UNESCO CHAIR/UNITWIN NETWORK PROGRESS REPORT FORM

Title of the Chair/Network:

"Natural Resources Management, Land Planning and

Environmental Protection”

Host Institution:

Environmental Sciences Center, EULA-Chile, and

Faculty of Environmental Sciences of University of

Concepción

Date of establishment of Chair/Network:

(mm, yyyy)

1999

Period of activity under report:

(mm, yyyy - mm, yyyy)

2012 - 2016

Report established by:

(name, position)

Prof. Oscar Parra B. Emeritus Professor University of Concepción, Chile

To be returned by electronic mail to both: unitwin@unesco.org and i.nichanian@unesco.org

Or by mail to UNESCO, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems

Section for Higher Education

7, place Fontenoy – 75352 Paris 07 SP, France

Fax: 33 (0)1 45 68 56 26/27/28

1. Executive Summary: Major outcomes, results and impact of the Chair, including on national policies, in relation to its objectives as stated in Article 2 of the Chair Agreement (between the Institution and UNESCO) (Not exceeding 300 words)

The present executive summary corresponds to a synthesis of products, results and impacts of the

chair activities in the topics addressed by it, which are, natural resources management, territorial

planning and environmental protection, having as main focus the water resources , whose a correct

integrated management allows territorial planning and environmental protection in the context of

sustainable development.

Within this frame of reference the chair actions and activities were planned annually, resulting in the

following:

1. Execution of 3 scientific research projects (period 2012-2016), with the support of public

institutions (Municipalities of San Pedro de la Paz and Concepción) and a private company, of the

sanitary sector, ESSBIO SA. These 3 projects allowed the development of theses, scientific

publications, participation in scientific events, seminars, meetings with the community and various

actions and materials of environmental education on aquatic ecosystems and toxic algal blooms

and their management plans.

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2. The continuation of the Water Quality Monitoring Program of the Biobío River, the main water

resource of the Region and the Country, which was financed by 6 private and public companies

that uses the river's waters. This program allows provides key information to stakeholders and the

community in general about the state and evolution of the fluvial system, for which annual reports

are published and every 4 years a book is published that is widely distributed in the community,

which is accompanied by Environmental education material on the water quality and biodiversity

of this ecosystem. The program of monitoring also allowed the formulation of the Secondary

Water Quality Standard of the Biobío River, which was possible thanks to the information

generated by it, which has been recognized by the Ministry of the Environment of Chile. The team

of researchers who are part of the execution of this program are all collaborators of the UNESCO

Chair.

3. Another relevant contribution of the Chair are the three research projects related to the ecological

state of the urban lake system of the Communes of Concepción and San Pedro de la Paz, which

also had the input of public and private institutions and also allowed the elaboration of

environmental educational material that was distributed in the Formal Education System and in

the Community in general.

4. Another relevant aspect of the Unesco Chair was the Summer School courses program offered to

students of the Doctorate, Master's, Diploma and Environmental Engineering programs. These

courses have been attended by researchers from Latin American universities in the USA and of

various European countries.

5. Finally, the participation of the researchers participating in the Chair in publications (scientific

articles, books), scientific events in the country and abroad and the holding of seminars all

addressed in the subjects of the chair should be included.

2) Activities: Overview of activities undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period

a) Education/Training/Research (key education programmes and training delivered and research undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period, target group and geographical coverage)

i) Education (leading to certificate)

The Unesco Chair has developed academic activities (courses, seminars,

talks) for students of the following training programs of the Faculty of

Environmental Sciences and the EULA-Chile Center.

1. Undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering.

2. Diploma in Environmental Analysis and Management.

3. Doctorate in Environmental Sciences with mention in Continental Aquatic Ecosystems.

All these programs are taught by academics from the Center and The

Faculty and invited academics from various national and foreign

universities, from Latin America and Europe.

As a result of the research projects carried out between 2012 and 2016, by

the academic group (Carolina Baeza, Patricia Gonzales, Roberto Urrutia,

Ricardo Figueroa, Evelyn Habit, Claudio Valdovinos y Lorena Castillo),

which collaborates with the Chair, the EULA Center and the UNESCO Chair

offered a series of training and scientific outreach activities aimed at Public

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Services, Companies and the Formal Education System in the theme of the

Use of Water Resources and the scenarios that mean the effects of Climate

Change on the Chilean territory, bearing in mind that our country is among

the 10 countries most vulnerable to Climate Change.

These activities included the following:

1. Postgraduate Courses in the Context of Summer Schools, taught by the Doctorate in Environmental Sciences program with mention in Continental Aquatic Systems:

Name of the Course: "Use of freshwater microalgae as indicators of

water quality".

Teachers Coordinator: Dr. Oscar Parra

Participating Professors: Dr. Carlos Bicudo (Brasil), Dr. Fabiola Cruces

(Chile), Dr. Roberto Urrutia (Chile).

Date and place of implementation: EULA-Chile Center, 18-19 January 2012

Participants:

Name. Country. Title Postgraduate Program

Avilés Benavente, Dalba. EnvironmentalSciences Center, EULA-Chile

Basualto Muñoz, Silvia.Chile. Center forEnvironmentalSciences EULA

Brito Herrera, Pablina.Chile. Marine Biology

Carvajal Acevedo, Stephanie.Colombia.Biolgía

Castillo Neira, Manuela. Chile.Environmental Engineering

Concha Quevedo, Claudia. Chile. Magister in Integrated Management

Contreras David, Paulina. Chile. Marine Biologist

Díaz Valle, Karina. Chile. Master in Cs. Biological Ecology and Evolutionary

Biology, Chile

Denmark Suárez, Nayadeth. Chile. Environmental Engineering

GiacomozziSepúlveda, Benner. Chile. Engineering in Plant Biotechnology.

Mendoza Pérez, Rubí. Chile. Magister in SciencesBotany.

Pavez Carrasco, Marcelo.Chile. Doctor in Oceanography.

Pedraza Aliaga, Daniela. Chile. Diploma in Environmental Analysis and

Management.

Pérez Sáez, Claudia. Chile.Doctorate in Environmental Sciences.

Sánchez Bizama, Carolina.Chile. Magister in Metallurgical Engineering.

San Martín Montoya, Valeska. Chile. Marine Biologist.

Villamar Ayala, Cristina. Ecuador. PhD in Environmental Sciences.

Course Workshop: "Blooms of Harmful Algae (FAN) on Continental

Aquatic Systems".

This workshop course was organized by the Faculty of Environmental

Sciences and the EULA-Chile Center.

Teachers: Carolina Baeza (Faculty of Environmental Sciences-EULA-

Chile), Pedro Victoriano (Spain), Sandra Azevedo (Brazil), Lizet de León

Campos (Catholic University of Valparaíso), Patricia Matus (University of

Los Andes).

Place and Date: EULA-Chile Center, November 10-11, 2014.

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ii) Training (short term)

Course-Workshop: "Water governance, socio-environmental conflicts and

the role of universities as mediating entities". Center for Environmental

Sciences EULA-Chile and Center for Research on Water Resources for

Agriculture and Mining (CRHIAM). University of Concepción. (26 and 27

March 2015).

Participants:

Name. Institution or Postgraduate Program

Beatriz Bustos Fernández. Intercambio Ing. Ambiental, UdeC

Benigno AndiranelBanegas Medina. Doctorado Cs Ambientales UdeC

BetzabeRodriguez León. Magister Gestión Integrada

Evelyn Habit. Académico Fac. Cs. Ambientales

Felipe Santibáñez G. Ingeniería ambiental, UdeC

Francisco Mendoza. Magíster Gestión Integrada, UdeC

Isis Yelena Montes Reyes. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Jesús Yañez Gaete. Depto. Medio Ambiente, Munic. Concepción

Jocelyn Soto Abarzúa. Ingeniería ambiental, UdeC

José Max Troncoso Castro. Laboratorio de Palinología y Ecología Vegetal,

UdeC

Karla Erazo Mora. Magíster Gestión Integrada, UdeC

Leticia Cisternas Suazo. Complejo Termoeléctrico Santa María de Colbun

LisdelysGonzalezRodriguez. Magíster Gestión Integrada, UdeC

Marcela Iris Pedraza Beltran. Magíster Gestión Integrada, UdeC

María Venegas Alumna. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

María Elisa Díaz Burgos. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Patricia Jana P. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Ramón Ahumada. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

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Rocío Lobos Sáez. Ingeniería ambiental, UdeC

Solange Jara. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Soledad Montilla. Intercambio Ing. Forestal, UdeC

Thais GonzalezPerez. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Valeria NeiraCartes. Part time UDD

Valeska San Martín Montoya. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Vanessa Novoa. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Víctor Emmanuel Freire Moreira. Magíster Gestión Integrada, UdeC

Viviana Almanza. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Winfred Espejo. Doctorado Cs Ambientales, UdeC

Ximena Vallejo Alvear. Magíster Gestión Integrada, UdeC

Yulieth Banguera Ordoñez. Doctorado Cs. Ambientales, UdeC

iii) Research

Between 2012 and 2016, researchers collaborating with the UNESCO Chair

formulated and obtained funding to carry out important research projects

related to the use of natural resources, mainly focused on water resources

and land use:

The research projects were:

1. Project Innova 10CR EC-8453: "Water in emergency situations.

Technical feasibility for the supply of drinking water from a system

of urban lagoons ".

Director: Carolina Baeza F.

Alternate director: Oscar Parra B.

Period of execution : 2011- 2012

Web site :www.eula.cl/lagunas_urbanas/

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2. Research Project UdeC 212.310062-1.0: « Detection and

characterization of the presence of microcystin produced by algal

blooms in the urban lagoons of Concepción (Central Chile) ».

Principal Researcher: Dr. Oscar Parra B.

Co-investigators: Dr. José Becerra, Dr. Carolina Baeza, Dr. © Paula de

Orue, Dr. Patricia González, Dr. © Viviana Almanza

Period of execution : 2012-2014

3. Project FONIS - CONICYT No. SA12 / 2176:«Identification,

monitoring and evaluation of the risk of the population of the Great

Conception in the presence of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins».

Principal Researcher: Dr. Oscar Parra

Co-investigators: Ximena Fernández, Viviana Almanza, Dr. Fabiola

Lara, Dr. Ricardo Figueroa, Renzo Riffo, Dr. Patricia González, Dr. José

Becerra, Dr. Carolina Baeza, Johanna Beltrán, Claudia Suárez.

Period of execution: 2013-2016

Web site : www.eula.cl/fonis/

4. On the other hand, the applied research program entitled "Biobío River

Monitoring Program" was continued, starting in 1994 to the present.

The Biobío River is the main freshwater resource of the Biobío Region

and one of the main rivers in Chile due to its great hydroelectric

potential. The year 2013 was published through a book that was widely

distributed on the state of water quality of this river, which in turn

represents the main source of drinking water for 1 million inhabitants.

This applied research project is financed by the University of

Concepción and several private companies that use the river as a

contribution to the UNESCO Chair.

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b) Conferences/Meetings (key conferences and meetings organized by the Chair or to which its Chairholder contributed)

i) Key conferences and workshops hosted by the Chair Workshops:

International Workshop"Environmental Monitoring Programs in Continental Aquatic

Systems: Experience in Canada and Chile". Drs. Oscar Parra, Ricardo Figueroa, R. Urrutia.

Joint initiative between EULA Center and Environment Canada, held at EULA Center on January

13, 2012.

X National Congress of Limnology

The EULA-Chile Center organized and held, from 20 to 23 October, 2013, the Tenth National

Congress of Limnology, which was held in the Jaime Baeza Auditorium of the Vice-Rectory of

Research and Development of the University of Concepción. The central theme of this congress

was "Contributions and challenges of Limnology in Chile to Climate Change, the Water and

Energy Crisis", a topic that generates special interest in the limnological scientific community of

Chile, given its enormous environmental, economic significance and social, and whose effects are

being reflected in the limnological investigations that are developed throughout the country.

This congress attracted not only national and international researchers, but also many

representatives of companies related to the area. Both the inaugural conference and the closing

conference featured prominent world-renowned exhibitors.

Workshop "Legislative aspects, regulations and strategies to address emergency

scenarios". Drs. C. Baeza, O. Parra, R. Urrutia& V. Almanza.

This participatory workshop was carried out in the context of the INNOVA Project directed by Dr.

Ana Carolina Baeza of the EULA Center entitled "Water, emergency situations, technical feasibility

for the supply of drinking water from a system of urban lagoons". Held in Center EULA, May 09,

2012.

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International Workshop on"Didymospheniageminata: causes, consequences and potential

remedies".Drs. Oscar Parra, R. Urrutia, V. Almanza, S. Basualto.

Joint initiative between EULA Center and Environment Canada. Held at the EULA Center, 29 and

30 November 2012.

Workshop IV: Project Innova 10 CREC-8453. "Water, emergency situations, technical

feasibility for the supply of drinking water from a system of urban lagoons". Drs. C. Baeza,

O. Parra & V. Almanza. University of Concepción, April 2013.

This workshop aimed to present the results of the INNOVA project "Water, emergency situations,

technical feasibility for the supply of drinking water from a system of urban lagoons". This project

was developed as a consequence of the earthquake of 2010, where the system of urban lagoons

of the commune of Concepción (TresPascualas, Lo Galindo, Lo Custodio, Lo Méndez and Laguna

Redonda) became an improvised source of water supply. This project was led by the researcher

of the EULA Center, Dr. Carolina Baeza. Done in Center EULA, 2 of September of 2013.

Seminar "Algal blooms in continental waters: Consequences for water supply, population

health and environmental management actions: Compared experiences in Brazil and

Chile". ". Drs. Oscar Parra, C. Baeza, Roberto Urrutia, Ricardo Figueroa & V. Almanza.

University of Concepción, April 2013.

Held on March 29, 2016, at the University of Concepción, organized by Faculty of Environmental

Sciences, Center for Environmental Sciences, EULA-Chile and Center for Research on Water

Resources for Agriculture and Mining (CHRIAM).

IV Interdisciplinary Workshop on“Research and Indicators of Sustainability WIPIS” 2015.

This workshop was organized by FacultadCienciasAmbientales and Centro EULA in conjunction

with the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. It addressed a number of issues that sought to attract

the attention of researchers working on interdisciplinary issues and sustainability indicators,

including climate change, education, governance, natural resource management, energy, water,

economy, society. Organized and held by University of Conception, between March 30 and April

1, 2015.

Presentations in congresses or scientific events.-:

National:

Almanza, V., Benner, G., Iris, C., Campos, V., Parra, O., R. Urrutia & R. Figueroa. Aislamiento e

identificación Microcystisaeruginosa desde un florecimiento toxico del lago Lo Galindo, Chile. lV

Congreso Latinoamericano de Biotecnología Algal (CLABA Chile 2015). Viña del Mar, Chile,

octubre 2015.

Baeza, C., Almanza, V., Fernández, X., Acevedo, L., González, P., Orue, P. & O. Parra.

Requerimientos normativos y de vigilancia ante la presencia de cianobacterias y cianotoxinas en

Chile. Congreso AIDIS Chile 2015 y VIII Congreso de la IV Región de AIDIS. Serena, Chile,

noviembre 2015.

Parra, O., Baeza, C., Almanza, V., Urrutia, R., Figueroa, R., Fernández, X., Orúe, P., González,

P., Beltrán, J., Becerra, J., Lara, F., Castillo, L. y N. Muñoz. Una aproximación interdisciplinaria al

estudio de floraciones de algas nocivas (FAN) en lagos urbanos en Chile. IV Workshop

interdisciplinar de investigación e indicadores de sustentabilidad. Concepción, Chile, 30 marzo-01

de abril 2015.

Parra, O., Almanza, V., Fernández, X., Baeza, C., González, P., Orue, P., López, M., Figueroa,

R., Beltrán J., Urrutia, R., Lara, F. y J. Becerra. Aportes de la limnnología para estimación del

riesgo para la salud de la población expuesta a cianobacterias tóxicas. XII Congreso de la

Sociedad Chilena de Limnología, avances en limnología desde una perspectiva latitudinal.

Concepción, Chile, 28-30 deoctubre 2015.

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Parra, O., V. Almanza, R. Urrutia, R. Figueroa, C. Valdovinos, C. Baeza, P. González, S.

Basualto, D. Avilés & E. Habit. Red Limnológica para el Monitoreo y Control de Floraciones

Algales Nocivas (FAN) en Aguas Continentales de Chile. 1er Congreso Iberoamericano de

Limnologia “Integracion y Proyeccion en Ciencias Limnologicas” y XIII Congreso Sociedad

Chilena de Limnologia. Valdivia, Chile, 1 y el 4 de noviembre de 2016

International:

Walters, J., Aguayo, J., Diaz Garrido, G., Hirsch, S., Wingerter, N., Zapata Muñoz, M., Barra, R.,

Boll, J., Caamaño, D., Habit, E., Kennedy, B., Long, J. y O. Parra. Water Management in a

Changing Climate: Balancing Complex Water Demands for Equity and Sustainability in the Biobío

River Basin, Chile. 4th Biennial Symposium of the International Society for River Science (ISRS),

La Crosse, U.S.A., noviembre 2015.

Almanza, V., R. Urrutia & O. Parra. Taxonomía y ecología de los principales géneros y especies

de microalgas eucariotas productores de floraciones. Seminario internacional de taxonomía y

ecología de las floraciones algales en aguas continentales. Arequipa, Perú, octubre 2016.

Almanza, V., R. Urrutia, O. Parra & M. Azócar. Occurrence of cyanobacteria blooms in Lake

Vichuquén, Maule Region, Chile. International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA).

Florianopolis, Brasil, octubre 2016.

ii) Other conferences and activities organized by the Chairholder

Seminar of the project "MAPS-Chile, mitigation options to face climate change".

Joint initiative of the Government of Chile, Regional Ministerial Environment Secretariat of the

Biobío region and sponsored by the EULA Center of the University of Concepción. Held at

Universidad de Concepción, June 15, 2012.

Round Table: "20 years of Environmental Institutional: a critical look".

The moderator of this panel was Mr. Hugo Varela and the panelists José Goñi, Dr. Oscar Parra

and Bolívar Ruiz. University of Concepción Auditorium Faculty of Humanities and Art. March 28,

2014.

Seminar on Knowing the Urban Lagoons: Learning and Research Scenarios.

Within the framework of the FONIS / CONICYT Project CODE SA13 I 20211; "Identification,

monitoring and risk assessment of the population of Gran Concepción in the presence of

cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins. Concepción, August 27, 2015.

Seminar Risks associated with our lake environmental heritage of San Pedro de la

Paz. Directorate of Environment. Municipality of San Pedro de la Paz, Center EULA, University of

Conception. August 11, 2015.

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Environmental Seminar for the community: Risks associated with our lacustrine

environmental heritage in Concepción. Directorate of Environment, Municipality of San Pedro

de la Paz, Center EULA, University of Conception. August 19, 2015.

iii) A selection of conference presentations by the Chairholder and other colleagues Conferences:

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Climate change: environmental, socio-economic and human health

consequences. Inaugural lecture Postgraduate Program in Public Health, University of

Concepción. April 2012.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Interdisciplinary training and research in a developing country: the formulation

of the Eula-Chile Model". In Ceremony of homage Prof. Francesco Faranda, Rome, Italy. June

2012

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Chile's National Energy Plan: Environmental Considerations. Talk Program

EULOQUIOS ". Postgraduate students Center EULA-Chile. August 2012.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. Master Class for the Diploma in Integrated Management, Quality Environment

and Social Responsibility. "Reference Framework at Country Level to address issues of Science

and Environmental Management in the Framework of Global Change." Institute Virginio Gómez.

October 26, 2012.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Climate Change and its effects on the availability of water for the population".

In the framework of the Workshop to teachers: The urban lagoons of Concepción: learning

scenarios. Innova-Laguna Project. University of Concepción, November 27, 2012.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Efficient use of water: concepts and applicability in Chile", PDF Companies.

Talca, April 2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "The water resource, future scenarios about its availability and effects on the

health of ecosystems and the population. DUOC. Concepción, May 2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Strategic Environmental Assessment" (EAE): A new instrument for municipal

management in Chile. Illustrious Municipality of San Pedro de la Paz, May 2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "The Projects for the Transfer of Waters from the South to the North of Chile

(Water Roads)". Scientific Mathematics, Environmental Engineering Students Center, Galletué

Hall, EULA Center, July 2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Strategic Environmental Assessment" (EAE): A new instrument for municipal

management in Chile. Illustrious Municipality of San Pedro de la Paz, May 2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "The Projects for the Transfer of Waters from the South to the North of Chile

(Water Roads)". Scientific Mathematics, Environmental Engineering Students Center, Galletué

Hall, EULA Center, July 2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "The water resource, future scenarios (CC) about their availability and effects

on the health of ecosystems and the population. University of Development, Headquarters

Concepción, Concepción, September 2013.

Dr. Ana Carolina Baeza. Chat. "Chemical engineering and its contribution to sustainable

development". VII National Congress of Students of Chemical Engineering. Concepción, October

2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Research on inland aquatic ecosystems in the Biobío Region, Chile". National

Association of Healthcare Companies, ANDESS, Radisson Hotel. Santiago, November 2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "The environmental situation in the Biobío Region: Brief history, Actuality and

future Challenges. Federico Santa Maria University, Biobío Region Headquarters. Talcahuano,

November 2013.

Dr. Oscar Parra B. "The EULA Project, an interdisciplinary academic initiative". Meeting EULA-

Swedish Delegation of Uppsala University, Sweden. University of Concepción. Concepción, 3

December 2013.

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Dr. Oscar Parra B. "Environmental aspects of water transfer projects in watersheds". Seminar

Faculty of Engineering, University of Conception. Concepción, 3 December 2013.

Dr. O. Parra. Chat. "The need to improve Ecological and Environmental Literacy in the various

actors of the Society". CICAT, Colonel, June 2013.

Prof. Castillo, A.L. "Water a world to teach". CICAT, in training workshop for monitors of the

CICAT Summer show "Refresh yourself learning". January 2014.

Dr. Oscar Parra. "Ecology, environment and territorial ordering" Diploma Sustainable Urban

Design (DUS) Biobio University, August 2014.

Dr. Oscar Parra. "Development projects and socioenvironmental conflicts". Diploma in Sustainable

Urban Design (DUS). University of Biobío, August 2014.

Dr. Oscar Parra. What is diffuse pollution? Impacts generated by diffuse pollution? Diffuse

Pollution Project Seminar. Ministry of Environment. Santiago, October 2014.

Dr. Oscar Parra. Environmental sustainability of hydroelectric projects. Mesa Hydroelectricity,

Energy 2050, University of Concepción, November 6, 2014.

Dr. Oscar Parra. "Water 2050: the management of the water resource in Chile, under scenarios of

high demand and climate change". In Seminar Diario Concepción "The owners of the water".

Concepción, November 18, 2014.

Dr. Oscar Parra. Perception of risk from environmental pollution Protective factor in health ?. 14th

National Congress of Community Action "Returning to the Roots of our Culture from Community

Work". Victoria, October 30 to November 1, 2015.

Dr. Oscar Parra. The health status of ecosystems and their relationship to human health. XXVI

Chilean Congress of Endocrinology and Diabetes (SOCHED). Suractivo Event Center.

Concepción, Chile, 22-24 October 2015.

Dr. Oscar Parra. Environmental Sustainability of Hydroelectric Projects. Center for Environmental

Engineering Students Faculty of Environmental Sciences, June 2015.

Dr. Oscar Parra. Blooms of harmful algae (fan) in urban lakes of Gran Concepción, Chile. Video-

conference given to teachers and students of the National University of Honduras, July 2015.

Dr. Oscar Parra. The FONIS Project and the Cyanobacteria Blooms in the Great Conception

Lagoons. San Pedro de la Paz Auditorium, August 2015.

Dr. Oscar Parra. The FONIS Project and the Cyanobacteria Blooms in the Great Conception Lagoons. Auditorio Municipality of Concepción, October 2015.

c) Interuniversity Exchanges/Partnerships (principal exchanges/partnerships between the Chair and other institution,s including UNESCO Chairs/UNITWIN Networks)

The main activities of academic exchange and collaboration with other foreign universities were: 1. University of Concepción and Positivo University of Brazil. Two postgraduate courses were

carried out both in the city of Curitiba and in Concepción, making a comparison between the

management of water resources in Brazil and Chile.

2. University of Concepcion and Secretariat of Environment of the State of Sao Paulo Brazil. Dr.

Carlos Bicudo from Brazil participated as Co-tutot in a PhD thesis entitled “ The algal blooms

and studies of eutrophic lacustrine systems” and also in the dictation of classes in the courses of

the Summer School (January 2017)..

3. University of Concepción and Universities of Cordoba and International of Andalucia, Spain.

Courses were given in the Summer Schools in Spain and Chile on the subject of integrated

management of water resources, having as reference the Water Directive that governs in the

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European Union and which is practically non-existent in Chile. Will be repeated in thecourse of

2017.

d) Publications/Multimedia Materials (major publications and teaching/learning materials)

Please tick relevant fields of output and indicate volume of output:

[tick] [no.] Books

Books (edited)

Books (chapters)

Monographs

Research Reports

Journal Articles (refereed)

Conference Proceedings

Occasional Papers

Teaching/Learning Materials

Multimedia Materials (CD-Rom)

Multimedia Materials (Video)

Multimedia Materials (Other)

Give details of major publications and materials including full citations. i) Theses

2015. “Impactos del cambio climático y de uso del suelo sobre los servicios ecosistémicos hídricos:

variables condicionantes de una gobernanza sustentable del agua en la Subcuenca del río Vergara,

Chile”. Doctorado en Ciencias Ambientales, mencion Sistemas Acuáticos Continentales. Alumna

Rafaela Retamal. Tutor: Oscar Parra B.

2016. “Floraciones de fitoplancton en ambientes eutroficos: Dinámica y factores condicionantes en

los lagos someros de concepcion, Chile Central.” Doctorado en Ciencias Ambientales, mencion

Sistemas Acuáticos Continentales. Alumna Viviana Almanza M. Tutor: Oscar Parra B.

ii) Publications (In bold the authors who cooperate with the UNESCO Chair)

Andrés, E.; Almanza, V.; Baeza, C.;Parra, O.; Vidal, G.; Urrutia, R.; Caamaño, D. y Rossner, A.

2012. Lagunas urbanas en Concepción: ¿Una fuente de agua para enfrentar emergencias?.

Revista AIDIS, Capítulo Chileno Asociación Interamericana de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ambiental.

42: 17 – 20. LATINDEX

Parra, O., Rojas, J & C. Zaror. 2012. Desafíos Ambientales para un Desarrollo Sustentable. In F.

Cousiño y A. M. Foxley (Eds.). Chile Rumbo al Desarrollo: Miradas Críticas. Editorial Comisión

Nacional Chilena de Cooperación- Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación

(UNESCO). pp. 203-240.

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Valdovinos C. & O. Parra (Editores). 2012. Peces nativos del río San Pedro (Chile): Estudios

poblacionales, comunitarios y de hábitats, para su conservación y seguimiento ambiental.

GAYANA, International Journal of biodiversity, Oceanology and Conservation, Número Especial,

Volumen 76, 116p.

VaggianiCoutinho, S. M., CioceSampaio, C. A., Parra, O.,Malheiros, T. F., Fernández, V. & A.

Philippi Jr. 2012. Redes acadêmicas para pesquisa e capacitaçãoemmeio ambiente e

desenvolvimentosustentável: umarevisão crítica. Interciencia, 21pp. Ambiente &Sociedade, São

Paulo XV(3): 165-184.

Habit E. & O. Parra. 2012. Fundamento y aproximación metodológica del estudio de peces del río

San Pedro. In Valdovinos & Parra (Edts.) Peces nativos del río San Pedro (Chile): estudios

poblacionales, comunitarios y de hábitats, para su conservación y seguimiento ambiental (C.

Valdovinos & O. Parra editores invitados). Gayana Vol. 76 (ISSN 0717-652X): 1-9.

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Parra, O., A. Acuña, C. Valdovinos, R. Urrutia, B. Ruiz.2012.Ecologically sustainable water

management: Role of the Academy to face the development’s pressures and challenges –

Experiences in Chile. En: A. Yáñez-Arancibia, R Dávalos Sotelo, J. W. Day, & E. Reyesn(Editors).

Cap. 4, WIT Press UK. :59-64.

Parra, O., Figueroa, R., Valdovinos, C., Habit, E. & M.E. Díaz. Programa de Monitoreo de la

calidad del agua del Sistema río Biobío 1994-2012: Aplicación del anteproyecto de norma de la

calidad del agua del río Biobío. Editorial Universidad de Concepción, Chile, 165 pp. 2013.

Retamal, M. R.,Andreoli, A., Arumi, J. L., Rojas, J. &O. Parra.2013. Water governance and

climate change: strengths and weaknesses of the current water management system in chile: An

internal analysis. Interciencia 38 (1): 8-16.

Retamal, R., Melo, O., Asumí, J.L. &O. Parra.2013. Chile: Sustainable Water Governance in

Chile: From a Sectoral Management System to an integrated one?. Environmental, Political and

Social Issues. In Diego Rivera S. (Ed.). Chapter 2: 33-68. 382 p.

Yévenes, M., Figueroa, R., Parra, O. y L. Farías 2015. Inter-annual variability of dissolved

inorganic nitrogen in the Biobío River, Central Chile: an analysis base on a decadal database

along with 1-D reactive transport modeling. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 12

(1): 705-738.

Almanza, V., O. Parra, C.E. Bicudo, M. Gonzalez, M. Lopez& R. Urrutia (2016). Floraciones de

fitoplancton y variación de la estructura comunitaria fitoplanctónica en tres lagos someros

eutróficos de Chile Central. GayanaBot. 73(1):192-206.

Almanza, V., O. Parra, C.E. Bicudo, C. Baeza, J. Beltran, R. Figueroa & R. Urrutia

(2016). Occurrence of toxic blooms of Microcystis aeruginosa in a central Chilean (36° lat. S)

urbanlake. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. 89:8-20. DOI 10.1186/s40693-016-0057-7

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Almanza, V., C.E. Bicudo, O. Parra & R. Urrutia. (2016). Características morfológicas y

limnológicas de las floraciones de Ceratiumfurcoides (Dinophyta) en un lago somero de Chile

central. Limnetica. 35 (1): 253-268

Almanza, V., R. Figueroa, O. Parra, X. Fernández, C. Baeza, J. Yañez&R. Urrutia. (2016).

Bases limnológicas para la gestión de los lagos urbanos de Concepción, Región del Biobío, Chile.

Latin American Journal of AquaticResearch. 44(2): 313-326.

Parra, O., Baeza, C., Almanza, V., Urrutia, R., Figueroa, R.,Fernandez, X., Orúe, P., González,

P., Beltrán, J., Becerra, J., Lara, F., Castillo, L. & N. Muñoz. 2016. Una aproximación

interdisciplinaria al estudio de floraciones de algas nocivas (FAN) en lagos urbanos. IV Workshop

Interdisciplinario de Investigación e Indicadores de Sustentabilidad. WIPIS. 460 pp.

Almanza V., Parra O. & R. Urrutia. 2016. Taxonomía y ecología de los principales géneros y

especies de cianobacterias formadoras de floraciones nocivas. Libro de Revisiones del Seminario

Internacional de Taxonomía y Ecpología de las Floraciones Algales en Aguas Continentales,

Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa, Perú. p. 49-60.

Silva Juvancir, William Rauen, Oscar Parra, Roberto Urrutia, Edmilson Teixeira,

ValdirFernandes. 2016. Indicadores para avaliações do grau de implementação de política

nacional de recursos hídricos. IV Workshop Interdisciplinario de Investigación e Indicadores de

Sustentabilidad. WIPIS. 460 pp.

Parra O, BaezaC, Almanza V, Urrutia R, Figueroa R, Fernández X, de OrúeP, González P,

Beltrán J, Becerra J, Lara F y L Castillo. 2016. Lagos UrbanosdelGran Concepción:

Guíadeaprendizaje. Trama impresores, Concepción, Chile, 54 pp.

Almanza V., Parra O., C.M. Bicudo, C.L SantÄnna, R. Figueroa, R. Urrutia, F. Lara, J. Beltran,

C. Baeza& P. Gonzalez. 2016. Guía para el estudio de Cianobacterias en el sistema lacustre

delGran Concepción. Centro de CienciasAmbientales, EULA-Chile, Universidad de Concepción.

Trama Impresores S.A. 96 pp.

Capítulo de Libros

- Parra, O., Baeza, C., Almanza, V., Urrutia, R., Figueroa, R., Fernández, R., de Orue, P., González, P., Beltrán, J., Becerra, J., Lara, F., Castillo, L.& N Muñoz. 2016. Una aproximación interdisciplinaria al estudio de floraciones de algas nocivas (FAN) en lagos urbanos en Chile. In (R. Barra y J. Rojas (eds.). Desarrollo Sustentable, Miradas interdisciplinarias de experiencias en Chile y Brasil Concepción, Chile. Editorial Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, pp. 133-146, 244 pp.

- Almanza V., Parra O. & R. Urrutia. 2016. Taxonomía y ecología de los principales géneros y especies de cianobacterias formadoras de floraciones nocivas. En: Libro de Revisiones del Seminario Internacional de Taxonomía y Ecología de las Floraciones Algales en Aguas Continentales, Editorial Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa, Perú. p. 49-60. 110 pp.

Libros

- Parra, O.; Figueroa, R.; Valdovinos, C.; Habit, E.&Díaz, M. 2013. PROGRAMA DE MONITOREO DE LA CALIDAD DEL AGUA DEL SISTEMA RÍO BIOBÍO 1994-2012. Aplicación del Anteproyecto de Noma Secundaria de la Calidad Ambiental (NSCA) del Río Biobío. Editorial Universidad de Concepción, Chile, pp. 165.

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- Almanza, V., O. Parra, C.E. Bicudo, C.L. Sant’Anna, R. Figueroa, R. Urrutia, F. Lara, J. Beltrán,

C. Baeza & P. González, 2016. Guía para el estudio de cianobacterias en el sistema lacustre del Gran Concepción: aspectos ecológicos, toxicológicos, de control-vigilancia y taxonómicos. Trama Impresores S.A. 96 p.

- Parra, O.; Baeza, C.; Almanza, V.; Urrutia, R.; Figueroa, R.; Fernández, X.; De Orúe, P.; González, P.; Beltrán, J.; Becerra, J.; Lara, F. &Castillo, L. 2015. Lagos Urbanos del Gran Concepción (Comunas de Concepción y San Pedro de la Paz). Guía Escenarios de Aprendizaje. Proyecto FONIS SA 13120211 Identificación, monitoreo y evaluación del riesgo de la población del Gran Concepción ante la presencia de cianobacterias y cianotoxinas.

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e) Cooperation with UNESCO Headquarters, Field Offices

In the activities carried out during this period (2012 to 2016), the UNESCO Headquartersand , Field Offices were not contacted..

f) Other (any other activities to report)

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- Environmental Day Celebration: June 2012 Open House: EULA and Students: Three hundred and twenty schoolchildren took part in the traditional activity "EULA and Students", which during three days of June, the EULA Center organized in the context of World Environment Day. “EULA and the Students” is a set of activities through which the Center opened its doors to the students of the region, with the aim of disseminating and socializing the thematic axes: "Forests: nature at your service" and "Chemistry: Our life, our future, "slogans proposed by UNEP and Explora Program of Conicyt for 2011, respectively.Therefore, the central theme developed was the native forests of the Biobío region, their importance, conservation, their chemistry and their relationship and influence on aquatic ecosystems, as well as forest plantations their impacts and products. To this end, a permanent exhibition "simulated environment" was implemented with several native trees, mainly from the region, and a diaporama with forest species, as well as interactive stations of environmental chemistry, territorial planning, among others. “EULA and the Students” was part of a project funded by the Extension Department of the University, which was led by Prof. Ana Lorena Castillo and counted with the participation of Drs. Claudio Valdovinos, Mauricio Aguayo and Bioq. HernánCid, also had the collaboration of the Jorge Alessandri Park and Explora Biobio Program and Sponsorship of the UNESCO Chair. - Preparation and Dissemination of Educational Material, year 2012:

Elaboration of Educational Material regarding Urban Lagoons of Concepción: Set of 12 educational films, in addition to educational activities to be applied with students of Secondary Basic Education. Authors: Prof. Ana Lorena Castillo, Dr. Ana Carolina Baeza, Dr. Oscar Parra, Mg. Elisabet Andrés and Dra © Viviana Almanza. Made in the context of the INNOVA Chile Project 10CREC-8453.

Foto Photo-Wetlands Contest: Focus on and participate in photographing urban wetlands:

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Joint initiative of the EULA Center, EXPLORA CONICYT Program Biobío Region; and the SEREMI of the Biobío Region Environment, in which children, youngsters and adults from the Biobío Region were invited to participate in order to reflect on the relationship of citizens with the Urban Wetlands of the Region. Associated to this contest was developed 4 workshops in each of the provinces of the Region; Oriented to teach wetlands and their environmental valuation, and the taking of digital photographs, the workshops were: - Province of Arauco, city of Arauco, August 07. - Province of Biobío, city of Los Angeles, August 08. - Province of Ñuble, city of Chillán Viejo, August 09. - Province of Concepción, city of Concepción, August 10. The meeting presentation of the contest was held on June 5

th , to commemorate World

Environment Day. - Participation in Exhibitions: Summer Poster 2014: Refresh Learning at the Science Center Art and Technology CICAT at the University of Concepción: The EULA center participated as scientific adviser to the CICAT summer 2014 bulletin board, collaborating with Dr. Oscar Parra and Prof. Ana Lorena Castillo. One of the objectives of this exhibition was to introduce visitors to the theme of water, from its chemical properties to its role in human history and civilization. The billboard was divided into two areas; A) infographic sample of 20 panels and b) 8 interactive modules that explained the concepts presented in the infographics.

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- Participation in TV Program: - Dr. Oscar Parra. Program "The Water Resource". TVU and Center EULA. (12 programs). March-December 2015 - Dr. Oscar Parra. IN / OF Program, Energy Diffusion: TVU, CICAT, SEREMI Energía Biobío, Center EULA. (8 programs). March-December 2015

3. Future Plans and Development Prospects: Outline of action plan for the next biennium and short/medium and long-term development prospects. Please do not hesitate to refer to difficulties that the Chair has experienced

(Not exceeding 300 words)

Chile has suffered a series of natural disasters since 2010, i.e., earthquakes, tsunamis, large forest

fires, volcanic eruptions and extreme events such as heavy rainfall and drought periods, toxic algal

blooms in marine and freshwater waters, some of which are associated to the effect of Climate

Change (Chile within the 10 countries most vulnerable to Climate Change). Such subjets have been

addressed by researchers who are part of the team that integrates the Chair.

The Chair's plans for the next five-year period is to focus precisely on the effects of Climate Change

on water resources throughout the Chilean territory, in order to collaborate with the government and

public and private entities to fulfill the country's commitments with the COPs Paris agreement of 2016.

We believe that this theme will allow the development of research areas, research projects, training

programs for new human resources and exchange programs with researchers from other countries

that are also affected by climate change.

The first activity that we intend to develop in the new term of the chair (2017 to 2022) is to formulate a

program of work for the next 5 years, defining and formulating scientific research projects, new

alliances with government and private entities and seeks greater collaboration with NGOs and the

community.

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Appendix:

1) HumanResources

UNESCO Chair in the EULA Center of the University of Concepción:

Currently the team is constituted as follows:

Dr. Oscar Parra: Director (Biologist)

Dr. Evelyn Habit: Assistant Director (Biologist)

Ana Lorena Castillo: Scientific Dissemination and Environmental Education (Teacher)

Researchers collaborators:

Dr. Claudio Valdovinos (Biologist)

Dr. Ricardo Figueroa (Biologist)

Dr. Roberto Urrutia (Biologist)

Dr. Ricardo Barra (Biochemist)

Dr. Alejandra Stehr (Civil Engineer)

Dr. Alberto Araneda (Biologist)

Dr. Gerardo Azocar (Geographer)

Dr. Carolina Baeza (Chemical Engineers)

Dr. Patricia Gonzalez (Chemical Engineer)

Dr. Mauricio Aguayo (Forestry Engineer)

Dr. Claudia Ulloa (Chemical Engineer)

Dr. Yanay Casas (Chemical Engineer)

Dr. Octavio Rojas (Geographer)

Dr. Leonel Perez (Architect)

Paula Nieto (Lawyer)

Dr. Viviana Almanza (Biologist)

Administrative team:

Mr. Alejandro Mora: Chief Administrative Officer

Ms. YelyAmbiado: Secretary

On the other hand, when activities are organized in the University Campus or externally of the

University, such as seminars, conferences, courses, the EULA Center supports with its work team in

charge of these activities and that is coordinatesby Ms. Ana Lorena Castillo.

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2) Financial Resources

Please tick sources of financial contribution and specify the amount in U.S. dollars

[tick] Amount ($) Host Institution US$ 3.000 (per year)___

Partner Institution US$ 3.000 (per year)___

Government Body US$ 4.000 (per year)___

Other Public Institution/Body ____________________

(incl. Research Councils)

UNESCO _____________________

Other UN Agency _____________________

IGO _____________________

NGO _____________________

Industry _____________________

Other Private_____________________

Give details of financial contributions, material resources and space.

Host Institution:Its contribution was $ 3,000 per year.

Partner Institutions: Its contribution corresponds to $ 3,000 per year and corresponds to private and

public companies that are part of the Administrative Council of the Monitoring Program of the Biobío

River and with which all the publicity publications and the seminars with the community are financed.

These companies are: ESSBIO S.A., HUACHIPATO SA, CMPC S.A., ENAP S.A., PAPELES BIOBIO

S.A., IANSA S.A.

Government Body: Municipality of Concepción and Municipality of San Pedro de la Paz: Both public

institutions in the period between 2012 and 2016 the amount of US $ 4,000 to support the

dissemination activities of research projects on lake bodies, wetlands, algal blooms and the

environmental heritage of both communes.

During the reporting period, the chair uses the facilities of the EULA Center and other spaces of the

University Campus of the University of Conception (classrooms, auditoriums, laboratories, vehicles,

etc.), as well as dependencies of the Municipalities and also of the Associated Companies.

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ANEXOS

ACTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Within the framework of this Chair, several actions have been taken in collaboration with the public

entities and Companies, both with those belonging to the PMBB, as well as with other companies in

the country oriented to general Environmental Education material for the formal and non-formal

education system. This has made possible the publication of books, brochures and others materials

that have been distributed free of charge

Educational cartons in Books:

Parra, O.; Figueroa, R.; Valdovinos, C.; Habit, E.&Díaz, M. 2013. PROGRAMA DE MONITOREO DE

LA CALIDAD DEL AGUA DEL SISTEMA RÍO BIOBÍO 1994-2012. Aplicación del Anteproyecto de

Noma Secundaria de la Calidad Ambiental (NSCA) del Río Biobío. Editorial Universidad de

Concepción, Chile, pp. 165.

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Biobío Monitoring Program in Book Chapter: Sustainable Initiatives of Water Management in

Latin America. A RALCEA Case Study Guide. "Biobío River Water Quality Program. A Private

Experience that Supports Sustainable Water Management

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Powerpoint presentation of Biobío Monitoring Program associated to UNESCO Chair

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Elaboration of Educational Material regarding Urban Lagoons of Concepción: Set of 12 educational films. Made in the context of the INNOVA Chile Project 10 CREC-8453.

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Elaboration of Diffusion Material regarding presence of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in Urban Lagoons of Great Concepción. Made in the context of Project FONIS – CONICYT No SA12 / 2176.

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