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Desafíos de la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres en Valparaíso

News 01 de Jun de 2026

Desafíos de la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres en Valparaíso
Entrevistamos a Jorge León, académico de la Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María y director alterno de CIGIDEN, para abordar los desafíos críticos de la gestión del riesgo de desastres en la Región de Valparaíso.
Memoria y datos: lecciones de los desastres

News 25 de May de 2026

Memoria y datos: lecciones de los desastres
Carta al director en el diario La Tercera de nuestra directora ejecutiva, Catalina Fortuño, en el Día Nacional para la Memoria y Educación sobre desastres.
Evaluación de riesgos basada en escenarios en el Piedemonte de Santiago: ruptura de la falla de San Ramón y riesgo a escala local

News 05 de May de 2026

Evaluación de riesgos basada en escenarios en el Piedemonte de Santiago: ruptura de la falla de San Ramón y riesgo a escala local
Este proyecto Fondecyt, comenzó su primera etapa en 2025 y tiene como objetivo evaluar la respuesta de la infraestructura comunal de Peñalolén frente a una ruptura en la falla de San Ramón. En él, el equipo de investigadores, liderado por el profesor de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la UDD, Gabriel Candia, busca simular qué ocurriría si se genera una ruptura asociada a un terremoto significativo en la Falla de San Ramón y cómo responderían las estructuras, principalmente de albañilería. En esta entrevista te contamos un adelanto.
Itrend participates in Regional Policy Dialogue organized by IDB

News 30 de Dec de 2023

Itrend participates in Regional Policy Dialogue organized by IDB
At the beginning of the first day, Macarena Pérez, Director of Linking and Networks, presented the case of Itrend as one of the successful models of collaboration between the public sector, academia and private research centers in Latin America. The objective of the meeting was precisely to publicize these cases in order to promote the adoption of these models in the countries of the region.
First Report on Characterization of Public Expenditure in RDM

News 30 de Dec de 2023

First Report on Characterization of Public Expenditure in RDM
How many resources does Chile allocate to disaster risk management? is one of the questions that the first Public Expenditure Report for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (GIRD) carried out in Chile by the Institute for Disaster Resilience (Itrend) attempts to answer. Less than 1% of the national budget is allocated to finance programs that deal with disaster risk management and the main mechanism to respond to emergencies is budget reallocation. While highlighting positive aspects, the study highlights the lack of a robust governance structure for resource management in this area, and the need for a comprehensive budget design that systematically addresses the challenge of resilience.
Check out these projects to address wildfires

News 06 de Nov de 2023

Check out these projects to address wildfires
Technologies to anticipate this summer's forest fires mark 2nd version of Chile Resilient Chile

News 06 de Nov de 2023

Technologies to anticipate this summer's forest fires mark 2nd version of Chile Resilient Chile
José Torero and Ellen Rahtje, from the University College of London and the DesignSafe platform respectively, were the main speakers at the event, which also included two discussion panels made up of representatives from academia, local governments and civil society. The objective of the meeting, which was attended by more than a hundred guests, was to discuss the importance of the use of technology to anticipate wildfires and avoid their negative consequences.
Phrases and highlights of Resilient Chile speakers

News 06 de Nov de 2023

Phrases and highlights of Resilient Chile speakers
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All about the first edition of Resilient Chile

News 27 de Jan de 2023

All about the first edition of Resilient Chile
More than a hundred people participated in person in the event held at Icare on January 12. There were two main presentations, followed by two panels where initiatives were presented and various aspects of how artificial intelligence and other technologies are being used to address climate change, disasters and the challenges this presents were discussed. You can review what the keynote speakers had to say at this link.

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