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Case image: Satellite monitoring with AI for risk management of extreme climate events in Chile

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
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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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Case image: Restoration of high Andean peatlands through rewetting in the face of variability in water availability in the El Almorzadero páramo, Colombia

ColombiaExtreme events

Restoration of high Andean peatlands through rewetting in the face of variability in water availability in the El Almorzadero páramo, Colombia

In the El Almorzadero páramo (Colombia), the peatlands that regulate water are degraded by drainage and the entry of sheep and horses. Peatlands for the Future, an initiative led by young people from The Ecosystem Carbon Conservation (TECC), restores them by blocking drains to re-wet them and isolating areas; other young people support the monitoring. They have already restored 4 hectares and managed to include the peatlands in the national technical standard for water security (NTC 6766).

Measure
Ecosystem restoration
Territory
Northern Andean páramo
Youth participation
It is the first youth-led initiative in Colombia dedicated to restoring, conserving and financing peatlands, according to TECC. Its founder, David Santiago Rocha Cárdenas, promotes restoration and research; Other youth participate in soil sampling and monitoring.
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Case image: Climate education and community intervention with peripheral youth in the face of climate risks in Brasilândia, São Paulo

BrazilExtreme events

Climate education and community intervention with peripheral youth in the face of climate risks in Brasilândia, São Paulo

Brasilândia, on the northern outskirts of São Paulo, is one of the regions of the city with the highest incidence of risk areas. There, the Instituto Perifa Sustentável, founded in 2019 by young black activists from the outskirts of São Paulo, strengthens the adaptation capacity of peripheral youth through climate education. With “Clima de Quebrada”, in 2023 it trained 200 students and 50 teachers from a public school, who together recovered an abandoned space in the neighborhood.

Measure
Education
Territory
Atlantic Forest
Youth participation
The project was created and coordinated by young black activists. Students aged 12 to 14, with the school group, proposed mobilization actions, planned and carried out the intervention in the neighborhood and produced videos for social networks.
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Case image: Participatory construction of community charters to adapt to extreme climate events in Brazil

BrazilExtreme events

Participatory construction of community charters to adapt to extreme climate events in Brazil

The Climate Bills of Rights are political and pedagogical instruments, led by young people, built in a participatory way to identify vulnerabilities and formulate demands for climate adaptation. Created by the Climate Reality Project Brasil, from the Brazil Climate Center (CBC), they have already resulted in 19 Letters launched in all 5 regions and 6 biomes of Brazil, plus an international letter bringing together 8 Latin American countries, mobilizing more than 600 people in territorial meetings.

Measure
Policy
Territory
Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Pampa and Pantanal
Youth participation
In each territory, young leaders are trained through the course "Building Charters of Climate Rights" and begin to coordinate listening and mobilization of their communities, including older leaders. A Young Ambassador for Climate created the Charter for Pará workers.
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