In this episode of Smart Forests Radio, we talk with Claudia Arellano, geographer and specialist in Disaster Studies and Risks. She is currently a consultant for the Disaster Risk Management Department of the Municipality of Pucón, Araucanía Region,
Chile
. Claudia has more than 11 years of experience in the study of disaster risks and territorial planning, covering topics such as urban planning, housing, environmental education and sustainability. In this interview, we talk about the importance of risk knowledge for the prevention of
forest fires
, the methodologies applied in disaster risk management in Chile, the relevance of linking the public sector with foundations and
NGOs
for the dissemination of information and work with communities, and the upcoming challenges around territorial planning and the new
Fire
Law and the Framework Law on
Climate Change
.
Interviewer: Pablo González Rivas, Paula Tiara Torres and Jennifer Gabrys
Producer: Harry Murdoch
Listen to it on Apple and Spotify.
Language note: This interview takes place in Spanish.
This radio episode has been produced by the Smart Forests project, funded by the European Research Council. Smart Forests is led by Professor Jennifer Gabrys and is based in the Department of Sociology at the University of Cambridge.
Header image: Municipality of Pucón, Chile. Department of Disaster Risk Management. Smart Forests field work (2024).
Smart Forests Atlas materials are free to use for non-commercial purposes (with attribution) under a
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To cite this radio episode:
Arellano, Claudia, Pablo González Rivas, Paula Tiara Torres and Jennifer Gabrys, "Claudia Arellano: The Future of Disaster Risk Management in Chile", Smart Forests Atlas (2024), https://atlas.smartforests.net/en/radio/claudia-arellano. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13938735.