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ChileExtreme events

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.

Measure: Other
Territory: N/A
Youth participation: Chucaw was co-founded by Isis Riquelme at age 21; Today he is its CEO. In 2023, United Nations Youth recognized her among 500 young people who contribute to the SDGs for her work in Chucaw. The young team is involved in the design of AI algorithms and the analysis of satellite data.

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ChileFlood

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.

Measure: Ecosystem restoration
Territory: Valdivian temperate forests
Youth participation: The foundation was created by a team of young professionals between 27 and 28 years old. Boys, girls and young people participate through the Naturalist School program, volunteer days of reforestation with native flora, wetland cleanups and educational contests.

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ChileDrought

Conservation and community restoration of peatlands and wetlands in the face of water scarcity in Chiloé, Chile

In Chiloé, Isla Huillín, a group of young people under 35 years of age, faces drought and water scarcity by protecting and restoring peat bogs and pomponales, key ecosystems for retaining water and habitat of the huillín, a species in danger of extinction. Through participatory monitoring with phototrapping and workshops on the water cycle, it brought together more than 15 neighborhood organizations and rural drinking water committees (APR) and delimited critical sectors for water retention.

Measure: Ecosystem restoration
Territory: Valdivian temperate forests
Youth participation: The group is made up of young people under 35 years of age, who have leadership in the management of educational content, coordination of field campaigns, dissemination on social networks and facilitation of community awareness workshops.

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ChileDrought

Monitoring and environmental education on glacier retreat to confront drought and water scarcity in Chile

In Chile, the Fundación Glaciares Chilenos, led by young scientists and volunteers, addresses drought and the decline of water reserves. To do this, they created the public platform Latitud Glaciar and promoted education and regulatory advocacy. Among their achievements, they georeferenced 210 glaciers, reached 4.5 million people with scientific dissemination, trained more than 400 students and influenced the legislative debate for the Glacier Protection Law.

Measure: Education
Territory: N/A
Youth participation: Founded in 2017 by siblings Felipe and Constanza Espinosa, who were around 29 and 26 years old at the time, and supported by a mostly young volunteer team. Youth lead research, web design, dissemination on networks and school talks on the cryosphere and climate emergency.

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