The Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)2 is a center of excellence created in 2013 with funding from the Priority Areas Program (Fondap) of Chile’s National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (Conicyt). It is the point of contact and collaboration for researchers from Universidad de Chile (sponsoring institution), Universidad de Concepción and Universidad Austral de Chile (associated institutions), along with others from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez and Universidad Diego Portales. Affiliated researchers also contribute to other academic institutions.