RAKIDUAM - Knowledge

The Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR) 2 studies natural and anthropic climate change in an interdisciplinary manner in order to better understand the land system and contribute to increasing resilience in Chile. For this it has scientists from the exact and natural areas of science, as well as from the social sciences. It focuses its research on an integrated approach to problems that are urgent for Chile: scarcity and variability of water resources in the central and northern areas of the country, the increasing urbani- zation and the change in use of the soil in the central and southern areas of the country. Some of the notable products of the (CR)2 are the report to the nation on the mega-drought in Chile that was delivered to the President of the Republic, Michelle Bachelet, and a proposal containing the minimum content for a potential law on climate change for our country. Its researchers also par- ticipate on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the MAPS- Chile project, among other domestic and international initiatives. In this way, the (CR)2 has continuously contributed to the development of the science of the country’s land system and the public policies that address climate change in Chile. Principal Institution: Universidad de Chile. Associated Institutions: Universidad de Concepción and Universidad Austral. 59 Lines of Research Biogeochemistry. Climate dynamics. Ecosystem services. Human dimension. Modeling and monitoring systems. Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR) 2