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Itrend finaliza unos exitosos primeros 5 años y pasa a una segunda etapa ante Corfo

News 05 de Jul de 2024

Itrend finaliza unos exitosos primeros 5 años y pasa a una segunda etapa ante Corfo
Desde la adjudicación del proyecto en 2018 hasta la actualidad, Itrend ha recorrido un gran camino. Con un equipo que ha ido creciendo en número y disciplinas, ha levantado importantes iniciativas que apuntan a contribuir al cierre de diversas brechas que existen en el ecosistema de resiliencia ante desastres, en ámbitos como el desarrollo de tecnologías digitales, las políticas públicas, la protección financiera y la educación, entre otros. Así, hoy el instituto culmina la primera etapa ante Corfo, y avanza a una segunda.
Resultados de los desafíos para la recuperación de incendios forestales

News 05 de Jul de 2024

Resultados de los desafíos para la recuperación de incendios forestales
El 19 de junio fue publicado el resultado de esta convocatoria para proyectos sobre diseño e implementación de respuestas basadas en CTCi, para la recuperación de zonas afectadas por incendios forestales. El monto adjudicado alcanza los $717.514.717, financiamiento que fue destinado a 12 proyectos, siete de ellos originados en regiones.
Con los personajes Simple&Cito el Gobierno de Santiago lanza programa para educar sobre desastres

News 22 de May de 2024

Con los personajes Simple&Cito el Gobierno de Santiago lanza programa para educar sobre desastres
En el marco del Día Nacional de la Memoria y Educación frente a Desastres, el Gobernador de Santiago, Claudio Orrego, junto a la Seremi de Educación RM, Raquel Solar, el alcalde de Renca, Claudio Castro, y la directora ejecutiva de Itrend, Catalina Undurraga, lanzó el programa educativo sobre desastres que busca ayudar a los habitantes de la Región Metropolitana a conocer y comprender mejor los fenómenos naturales a los que están expuestos para mejorar así la resiliencia frente a desastres de la comunidad.
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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