Hurricane Fiona (2022) struck the low-income coastal districts of Dominican Republic, where 60 percent of homes were wooden with zinc roof. In response, the Ministry of Housing and Buildings launched a resilient recovery programme in Sabana de la Mar urban area focusing on economically disadvantaged households, women-headed families, the elderly and persons with disabilities. The post disaster needs assessment deployed drones and geospatial technologies during the Housing and Building Damage Assessment (HBDA), which mapped 2,589 roof-damaged homes. The findings shaped an integrated plan with three pillars: restoring livelihoods, rehabilitating climate-resilient housing, and strengthening local risk management and territorial governance. Limited skill in resilient construction was overcome by establishing community brigades and training master builders, who collectively repaired or rebuilt homes – skills they now carry forward for future resilience efforts. Click to Read