Mercy J. Borbor-Cordova
Dr. Mercy J. Borbor-Cordova
Associate Professor
Faculty of Maritime Engineering and Marine Science
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, ESPOL
E5
Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30,5 Via Perimetral
Guayaquil, Guayas 090112
Ecuador
Mailing Address:
Faculty of Maritime Engineering and Marine Science
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, ESPOL
E5
Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30,5 Via Perimetral
-090112 Guayaquil, Guayas
Phone: +593 42269468
Phone2: +59342269468
E-mail:
meborbor(at) espol.edu.ecURL Institution:
www,espol.edu.ecPersonal URL:
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Additional functions:
Member, Scientific Committee Antarctic Research -Action Group on Antarctic Fuel Spill (AGAFS).Co-chair, SCAR/IASC - Open Science Conference People and Resources at the Poles – General Session, St Petersburg, Russia, July 2008.Research Associate Instituto Antartico Ecuatoriano.Scientific Advisor, Direccion de Medio Ambiente, Municipio de Guayaquil, Ecuador.Member alumni, Fulbright Association
IPCC lead author AR6 Chapter 13
Key Publications of Mercy J. Borbor-Cordova (up to ten) :
1. MJ (2019). Co-developing climate services for public health: Stakeholder needs and perceptions for the prevention and control of Aedes-transmitted diseases in the Caribbean. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 13(10): e0007772
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007772
2. Tauzer E, Borbor-Cordova MJ, Mendoza J, De La Cuadra T, Cunalata J, Stewart-Ibarra AM (2019). A participatory community case study of periurban coastal flood vulnerability in southern Ecuador. PLoS ONE 14(10): e0224171.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224171
3. Ryan SJ, Mundis SJ, Aguirre A, Lippi CA, Beltran E, Heras F, V. Sanchez, M.J. Borbor-Cordova, R. Sippy, A.M. Stewart-Ibarra, M. Neira (2019) Seasonal and geographic variation in insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti in southern Ecuador. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 13(6): e0007448. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007448
4. Borbor-Cordova M.J. , Torres G., Mantilla G., Casierra A., Bermudez R., Renteria W., Bayot B. (2019). Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms on the Ecuadorian Coast: integrating remote sensing and biological data. Front. Mar. Sci. | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00013
5. Torres Gladys, Carnicer Olga, Canepa Antonio, De La Fuente Patricia, Recalde Sonia, Narea Richard, Pinto Edwin, Borbor-Córdova Mercy (2019). Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Dinoflagellates Along the Tropical Eastern Pacific Coast (Ecuador). Frontiers in Marine Science, VOL 6, 2019, Pag 145 https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00145
6. Borbor-Cordova M.J., Pozo-Cajas, Cedeno, Mantilla, Kislik, Espinoza Celi, Lira, Ruiz and Torres (2018). Risk Perception of Coastal Communities and Authorities on Harmful Algal Blooms in Ecuador. Frontiers Mar. Sci. | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00365
7. Ryan, Sadie J. and Lippi, Catherine A. and Nightingale, Ryan and Hamerlinck, Gabriela and Borbor- Cordova, Mercy J. and Cruz B, Marilyn and Ortega, Fernando and Leon, Renato and Waggoner, Egan and Stewart-Ibarra, Anna M. (2019). Socio-Ecological Factors Associated with Dengue Risk and Aedes aegypti Presence in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, 5, article number 682, http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/5/682
8. Molina, L. T., Gallardo, L., Andrade, M., Baumgardner, D., Borbor?Córdova, M., Bórquez, R., ... & Huneeus, N. (2015). Pollution and its Impacts on the South American Cryosphere. Earth's Future, 3(12), 345-369.
9. Stewart Ibarra AMS, Muñoz ÁG, Ryan SJ, Borbor-Cordova MJ, Beltran Ayala E, Finkelstein JL, Mejía R, Ordoñez T, Recalde-Coronel GC, Rivero K: Spatiotemporal clustering, climate periodicity, and social-ecological risk factors for dengue during an outbreak in Machala, Ecuador, in 2010. BMC Infect Diseases 2014, 14:610
10. Patricia Romero-Lankao; Hua Qin, Mercy Borbor-Cordova. Exploration of health risks related to air pollution and temperature in three Latin American cities. 2012. Social Science and Medicine. Volume 83, April 2013, Pages 110–118
Borbor M., Boyer E.W. , McDowell W.H., Hall A.S. 2006. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Budgets for a Tropical Agricultural Watershed: Guayas, Ecuador. Biogeochemistry Vol 79, pp 135-161.
Expertise of Mercy J. Borbor-Cordova:
Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
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Expert Type | Research Interface / Management |
Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Air Pollution |
Topic Hydrosphere | Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
| Precipitation / Runoff |
| Ocean |
| Water Pollution / Waste Water |
Topic Integrated Systems | Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon |
Topic Ecosystems | Marine Ecosystems |
Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Water |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
Topic Politics/Law | Adaptation |
Topic Society | Population Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation |
| Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
| Education / Communication / Participation |
Topic Health | Infectious / Vector Borne Disease |
| Pollution Effects / Water Quality |
| Weather / Radiation / Climatic Effects |
Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
Time Frame | Recent / Today |
| Future |
Statistical Focus | Variability |
Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires |
| Data Analysis |
| Applied Research / Technology |
| Integrated Assessment |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building |
Mountain Research Initiative | Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions |
Specialties of Mercy J. Borbor-Cordova:
Socio-ecologial systems, climate and health, resilience in coastal areas, oean health.
Last update: 11/25/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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