \u201cThe array of challenges and problems currently facing Puerto Rican society calls into question our viability as a country. Prompt, thorough, selfless, and collective action is crucial to halting the precipitous decline we are facing at this very moment.\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The II Certification in Public Responsibility and Governance<\/em> Offered free of charge in virtual format every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. It presents strategies in core areas such as access to healthcare, employment, and justice, political aspects, and aims to achieve integral human development and the training of political leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can follow the discussions on the Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Puerto Rico\u2019s Facebook and Twitter accounts (@PUCPR1); pucpr.edu\/live<\/a> and the PUCPR's Huellas del Futuro channel on YouTube. For enrollment in the Certification, you can contact educacioncontinua@pucpr.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n