Estudio prospectivo de la gestión de conocimiento en resiliencia climática del futuro en el Sector Obras Públicas y Transportes de Costa Rica al año 2035
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2026-01-30
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Arce Anchía, María Victoria
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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El impacto del cambio climático en el territorio costarricense está provocando mayor ocurrencia de eventos hidrometeorológicos con más frecuencia e intensidad, desde inundaciones y deslizamientos en vías públicas, hasta sequías enmarcadas en el Corredor Seco Centroamericano. Los riesgos en la erosión costera en varios puntos del país, y afectaciones por marejadas, oleajes o inundación costera. De igual forma, los posibles cambios en la durabilidad de las estaciones (seca y lluviosa), sumados al fenómeno de la variabilidad climática, suscitan la siguiente pregunta: ¿qué recursos se necesitan en una organización para hacer frente a los efectos del cambio climático? La aplicación del método prospectivo de la escuela voluntarista brinda el medio científico para explorar el futuro de la gestión de conocimiento en resiliencia climática para el Sector Obras Públicas y Transportes de Costa Rica. Se inicia con el Estado del Arte, la presentación de la organización como objeto de estudio, su ubicación dentro del enfoque de la dinámica del sistema y las condiciones con las que cuenta en la gestión de conocimiento, así como su injerencia en procesos de gestión del riesgo y acción climática. El segundo componente del Estado del Arte, análisis de las fuerzas motrices que mueven el mundo, considerando en primera instancia las megatendencias: Cambio Climático y la Masificación del Conocimiento y Convergencia Tecnológica, que son fuerzas que afectan actualmente al Sector y lo seguirán haciendo en el futuro. Esta exploración del entorno también considera las tendencias y la vigilancia tecnológica e inteligencia competitiva, que alertan respecto de cómo están trabajando instancias similares al Sector en otras latitudes y sus estrategias en su lucha contra el cambio climático. El Estado del Arte permite explorar los conocimientos, capacidades y herramientas que se emplean en otras partes del mundo como tecnologías emergentes y que ya son parte del quehacer científico internacional. Sus resultados facilitaron la presentación del panorama mundial a los actores de la organización que participaron en el taller de Factores de Cambio, en el cual se validaron e identificaron las variables estratégicas y las variables de enlace. Estas últimas fueron elegidas en el taller como los conductores de cambio en la construcción de las narrativas de los escenarios posibles.
The impact of climate change in Costa Rica is causing more frequent and intense hydrometeorological events, ranging from floods and landslides on public roads to droughts within the Central American Dry Corridor. Risks of coastal erosion are increasing in various parts of the country, along with the impact of storm surges, waves, and coastal flooding. Similarly, potential changes in the duration of the dry and rainy seasons, coupled with climate variability, raise the question: what resources does an organization need to cope with the effects of climate change? Applying the prospective method of the voluntarist school provides the scientific framework for exploring the future of knowledge management in climate resilience for the Public Works and Transportation Sector in Costa Rica. This begins with a review of the current state of research, presenting the organization as the object of study, its position within the systems dynamics approach, and its current knowledge management capabilities, as well as its involvement in risk management and climate action processes. The second component of the State of the Art analysis focuses on the driving forces shaping the world, initially considering megatrends such as climate change and the massification of knowledge and technological convergence. These forces currently affect the sector and will continue to do so in the future. This exploration of the environment also considers trends and technological monitoring and competitive intelligence, which provide insights into how similar entities in the sector are operating in other regions and their strategies in combating climate change. The State of the Art analysis allows for the exploration of knowledge, capabilities, and tools employed in other parts of the world, including emerging technologies that are already part of international scientific practice. Its findings facilitated the presentation of the global landscape to the organization's stakeholders who participated in the Change Factors workshop. During this workshop, strategic and linking variables were validated and identified. These linking variables were selected as the drivers of change in constructing narratives of possible scenarios.
The impact of climate change in Costa Rica is causing more frequent and intense hydrometeorological events, ranging from floods and landslides on public roads to droughts within the Central American Dry Corridor. Risks of coastal erosion are increasing in various parts of the country, along with the impact of storm surges, waves, and coastal flooding. Similarly, potential changes in the duration of the dry and rainy seasons, coupled with climate variability, raise the question: what resources does an organization need to cope with the effects of climate change? Applying the prospective method of the voluntarist school provides the scientific framework for exploring the future of knowledge management in climate resilience for the Public Works and Transportation Sector in Costa Rica. This begins with a review of the current state of research, presenting the organization as the object of study, its position within the systems dynamics approach, and its current knowledge management capabilities, as well as its involvement in risk management and climate action processes. The second component of the State of the Art analysis focuses on the driving forces shaping the world, initially considering megatrends such as climate change and the massification of knowledge and technological convergence. These forces currently affect the sector and will continue to do so in the future. This exploration of the environment also considers trends and technological monitoring and competitive intelligence, which provide insights into how similar entities in the sector are operating in other regions and their strategies in combating climate change. The State of the Art analysis allows for the exploration of knowledge, capabilities, and tools employed in other parts of the world, including emerging technologies that are already part of international scientific practice. Its findings facilitated the presentation of the global landscape to the organization's stakeholders who participated in the Change Factors workshop. During this workshop, strategic and linking variables were validated and identified. These linking variables were selected as the drivers of change in constructing narratives of possible scenarios.
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Prospectiva estratégica, Gestión de conocimiento, Resiliencia Climática, Acción climática, Sector Obras Públicas de Costa Rica, Cambio climático, Gestión del Riesgo y Desastres, Escenarios de futuro, Vigilancia Tecnológica, Knowledge management, Strategic foresight
