Latin America
Regional map of risks, measures and stories
View the six project countries, identified adaptation measures, featured stories and links to full factsheets.
Explore the mapYouth-led climate adaptation
A regional platform to identify, document and showcase adaptation measures and resilience stories led by youth in Latin America.
What is RISE
Knowledge, territory and resilience
RISE is a regional CLAAC initiative that seeks to strengthen climate action in Latin America through knowledge generation, documentation of territorial experiences and visibility for adaptation and resilience solutions.
The project works in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and Honduras to develop climate risk and vulnerability profiles, identify existing adaptation measures and tell stories about youth facing climate change.
Country profiles
Six national diagnostics
Drought and water stress
Chile
Profile focused on territories exposed to water scarcity, watershed degradation and increasingly intense wildfires.
Floods and heat waves
Argentina
Profile focused on urban risks, extreme events and measures that combine green infrastructure with local organization.
Landslides and floods
Colombia
Profile centered on territorial vulnerability, ecological restoration and risk management from local communities.
Extreme heat and drought
Mexico
Profile focused on heat, water availability and educational and community solutions to reduce vulnerabilities.
Floods and biodiversity loss
Brasil
Profile focused on biodiversity, watershed management, wildfires and restoration initiatives led by local alliances.
Floods and landslides
Honduras
Profile centered on hydrometeorological events, territorial safety and community measures to anticipate impacts.
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First case factsheets
ChileOther
Satellite monitoring with AI for risk management of extreme climate events in Chile
In Chile, Chucaw, a startup co-founded by the young Isis Riquelme at age 21, responds to fires, droughts and other extreme weather events with a platform that combines artificial intelligence, satellite data and local knowledge to anticipate risks. Deliver reports and alerts to municipalities and communities so they can act in time. It has already implemented pilot projects with insurance companies, forestry and agricultural companies and municipalities, and was awarded CORFO's Expande Seed Capital.
ChileEcosystem restoration
Restoration of urban wetlands for flood prevention in Llanquihue, Chile
In Llanquihue (Los Lagos Region), the Legado Chile Foundation, created by young professionals, faces flooding due to extreme rains by restoring degraded urban wetlands with green infrastructure that restores the soil's ability to absorb water. It transformed micro-gardens into socio-ecological parks, removed more than 900 tons of garbage, planted more than 6,000 native trees and trained the community with the Naturalist School program.
HondurasAgriculture
Regenerative agriculture to strengthen the adaptation of productive systems to climate change in El Merendón, San Pedro Sula
Youth for Conservation of Honduras (JPC), led since 2025 by APAH, trains young people as environmental promoters to promote sustainable agricultural practices in the face of soil degradation and climate variability. In September 2026, Class XVI received training in regenerative agriculture in El Merendón, including soil conservation, organic fertilizers and natural crop management, to strengthen agricultural resilience to droughts and changes in rainfall.
Regional report
Regional findings and methodology
The RISE regional report brings together risk analysis, adaptation measures and resilience stories from six Latin American countries.
Climate impacts combine physical hazards with pre-existing territorial inequalities.
Youth contribute organization, communication and community learning to adaptation measures.
The most replicable solutions connect technical evidence, local knowledge and institutional alliances.
Methodology
How RISE is documented
Stage 1
Desk review
Review of national, multilateral and technical sources.
Stage 2
Country profile
Preparation of climate risk and vulnerability diagnostics.
Stage 3
Measure identification
Mapping existing adaptation actions by country.
Stage 4
Story selection
Prioritization of one featured case per country with a narrative focus.
Stage 5
Multimedia production
Development of videos, factsheets, photographs and territorial stories.
Stage 6
Regional synthesis
Preparation of the regional comparative report and shared lessons.
Organizations
This initiative is driven by
A project by
Collaborators:
Uno Punto Cinco
Eco House
Sustentabilidad Sin Fronteras
Climalab
Jóvenes por el Clima Argentina
Nuestro Futuro
Sustenta Honduras
Palmares Lab