Intervention Area: Prioritized sectors for adaptation to climate change:
  • Aconcagua River Basin, Valparaíso region:  Understand the impacts of climate variability and change on the water system, agriculture and local communities.
  • Energy sector from the Arica region to Chiloé Island (Los Lagos region): Due to the connectivity and interdependence of the electricity sector facilities (generation, transmission and distribution), variations in time and climate at a certain point in the network have repercussions throughout the system.

According to the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change of 2014, the prioritized sectors for adaptation to climate change in Chile are:

  • Agricultural forestry
  • Biodiversity
  • Fishing and Aquaculture
  • Health
  • Infrastructure
  • Water Resources
  • Cities
  • Energy