Futuros Climáticos

Claudio Pareja-Pineda is a researcher specializing in planning, governance, and citizen participation, with experience in interdisciplinary projects. He holds a degree in Mathematical Engineering from the University of Chile, a Master in Community and Regional Planning from the University of British Columbia, and a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Los Lagos. His research has focused on the relationship between community organizations and the State, with particular attention to rural water access. Claudio co-created Futuros Climáticos shortly after graduating and has remained involved in its ongoing development through interdisciplinary academic research and applied work with public institutions.

She holds a degree in Renewable Natural Resources Engineering and a Ph.D. in Forestry, Agricultural, and Veterinary Sciences from the University of Chile. She is an Assistant Professor and Principal Researcher at the Center for Earth and Space at Adolfo Ibáñez University. She has more than 15 years of experience in socio-ecological processes, biodiversity conservation, landscape ecology, geomatics, and ecosystem monitoring, integrating spatial analysis and ecological knowledge to support sustainable planning and land-use decision-making.

An environmental engineer from the University of Los Lagos and head of the Sustainability Unit at the Los Lagos Regional Government. Her work focuses on integrating sustainability and climate change into regional public management through initiatives in climate planning, environmental management, and interagency coordination. She has participated in the implementation of the Regional Climate Change Action Plan and in collaborative processes aimed at the sustainable development of the Los Lagos Region.

He holds a degree in Natural Resources Engineering from the University of Chile and a Ph.D. in Physical Geography and Environmental Geosciences from the University of Queensland. He is a regional climatologist at the Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA). His research examines the interactions between the atmosphere, the Earth’s surface, hydrology, and ecosystems using regional climate modeling, satellite data, and surface models. His work aims to generate climate information that is useful for adaptation, land-use planning, and the management of socio-ecological systems. Álvaro led the mathematical modelling behind Futuros Climáticos

Executive Director of the Earth and Space Center at Adolfo Ibáñez University and a specialist in environmental information, Earth observation, and geospatial systems. He served as Director of the Earth & Marine Program at CSIRO Chile and led initiatives in coastal computing and environmental information systems at CSIRO Australia. His expertise encompasses strategic project management, data infrastructure, visualization, sensors, and Earth observation technologies. At Futuros Climáticos, he has contributed particularly to the analysis and visualization of geospatial information.

She is an architect (Universidad de Concepción) specializing in local and regional planning. She also holds a Master’s degree in Government, Territory, and Public Policy from Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Over the past fifteen years, she has worked at the Los Lagos Regional Government, leading several initiatives within the Regional Planning and Development Division. Her work has integrated climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, as well as disaster risk management, into local, city, regional, and infrastructure planning. Currently, she is driving the implementation of the new metropolitan area in the Los Lagos region, focusing on its strategic planning and associated governance.

Researcher specializing in Earth Observation and GeoAI applied to climate change, macroecology, and risk monitoring and management. PhD candidate in the Applied Biology and Ecology program at the University of La Serena, Chile. Expert in geospatial data stream processing, multi-temporal analysis, and the design, training, and validation of predictive models and classifiers using Python and R. Experienced in data cubes, cloud architecture, interoperability, and the design of integrated information and analytics systems. Has coordinated multidisciplinary teams on national and international projects (Chile, Colombia, and Canada), ranging from the remote sensing of coastal phenomena (e.g., red tides) to ecosystem restoration prioritization and spatial modeling of infrastructure under climate scenarios.