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Research Title: A Community-Driven Decision Support Framework for Nature-Based Flood Mitigation in Puerto Rico: Integrating Social Vulnerability and Environmental Indices

This research focuses on the efficacy of natural solutions to climate change and flood mitigation in Puerto Rico. Taking into cognizance, how various demographics within Puerto Rico are disproportionally affected by flooding. As a result, emphasis is laid of these regions, as well as critical infrastructure sites. A key component of the framework is the inclusion of relevant stakeholders and communities in the design and adaptation of nature-based solutions (NBS) to community demands, making it community-driven nature-based solutions (CNBS). Therefore, it is pertinent to develop an interactive decision support model, which recommends optimal community-driven nature-based solutions for mitigating various rainfall-flood scenarios, including extreme events.