By the Climate Centre On Monday 12 February the IFRC approved a Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF)operation for half a million Swiss francs to help the Chilean Red Cross assist nearly 10,000...
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ACAPS Briefing Note - Chile: Wildfires in the central region (12 February 2024)
CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW As at 11 February 2024, record-breaking temperatures in Chile had resulted in severe and extended wildfires across the northern regions of Araucanía, Libertador, Los Lagos,...
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Wildfires cause huge loss of life in Chile amid heatwaves in South America
Devastating wildfires have caused dozens of casualties in Chile, prompting a state of emergency and a massive rescue operation. The disaster occurred as Chile and other parts of South America are...
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Guterres expresa sus condolencias a Chile por las víctimas de los incendios forestales y la ONU ofrece su ayuda
La agencia meteorológica señala que los incendios, que están causando enormes pérdidas de vidas humanas, se producen en plena ola de calor en Sudamérica, avivada por el fenómeno de El Niño y el...
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UNDRR statement on Chile forest fires
UNDRR expresses condolences and solidarity with the people and government of Chile as they battle growing forest fires. As the death toll exceeds 100, this disaster is believed to be Chile's...
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Digitalisation for Climate Action – Experiences from Use Cases (2023)
Digitalisation for climate action Addressing climate change and achieving sustainability are among the most urgent issues facing our world today. The Climate Ledger Initiative (CLI) explores how...
Treated Wastewater Is a Growing Source of Irrigation in Chile’s Arid North
By Orlando Milesi COQUIMBO, Chile , Sep 18 2023 (IPS) - The reuse of treated wastewater in vulnerable rural areas of Chile’s arid north is emerging as a new resource for the inhabitants of this long,...
Chile’s Water Vulnerability Requires Watershed and Water Management
By Orlando Milesi SANTIAGO, Apr 19 2023 (IPS) - Good management of the 101 hydrographic basins which run from the Andes mountain range to the Pacific Ocean is key to solving the severe water crisis...
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Chile 2023 IFRC network country plan (MAACL002)
IFRC network multiyear focus Longer term needs ∙ Disaster risk reduction ∙ Anticipatory action ∙ Population movement Capacity development ∙ Digital transformation ∙ Communications ∙ Resource...
Chile - Building agricultural resilience to climate risks: Case study
Abstract This case study describes the Republic of Chile’s approach to building agricultural resilience to natural hazard-induced disasters, particularly climate risks. It outlines two areas of...
Climate risk country profile: Chile
This climate risk profile is intended to serve as a public good to facilitate upstream country diagnostics, policy dialogue, and strategic planning by providing comprehensive overviews of trends and...
Fog Traps Save Chilean Farming Community from Severe Drought
OVALLE, Chile, Jul 15 2020 (IPS) - "The harvested water has helped us at critical times and the fog nets have also brought us visibility. Today we produce beer here and many tourists come," says...
Nature-based solutions to climate change: stories from Chile
The last-minute decision to shift the location of the UN climate negotiations from Santiago to Madrid saw committed multilateralism at work; despite the logistical challenges, world leaders have...
Chile’s Framework Law on Climate Change – In conversation with Carolina Urmeneta
Ms. Maria Carolina Urmeneta Labarca heads the Office of Climate Change in Chile’s Ministry of Environment. During her busy agenda leading technical consultations across the regions in Chile, she took...
Landscape drivers of recent fire activity (2001-2017) in south-central Chile
David B. McWethy, Anibal Pauchard, Rafael A. Garcia, Andres Holz, Mauro E. Gonzalez, Thomas T. Veblen, Julian Stahl, Bryce Currey Abstract In recent decades large fires have affected communities...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: strengthening the evidence and informing policy - Research results from the Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Communities project, Chile
Hannah Reid and Karen Podvin Summary Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects...
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y MOP lanzan Plan de Mitigación y Adaptación de los Servicios de Infraestructura al Cambio Climático
La iniciativa busca adaptar la infraestructura a los cambios hidrometereológicos futuros en un marco de resiliencia y sustentabilidad. Con la presencia de los ministros de Medio Ambiente, Jorge...
En Caleta El Manzano Gobierno y FAO inician trabajo para adaptar el sector pesca y acuicultura al cambio climático
El pasado jueves 30 de noviembre, en caleta El Manzano – Hualaihué, Región de Los Lagos, el Gobierno de Chile junto a la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura...
Jefa de Estado participó en inauguración del Foro de alcaldes ante el Cambio Climático
La Mandataria valoró esta iniciativa en que los municipios busca dan a conocer las políticas y acciones que están diseñando e implementando en esta área y subrayó que “los gobiernos locales tienen un...
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Ministro Mena y desprendimiento en glaciar Grey: “Cada vez vemos más formas en las que el cambio climático amenaza nuestro bienestar”
Ministro del Medio Ambiente recordó que a nivel global se están haciendo esfuerzos para limitar emisiones de CO2 y frenar el calentamiento global, en el marco del Acuerdo de París, esfuerzo al que...