{"id":21,"date":"2014-09-26T17:23:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T17:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.104\/enfold-photography\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2019-05-05T13:52:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T17:52:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caribbeanclimatehub.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5buq9-ee19f8afa23c08320aa2e0c8db8be2e8\">\n.avia-section.av-5buq9-ee19f8afa23c08320aa2e0c8db8be2e8 .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/caribbeanclimatehub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AboutHeaderCoffee1920.png);\nbackground-position:0% 100%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5buq9-ee19f8afa23c08320aa2e0c8db8be2e8 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  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av-97bn1-85e937cffcfdae448c648e9d19d82cd6'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.climatehubs.oce.usda.gov\/hubs\/caribbean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caribbean Climate Hub<\/a> (CCH) is located in R\u00edo Piedras, Puerto Rico, and is one of ten\u00a0Regional Hubs nationwide. This <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/climatehubs.oce.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">network of Climate Hubs<\/a> works with the USDA to deliver science-based knowledge and practical information to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners that will help them to adapt to climate change and weather variability by coordinating with local and regional partners in federal and state agencies, universities, and the public.<\/p>\n<h3>The CCH provides:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical support for agricultural land and forest managers to respond to drought, heat stress, floods, pests, and changes in the growing season in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/li>\n<li>Outreach and education farmers, ranchers, forest managers and advisers on ways to build resilience to extreme weather events and thrive despite change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information generated and delivered by the CCH can positively impact food security the sustainability of forestry and agriculture for not only the U.S. Caribbean, but also for the 42 million people that live in the Greater Caribbean region, as well as areas such as the Florida Peninsula and the Pacific Islands, which share subtropical and tropical, oceanic and coastal dominated weather, climate and ecological systems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-06a975978a0dbdcf0537589964ca1eaf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-06a975978a0dbdcf0537589964ca1eaf{\npadding-bottom:8px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-06a975978a0dbdcf0537589964ca1eaf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-06a975978a0dbdcf0537589964ca1eaf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-06a975978a0dbdcf0537589964ca1eaf av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Mission<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-7vzbh-4b61286753ac652fd447b89327d1fcf0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The mission of the CCH is to help society sustain and improve the viability of forestry and agricultural production, the availability and quality of soil and water resources, the viability and quality of rural lifestyles, and food security in light of climate variability and change.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the CCH is to develop and deliver information related to climate, agriculture, and forestry for better planning and implementation of actions related to the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in tropical working lands.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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