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The city of Antofagasta, located in northern Chile, is located on a narrow coastal plain to the west of the coastal mountain range, which reaches an average height of 1,800 meters above sea level and covers a length of up to 80 km. This unique geography results in an abrupt relief, which is imposed by the coastal mountain range with several ravines flowing into it. Alluvial control work is being executed here as a part of the AdaptClima project, which is an initiative of the Ministry of Environment and is being funded by the Adaptation Fund. The fund is implemented by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) and is executed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The project will help protect almost 100,000 inhabitants from alluvial floods, making the city more resilient. The project is amalgamating the climate change variables in its hydraulic analysis for updating existing engineering designs and is a step towards embedding climate risks into project design. The project has a budget of US$ 2 million and will be executed in a duration of 210 days. Click to Read |
