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
Janssens, C., Havlik, P. , Boere, E., Palazzo, A. , Mosnier, A., Leclère, D. , Balkovic, J. , & Maertens, M. (2022). A sustainable future for Africa through continental free trade and agricultural development. Nature Food 3 (8) 608-618. 10.1038/s43016-022-00572-1.
Willaarts, B. , Palazzo, A. , Kahil, T. , Tang, T. , & Heyl, A. (2021). Sustainable development pathways to water, food, and energy security in the Zambezi basin. IIASA Policy Brief. Laxenburg, Austria: PB-27
Frank, S. , Gusti, M. , Havlík, P. , Lauri, P., Di Fulvio, F. , Forsell, N., Hasegawa, T., Krisztin, T. , Palazzo, A. , & Valin, H. (2021). Land-based climate change mitigation potentials within the agenda for sustainable development. Environmental Research Letters 16 (2) e024006. 10.1088/1748-9326/abc58a.
Sperling, F., Havlik, P. , Denis, M., Valin, H. , Palazzo, A. , Gaupp, F., & Visconti, P. (2020). Transformations within reach: Pathways to a sustainable and resilient world - Resilient Food Systems. IIASA Report. IIASA-ISC
Ali, Z., Green, R., Zougmoré, R.B., Mkuhlani, S., Palazzo, A. , Prentice, A.M., Haines, A., Dangour, A.D., & Scheelbeek, P.F.D. (2020). Long-term impact of West African food system responses to COVID-19. Nature Food 1 768-770. 10.1038/s43016-020-00191-8.