Carlos Saavedra
Dr. Carlos Saavedra
Water Resource and Climate Change Senior Advisor
Climate Change
Water Resources
HELVETAS - Bolivia
Calle Rosendo Gutiérrez N 704, Casilla
La Paz, 2518
Bolivia
Phone: 591 72736306
Additional functions:
Advisory on:
Integrated Water Resources Management at Catchment and Basin Scale
Multiactors platforms on Climate Change
Water Governance
Watershed Management
Climate change adaptatio and Disaster Risk Reduction
Key Publications of Carlos Saavedra (up to ten) :
Asessment of Land Degradation in the Andean Region using Geoinformation
Water Governance at regional level: experiences in commonwealths, Bolivia
Impact Assessment of water and soil conservation practices in the Norte Potosi, Bolivia
Experiences on Watershed Management in Bolivia
Expertise of Carlos Saavedra:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Research Interface / Management |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
| Precipitation / Runoff |
| Water Pollution / Waste Water |
| Topic Cryosphere | Glaciers |
| Topic Pedosphere | Soil Formation |
| Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification |
| Soil Pollution and Restauration |
| Topic Lithosphere | Geochemical Processes |
| Sediments: Formation, Dynamics, Metamorphism |
| Topic Biosphere | Plants |
| Biodiversity |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Hydrogeochemical Cycle |
| Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain |
| Life Cycle |
| Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
| Food Security |
| Energy |
| Water |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
| Topic Technology | Technical Environmental Protection |
| Recycling |
| Topic Politics/Law | Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions |
| Adaptation |
| Topic Society | Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
| Education / Communication / Participation |
| Topic Culture/History | Ethics / Cultural Values |
| Topic Health | Pollution Effects / Water Quality |
| Weather / Radiation / Climatic Effects |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Social Sustainability |
| Economic Sustainability |
| Time Frame | Past: Historical / Archeological |
| Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Variability |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
| Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Analysis |
| Modeling |
| Applied Research / Technology |
| Integrated Assessment |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
| Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions |
| Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management |
| Africa |
| Latin America |
| South East Asia |
Specialties of Carlos Saavedra:
My expertice is related to process for the implementation of watershed management at local, regional and national level.
mainstreaming of Climate change and DRR into development
landscape modelling
environemtnal modelling
climate change adaptation
Last update: 12/4/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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