Global warming is arguably the greatest challenge that our societies will have to face in the immediate future, posing the threat of great social and economic disruption around the globe. The consensus of the scientific community is that the increasing temperatures and the rise of see levels will influence climatic disturbances that in turn will provoke extreme weather events. If this is the case and the projections are accurate, we will have to prepare ourselves to cope with severe damages to the worlds build environment. Given the contribution of construction to the carbon footprint, the role of archi-tecture is a topic of significant relevance and for this reason it is crucial for architects to focus on new ways to secure a more sustainable future. On the other hand, it is important for architects to learn how to deal and react to the increment in number and intensity of natural disasters. We will have to accept that during the process of transformation towards a carbon neutral society we will most likely continue to warm up the planet and in case of failing to reach the goal of net Zero, weather instability will become a reality. Certain areas will be more affected than others and it should be our responsibility to respond with strategies for a proper recovery, focusing not only on the physical infrastructure but also on the social and economic tissue of those areas. In other words, we should set our aims to propose creative solutions for better, more sustainable, and efficient reconstructions. Crisis often act as accelerators for the use and implementation of new strategies, however there is barely enough time to develop something from scratch. For this reason, the development of smart solutions in response to catastrophes must look beyond the immediate necessities and investigate the future of the affected communities.In November of 2020, a major Hurricane of category 5 hit the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia. These two islands, located on the Caribbean Sea were severely damaged by the winds of Hurricane IOTA. Providencia was the most affected., with almost 98% of the whole infrastructure either destroyed or severely damaged. With the urgency and the pressures of a fast reconstruction, architects were put to the side and the Colombian Government set a very fast plan. The priority, of course was the construction of more than 1000 houses to help recover the island from the disaster. A problem with this approach is the lack of concern of what would happen after the reconstruction and with the problems that where already there before the hurricane. Food production being one of them.

Made in Old Providence focuses mainly on the challenge of reaching food sovereignty and proposing a sustain-able model of life for the Island of Providence after the Hurricane IOTA. The objective is to generate pride and value to the local production of food, securing the means of production for the local communities and with this, reaching a certain level of independence an autonomy as a way out of the difficult times that came and way to endure the ones to come.