Public environmental information can improve industry performance, reduce environmental conflicts, and foster informed citizenship. The latter is directly linked to resilience because it is a “process that enables people to learn together, support experimentation, and increase the potential for (social and technological) innovation”. Importantly, the transparency and disclosure of environmental information alone do not have the desired impact; the general public may have access to information but not understand the content. It is necessary to reframe the technical language of information to reach broader stakeholder understanding. The Environmental Observatory for Mining Projects is an applied research project that aims to provide a public information access system for diverse stakeholders. It integrates data from various public services and makes them available to a variety of stakeholders, including the general public, through a web server and application that facilitate accessibility and understanding by using the co-creation methodology for public services. As a result of the project, the authors identified 25 indicators, six of which relate to climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, air pollution, hazardous waste, and tailing deposit locations. These indicators are relevant for decision making through the combined knowledge of public policies, information priorities on the impacts and vulnerabilities of climate change, and more practical issues related to data availability. The authors conclude that environmental information systems must provide people with essential data, but that such information must also be understandable, manageable, comparable, and interoperable so as to promote access to crucial information for resilient communities.

La visión de los desastres como fenómenos naturales peligrosos, difíciles de prevenir y controlar, ha sido la concepción que ha prevalecido por mucho tiempo, generando políticas y acciones dirigidas a la atención de emergencias. Las últimas investigaciones señalan la necesidad de apostar por la reducción de riesgo, como base para la gestión. Para ello es necesario que los gobiernos aborden la reducción de riesgo desde su base, a partir de la coherencia entre las políticas públicas y la planificación, asegurando una inversión pública acorde con instrumentos de protección social, mayor participación ciudadana y una descentralización político administrativa gradual. El caso de Santiago de Chile, específicamente el área del piedmont, no es la excepción, debido a la dinámica de expansión urbana y de ocupación de suelo. Con el avance de la urbanización, específicamente en la comuna de La Florida, se han incrementado los riesgos derivados de amenazas socionaturales (inundaciones, anegamientos y procesos de remoción en masa), afectando las condiciones y servicios ambientales que ésta posee. La recurrencia de eventos y el poco avance demostrado hasta hoy en términos de su reducción, constituye la base para abordar la problemática del aumento de las condiciones de riesgo. El presente artículo busca indagar acerca de este incremento, producto de la urbanización, en la comuna de La Florida, y los mecanismos de gobernanza y gestión territorial aplicados como estrategia para su reducción. Los resultados dan cuenta de estrategias implementadas por la ciudadanía para ser partícipes del proceso de urbanización a escala local, logrando instalarse como actores relevantes en el proceso de reducción de riesgo. Esto ha permitido que sean partícipes de la toma de decisiones de la gestión de su propio territorio

The challenges of climate change require in-depth attention and targeted strategies for specific sectors, such as energy and mining. Within the mining sector, climate change imposes constraints on the sustainable extraction of minerals, thereby heightening the importance of several minerals in addressing these challenges. Chile emerges as a pivotal nation due to its substantial reserves of copper, lithium, cobalt, nickel, and graphite, which are essential for energy transition and decarbonization processes. Consequently, Chile must foster gradual processes to establish competitive advantages based on technological and innovative capabilities, thus projecting a competitive and sustainable mining industry. This endeavor should be accompanied by enhancements in policies and instruments to guide development, expanding local value creation. This study examines the global challenges faced by the mining sector in the context of the energy transition and evaluates Chile’s response through an assessment of public policies for mining development. It provides an analysis of the scope of various public policy instruments to establish the link between international agreements and development opportunities, subsequently proposing a series of indicators to assess policy progress. To this end, the Environmental Observatory of Mining Projects is developing indicators to evaluate compliance with these policies. In addressing the nation’s challenges related to green and sustainable mining, 20 indicators have been developed in collaboration with civil society and public and private stakeholders through a design thinking process. These indicators enable the evaluation of aspects such as air quality, water quality, and the surface area affected by tailings, among others. The initial section of the document outlines the global challenges in achieving the carbon neutrality goals set by the IPCC. The subsequent section elaborates on the theoretical framework of the research, addressing theories of economic development and sustainability, public policy approaches considered in recent years, as well as the governance of mining development, with an emphasis on its capacity to articulate industrial policies, promote environmental sustainability, and foster technological innovation. The third section details the research methodology and framework of the study. This study examines how Chile’s mining policies align with the global energy transition. Amid growing demand for critical minerals, climate change, and decarbonization, Chile faces both opportunities and socio-environmental risks. Addressing these challenges requires integrated sustainability strategies and an active state role to ensure inclusive, environmentally responsible, and innovation-driven mining development.