{"id":20850,"date":"2025-05-28T16:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/?p=20850"},"modified":"2025-06-05T16:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:32:38","slug":"research-centers-sign-agreement-to-address-climate-challenges-in-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/research-centers-sign-agreement-to-address-climate-challenges-in-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Centers Sign Agreement to Address Climate Challenges in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>At the end of 2024, the Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2) and the Climate Action Center of the Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Valpara\u00edso (PUCV) signed an agreement that will enable them to collaborate on education and capacity-building initiatives for environmental protection, as well as the development and implementation of research projects, public engagement, and public policy related to the environment, biodiversity, conservation, and other areas.<\/li>\n<li>Currently, work is being carried out in central Chile. However, this inter-center collaboration aims to respond to diverse realities and themes of climate action and resilience throughout the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20852\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/priscilla3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20852 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/priscilla3-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/priscilla3-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/priscilla3-256x228.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/priscilla3-471x420.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/priscilla3.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Priscilla Berr\u00edos, Executive Director of the Climate Action Center at PUCV.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA collaboration agreement between CR2 and the Climate Action Center of PUCV is essential to strengthen research and climate change-related actions in Chile,\u201d states the document formalizing the collaborative work of both scientific entities. Thanks to this alliance, researchers from both institutions will be able to enhance public outreach on various environmental topics and provide reference materials where appropriate<em>, says Priscilla Berr\u00edos, Executive Director of the Climate Action Center at PUCV.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intention of both parties in signing this agreement is to establish long-term cooperation in various areas, such as research, public policy analysis, projects, and public tenders, among others. Our first milestone has been the joint application to the 2025 Research Ring Competition in Specific Thematic Areas, which evaluates and analyzes adaptive strategies to drought in agriculture in the context of climate change from an interdisciplinary perspective. This project is titled <em>\u2018Assessing Adaptive Strategies to Drought in Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change\u2019<\/em>, and its goal is to analyze current drought adaptation strategies in three strategic productive systems in Chile: avocados, wheat, and beekeeping,\u201d explains Priscilla Berr\u00edos.<\/p>\n<h3>Climate Adaptation and Governance<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20854\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20854 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-300x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-1200x650.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-421x228.png 421w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-2048x1109.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-696x377.png 696w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-1068x578.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-776x420.png 776w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-05-23-a-las-12.50.02-p.m-1920x1040.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from the Territorial Climate Risk and Adaptation Platform (PRACT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On her part, Susana Bustos, Director of Management and Liaison at CR2, highlights that this is not the first time the two centers have collaborated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething important to note is the joint work carried out to provide information and tools for climate change adaptation. For example, high-resolution maps have been developed to assess population risk from climate change threats such as water insecurity, extreme heat, storm surges, flooding, wildfires, and landslides. Currently, the platform covers five municipalities in the Valpara\u00edso Region, but efforts are ongoing to improve and expand it to other areas,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n<p>Another initiative led by both centers is <em>\u201cClosing the Water Adaptation Gap,\u201d<\/em> also known as <em>\u201cRed por el Agua\u201d<\/em> (Water Network), which promotes participatory governance in the Aconcagua River Basin.<\/p>\n<h3>Commitment to Climate Change<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cBoth CR2 and CAC have highly qualified professionals and multidisciplinary teams focused on shared goals related to the environment and climate change. This experience has fostered significant synergies between the two institutions, strengthening our joint understanding of complex climate issues and enabling collaborative work that bridges science and action. Moreover, the two institutions complement each other &#8220;CAC is regionally based in an area highly vulnerable to climate change: the Valpara\u00edso Region,\u201d adds Priscilla Berr\u00edos, Executive Director of the Climate Action Center at PUCV.<\/p>\n<p>The Climate Action Center at PUCV is an applied research center focused on enhancing preparedness in the Valpara\u00edso Region and throughout Chile in the face of the ongoing climate crisis. It promotes the development of proposals and solutions to strengthen climate resilience through collaboration with public and private entities.<\/p>\n<h3>Framework Law on Climate Change<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20855\" style=\"width: 256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20855 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana-874x1024.jpg 874w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana-195x228.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana-696x815.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana-359x420.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/susana.jpg 994w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Susana Bustos, Director of Management and Liaison at CR2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCR2 and the Climate Action Center at PUCV share multiple objectives and approaches in their work on climate change in Chile. This is why we are deeply committed to maintaining and formalizing this collaboration. Both centers are strongly dedicated to climate resilience, and we firmly believe that current challenges must be addressed from an interdisciplinary perspective. We strive to contribute to public policy development, capacity-building, and promote collaborative work among various institutions,\u201d states Susana Bustos, Director of Management and Liaison at CR2.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, on May 30 at 9:00 AM, a seminar will be held \u2014organized by CAC and the Chilean Association of Municipalities\u2014 titled: \u201cThree Years Since the Enactment of the Framework Law on Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges for Territorial Climate Action through Capacity-Building, Funding, and Transfer of Competencies to Local Governments,\u201d at the Engineering Faculty Auditorium of PUCV (Avenida Brasil 2162, Valpara\u00edso).<\/p>\n<p>As part of the event, CR2 researcher Marco Billi will present the main findings and conclusions from his field of work on climate adaptation, vulnerability, and local climate risk, particularly regarding capacity-building for climate action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of 2024, the Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2) and the Climate Action Center of the Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Valpara\u00edso (PUCV) signed an agreement that will enable them to collaborate on education and capacity-building initiatives for environmental protection, as well as the development and implementation of research projects, public engagement, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20850"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20850"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20856,"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20850\/revisions\/20856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cr2.cl\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}