Amanda Palazzo
Senior Research Scholar
Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Amanda Palazzo has been a research scholar in the Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group of the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program since 2012. She is one of the core developers of the partial-equilibrium Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM). As part of this work, she focuses on the water-energy-land-climate nexus. She has also worked extensively with stakeholder communities to improve the relevance of modeling tools for local and regional contexts by co-developing scenarios that incorporate local insights, challenges, and development priorities.Palazzo is the co-founder and current president of the IIASA Women in Science Club (WISC), which amplifies the scientific contributions of women and provides an inclusive platform for members to work together to tackle the challenges facing women in science. She also co-coordinates the WISC mentoring program.
Prior to joining IIASA, Palazzo worked at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) as a developer of the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT).
Last update: 11 NOV 2024
Publications
Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Vervoort, Joost, Palazzo, A. , Islam, Shahnila, Lord, Steven, Helfgott, Ariella, Havlik, P. , Peou, Rathana, Sassen, Marieke, Veeger, Marieke, van Soesbergen, Arnout, Arnell, Andrew P., Stuch, Benjamin, Arslan, Aslihan, & Lipper, Leslie (2016). Multi-factor, multi-state, multi-model scenarios: Exploring food and climate futures for Southeast Asia. Environmental Modelling & Software 83 255-270. 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.05.008.
Palazzo, A. , Rutting, L., Zougmoré, R., Vervoort, J.M., Havlik, P. , Jalloh, A., Aubee, E., Helfgott, A.E.S., Mason-D’Croz, D., Islam, S., Ericksen, P.J., Segda, Z., Moussa, A.S., Bayala, J., Kadi Kadi, H.A., Sibiry Traoré, P.C., & Thornton, P.K. (2016). The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Western Africa. Four socio-economic scenarios. CCAFS Working Paper no. 130. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) , Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pastor, A., Palazzo, A. , Havlik, P. , Kabat, P., Obersteiner, M. , & Ludwig, F. (2016). The future of irrigated agriculture under environmental flow requirements restrictions. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.
Walsh, B. , Rydzak, F., Palazzo, A. , Kraxner, F., Herrero, M., Schenk, P., Ciais, P., Janssens, I.A., Penuelas, J., Niederl-Schmidinger, A., & Obersteiner, M. (2015). New feed sources key to ambitious climate targets. Carbon Balance and Management 10 (1) 1-8. 10.1186/s13021-015-0040-7.
Pastor, A., Palazzo, A. , Havlik, P. , Ludwig, F., Obersteiner, M. , & Kabat, P. (2015). Defining New Global Land-use Map in 2050 by Including Environmental Flow Requirements. In: Systems Analysis 2015 - A Conference in Celebration of Howard Raiffa, 11 -13 November, 2015, Laxenburg, Austria.