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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton announced dozens of projects Tuesday aimed at helping Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands recover from a deadly 2017 hurricane season as part of a two-day conference in the U.S. territory organized by his foundation.

The announcement comes as the region struggles to rebuild more than a year after hurricanes Irma and Maria caused billions of dollars in damage in Puerto Rico, Dominica, Antigua, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other spots.

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“Our work is far from over,” Clinton said. “The work is not for those with short attention spans.”

More than 550 people representing over 400 organizations attended the conference of the Clinton Global Initiative, which Clinton created to help raise attention and money for causes worldwide.

Those at the conference included nonprofits that pledged to help provide clean water in the event of another disaster, build a hurricane resistant, solar-powered library and launch an in-home therapy pilot program, among other projects.