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Bolivian IHDP National Committee


Javier Gonzales Iwanciw is a food technologist and economist working on climate change issues since 1998. Since 2001 he is the lecturer and facilitator of the workshop “Knowledge Systems and Civilization” at Nur University and leader of the WebBased Knowledge initiative www.co-munidad.info. Since 2008 he is associate researcher of the Stockholm Environment Institute (Oxford Office). In 2001 he leaded a first National Workshop to build up the National Committee for IHDP. This workshop was co-sponsored as part of the IHDP "Seed Grant Initiative".




Contact person:

Javier Gonzales Iwanciw
Nur University
ca. Mendez Arcos No. 710
P.O. Box 6389
La Paz, Bolivia
Phone/Fax: + 591 2 2121700
Cell: +591 -720-02703
E-mail: and
http://www.nur.edu
http://www.co-munidad.info
Areas of expertise: Food system economics, rural development, social network analysis
Affiliations:
*Associate Researcher at Stockholm Environment Institute (Oxford Office)
*Member of the International Environment Forum
*Board Member of the recently formed Nur Development Institute (INDES)






Members of IHDP-Bolivia:

Javier Gonzales Iwanciw
Workshop “Knowledge Systems and Civilization”
Nur University
http://www.nur.edu
http://www.co-munidad.info
Ca. Mendez Arcos No. 710
P.O. Box 6389
La Paz, Bolivia
Phone/Fax: + 591 2 22121700
Cell: +591 -720-02703
E-mail: and

Marilin Aparicio
Facultad de Medicina
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA)
P.O. Box 11790
La Paz, Bolivia
E-mail:

Hugo Boero
Calle 27 (Genaro Bilbao la Vieja\) No. 44
Los Pinos, Bolivia
Phone: +591 2 279 7699
E-mail:

Julie Genge
Universidad Nur
Cristo Redentor y Tercer Anillo
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
E-mail:

Dr. Mauricio Zaballa
Docente Investigador
Instituto de Ecología
Campus Universitario C. 27 Cota Cota
La Paz, Bolivia
Phone: + 591 2 2200206
E-mail: and

Jorge Cusicanqui Giles
Director a.i.
Instituto de Investigaciones Agronómicas
C. Heroes del Acre No.1850
La Paz – Bolivia
Telf. 591-2-2484647
and

Bertha Gozalvez
Instituto de Investigaciones Geográficas
Av. & de Agosto Ed. Hoy 4to piso
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA)
F. Pizarro 2235
La Paz, Bolivia
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Key HDGEC research topics in Bolivia:

  • Vulnerability and adaptation to Global Environmental Change
  • Environmental quality in urban areas
  • Environmental conflict
  • Institutional dimensions of sustainability



Research Initiatives:

  • Climate change, water quality and human health, Institute of Public Health, UMSA
  • Climate change, markets and food security, Institute for Agricultural Studies
  • Air pollution and mitigation in Bolivian urban regions, Swiss Contact – IE
  • Working group on resilient communities, WebBased knowledge initiative http://www.co-munidad.info, Nur University. The bulletin of the initiative (in Spanish) you may download here



Products:

Gonzales I. J. 2005. Promoting Social Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability through Knowledge, Experiential and Co-learning Networks In Bolivia, REPORT, Shell Foundation, La Paz, Bolivia. Pdf document you findhere

Gonzales Iwanciw, J. (2001) National Human Dimensions Committee formed in Bolivia. IHDP Update Newsletter, Issue 03/2001, page 16. Pdf document you find here

Proceedings: National Workshop of the Bolivian Human Dimensions Network (Iwanciw, 2001, as part of the IHDP Seed Grant Initiative). Pdf document you find here

Gonzales Iwanciw, J. (2000) National Inventory of Institutions and Research Related to the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change in Bolivia. Pdf document you find here Completed as part of the IHDP Seed Grant Initiative. Will soon be available online in Spanish. Also available in CD form, upon request.






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