Aprender a (con)vivir desde los desastres y desafíos contemporáneos: Editorial

Abstract

A recent study shows that there is a sort of "fire climate", based on an ideal combination of heat, reduced humidity, drought and strong wind gusts, now increasing across the globe. Particularly in Chile's central coastal zone, fire risk is significantly increasing due to current land management practices, such as the expansion of wild land-urban interface areas (including the growth of informal settlements in wild land areas) and the widespread conversion of native plantations to foreign plantations and monoculture. Measures to address the significant fire risk should include improved spatial planning; increased coordination, resource allocation and community participation in fire prevention and adaptation; and awareness campaigns.