Climate Change has become an issue of profound concern in Chile: melting glaciers, devastating floods, landslides, wildfires due to drought conditions, giant “red tide” of algae blooms fueled by unusually warm sea temperatures, and ocean acidification. Conflicts over water rights between big agricultural businesses, small farmers, the mining industry, and indigenous peoples have increased. “Chileans now regard Climate Change as their greatest external threat,” says Marcelo Mena, Chile’s former Environment Minister.

Participants will learn the relevant aspects of climate change and then witness the effects in the diverse regions of Chile. They will meet the people living with the consequences of climate change, those addressing technical issues and solutions, and with administrators setting policy.

The goal of the program is to enable participants to experience and study the complex and interrelated issues of climate change and choose an advocacy format that suits their discipline.