Held on March 7, 2025, this meetup sought to explore the challenges and opportunities that emerge from understanding changes in sea level as they overlap cultural heritage in Puerto Rico. This created a dialogue to reorganize efforts and effectively mitigate the observed risks. Participants included the Caribbean Center for Rising Seas, the World Monuments Fund, Centro de Conservación y Restauración de Puerto Rico, Para la Naturaleza, GISEMC, Terra Firma, Alianza Cultural para Emergencias de Puerto Rico, and specialists like Pedro Cardona Roig, Loderay Bracero, Lara Sánchez, and Jesús Vega.

The discussion was led by the Puerto Rico Research and Innovation Meetup. A program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust.

About the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust:

The Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust, as described in Public Law 214, is a private nonprofit organization established in 2004 to promote the Island’s participation and job creation in the global knowledge economy by promoting investments and financing for research and development in science and technology. It invests, facilitates, and develops capacities that continually advance Puerto Rico’s economy and the well-being of its citizens through research and development-based enterprises, science and technology, public health, and innovation, aiming for Puerto Rico to be a globally recognized center of innovation. For more information: www.prsciencetrust.org.