AMENAZA ROBOTO | from data to action

Step-By-Step Guide
Turn Data Into Action

Welcome to a space designed to provide access to educational resources that promote climate data journalism. Here, you can download our guide and explore tutorial videos. Learn how to use open data to investigate phenomena such as floods and their impact on cities, populations, and critical infrastructure.

This project was carried out through the Impact Seed Fund (ISF), an initiative by the Pulitzer Center.

By: Gabriel Farías and Miguel Ángel Dobrich.

December 20th, 2024
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Inspired by the From Drought to Floods series, this project translates complex data into practical tools that help highlight inequalities, inform public policy, and strengthen journalism as a driver of social change.
The analysis we conducted in this guide for Ciudad del Plata can be replicated using open datasets from your country. By following the steps presented and adapting the process to local geospatial, environmental, and census data, you can identify and analyze areas vulnerable to climate change.
ROCHA
Quicksand
Artisanal fishermen working in the brackish coastal lagoons of Valizas famously supply premium shrimp, attracting tourism, gastronomy, and commerce. But when an unusual climatic effect interrupted the communication between the ocean and inlets of this ecosystem at an inopportune time, it caused a bumper harvest that turned catastrophic.
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MONTEVIDEO
Climate change, mobility and inequality
The lives of domestic workers in Montevideo could be affected by the impacts of climate change and climate variability. At risk is a fundamental factor in achieving a certain level of well-being and reducing vulnerability: mobility.
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SAN JOSÉ
Commuter town
A large part of the population of Ciudad del Plata will be affected by the flooding projected by the Ministry of Environment due to climate change. In this investigation, Amenaza Roboto used the latest technology available to visualize the impact on the population and ecosystems as accurately as possible.
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To produce this investigation, public open databases of the Uruguayan State were used and new databases were created and made available to the public in open format for reuse in
Amenaza Roboto's GitHub library.
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