NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING AND INFORMATION SYSTEM OBJECTIVE The Services will contribute to the following Organizational objective: To contribute to build the autonomous capacity of the country to monitor its forest-related REDD-plus activities ( deforestation, forest degradation, forest carbon stockconservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks) and to [...]
Project launch "GovernAgua: Transforming water governance in South America" July 26 marks the official launch of the GovernAgua project: "Transforming water governance in South America: from reaction to adaptation and anticipation. The event, which will take place at SARAS Institute headquarters, will be broadcasted online and can be followed live on our [...]
Adaptive capacity Refers to the capacity of a system to modify its response or functioning (operation mode) in the face of external changes or changes in its internal dynamics. Adaptive capacity implies a diverse set of attributes linked to learning capacities, innovation, anticipation, and the interaction of different knowledge systems. Foto [...]
UNESCO Chair on Sociocultural Anticipation and Resilience developed first workshops in collaboration with Innova Mujer Anticipating, adapting, being resilient, innovative and creative are some of the main capacities that are presently essential for management. Also known as "soft skills", they may be innate or learned through training as was the [...]
UNESCO CHAIR ON SOCIOCULTURAL ANTICIPATION AND RESILIENCE AIM The UNESCO Chair on Sociocultural Anticipation and Resilience seeks to develop and strengthen anticipatory skills and competences through action-research and learning-through-practice methodologies, that are aimed at enhancing learning and information in decision-making to facilitate change processes from a futures perspective. THEORETICAL-METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH Our [...]
SARAS participates in unprecedented art and science biennial in Chile Since its inception, more than 10 years ago, SARAS vision has promoted the integration of the sciences and the arts as part of its pillars. In this sense, it has generated contributions about what it means to reunite these disciplinary [...]
SARAS launches research project on water governance in South America Water is one of the most important natural resources for our planet. It has a fundamental role for life in all its forms, and crises related to water scarcity and water quality are issues that affects us all. Therefore, we [...]
First workshop on environmental challenges to politics was held in cooperation with Diálogo Político Emerging phenomena such as climate change, disruptive technologies and socio-environmental conflicts currently challenge democracy. Politics and academia need to find better exchange and collaboration means towards the development of sustainable strategies, to achieve this, interdisciplinary reflection [...]
New guide available: Cost benefit analysis for climate change adaptation measures in the agricultural sector Between 2017 and 2018, SARAS Institute carried out the project "Analysis of vulnerability, resilience and climate change adaptation of Uruguay's productive sectors" with the aim of constructing a system to assess the climate vulnerability and [...]
Regional Centre on Climate Change and Decision-Making as UNESCO UNITWIN network Climate Change is a reality striking the whole world, but specially affecting already vulnerable regions as is the case of Latin America. Scientific evidence is abundant and reveals that the region will face multiple challenges that will require innovative strategies [...]
