RESEARCH CENTER FOR INTEGRATED DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT

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RESEARCH CENTER FOR INTEGRATED DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT – CIGIDEN

RESEARCH CENTER FOR INTEGRATED DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT – CIGIDEN

Director:

Rodrigo Cienfuegos: PhD in Earth Sciences, associate professor of the UC School of Engineering.

Deputy director:

Gabriel González: PhD In Sciences, Full Professor of Universidad católica del Norte.

About the center

The objective that defines the work of CIGIDEN is to prevent the extreme natural events from becoming disasters for the population, building and transferring scientific knowledge to society. This center is in charge of developing, integrating and transferring scientific knowledge, and also training advanced human capital to help reduce the social consequences of extreme natural events.