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Itrend participa en el lanzamiento de Preparados y Resilientes en las Américas

News 02 de Apr de 2025

Itrend participa en el lanzamiento de Preparados y Resilientes en las Américas
Se trata de una iniciativa del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, presentada en una de las sesiones técnicas paralelas, cuyo objetivo es fortalecer la resiliencia y colaboración regional ante desastres. La instancia se realizó en el marco de la Asamblea Anual del BID, llevada a cabo este año en Santiago, con la colaboración del Ministerio de Hacienda. Participaron diversos organismos nacionales e internacionales, entre ellos Itrend, donde conversaron sobre cómo fortalecer la capacidad en GRD, la cooperación y explorar soluciones financieras innovadoras . Revisa aquí las imágenes de la actividad.
Cambios en el directorio y equipo directivo Itrend

News 17 de Mar de 2025

Cambios en el directorio y equipo directivo Itrend
Asume como presidenta del directorio Marcela Angulo, directora de la Unidad Santiago de la Universidad de Concepción, quien ejercía como vicepresidenta de Itrend hasta febrero de este año. Por su parte, asume la Vicepresidencia Jorge Claude, representante de la Asociación de Aseguradoras de Chile A.G. Como directora ejecutiva del Instituto, asume Catalina Fortuño, ingeniera sísmica UC, quien se desempeñaba como directora de tecnología.
Ministerio de Economía e Itrend firman convenio para generar inédita caracterización de los riesgos productivos ante catástrofes en Chile

News 07 de Feb de 2025

Ministerio de Economía e Itrend firman convenio para generar inédita caracterización de los riesgos productivos ante catástrofes en Chile
Se trata del primer modelo que cruzará información de amenazas de catástrofes de origen natural o antrópico -causados por el ser humano- con las actividades productivas de diferentes zonas del país. Con esto se perfeccionará la capacidad del Estado para dar respuesta frente emergencias y establecer acciones preventivas, con el objetivo de tener una economía más competitiva y resiliente.
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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