Implications of climate change for the Andean Highlands
A discussion of the relationship between Altiplano rainfall and large scale circulation on sub-seasonal, interannual and longer timescales, and changes in this relationship in 21st century […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): A. Seth
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Climate variability and change in the Andean highlands
Abstract: The Altiplano region of Bolivia and Peru is vulnerable to both climate variability and climate change. Its proximity to El Nino and the Southern Oscillation […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): A. Seth; J. Thibeault; M. Garcia
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Paying for watershed services in Latin America: A review of current initiatives
This paper addresses the challenge of using PES to enhance hydrologic services in Latin America. To begin, the current state of implementation is described. We are […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): D. Southgate; S. Wunder
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Regional differences and similarities in PES programs for hydrologic services
This presentation summarizes regional syntheses of payments for watershed services (PWS) activities in Africa (Paul Ferraro), Asia (Margie Huang and Shyam Upadhyaya, and Latin America (Douglas […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): T. Dillaha
- Type of Document: Media
Payments for Watershed Services: Regional syntheses
This brief is a synthesis of the three regional reviews of Payments for Watershed Services (PWS) that were developed for Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Payments […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): T.A. Dillaha; P.J. Ferraro; M. Huang; D. Southgate; S.K. Upadhyaya; S. Wunder
- Type of Document: Research Brief
Efecto de fertilizantes organicos y inorganicos en el cultivo de la papa (Solanum tuberosum L.) en cuatro comunidades del Altiplano central de Bolivia
A presentation about the importance of potato production, definition of the problem, methodology, model, measure variables, results and discussion, and conclusions of the project that evaluates […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): E. Tangara
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Presentacion avances proyecto SANREM: Programa Peru
A presentation about work being done in Peru about the SANREM CRSP project LTR-4 “Adapting to change in the Andean Highlands”.
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): C. Turin; P. Condor
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Proyecto SANREM – MU website
A website managed by the University of Cordillera for SANREM’s Long-Term Research Project 4. This research project is based at the University of Missouri, and focuses […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): Universidad de la Cordillera
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Manejo de recursos naturales para agricultura de pequena escala basado en cuencas hidrograficas: El caso de la subcuenca del rio Chimbo
Summary: Powerpoint presentation of project activities in Ecuador. Presented to Bolivian research team.
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): V. Barrera; INIAP
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Encuesta de linea base estrategias de vida, capitales y practicas: Municipios de Umala y Ancoraimes, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia, ciclo 2005-2006
A household survey, implemented in 9 communities of two regions of the Bolivian Altiplano, Umala and Ancoraimes, two different ecosystems, was completed in October of 2006. […]
- Date of Publication: 2007
- Author(s): C. Valdivia
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management