Amanda Palazzo profile picture

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

View more

Palazzo, A. , Valin, H. , Batka, M. , & Havlik, P. (2019). What level of public investments in irrigation is needed to make the SDGs achievable? In: Scenarios Forum 2019, 11-13 March 2019, Denver, Colorado.

Veeger, M., Mason-D'Croz, D., Dunston, S., Vervoort, J., & Palazzo, A. (2019). Crash-testing policies; How scenarios can support climate change policy formulation A methodological guide with case studies from Latin America. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Johnson, N., Burek, P. , Byers, E. , Falchetta, G., Flörke, M., Fujimori, S., Havlik, P. , Hejazi, M., Hunt, J. , Krey, V. , Langan, S. , Nakicenovic, N. , Palazzo, A. , Popp, A., Riahi, K. , van Dijk, M. , van Vliet, M.T.H., van Vuuren, D.P., Wada, Y. , Wiberg, D., Willaarts, B. , Zimm, C. , & Parkinson, S. (2019). Integrated Solutions for the Water-Energy-Land Nexus: Are Global Models Rising to the Challenge? Water 11 (11) no. 2223. 10.3390/w11112223.

Palazzo, A. , Valin, H. , Batka, M. , & Havlik, P. (2019). Investment needs for irrigation infrastructure along different socio-economic pathways. World Bank , Washington DC.

Palazzo, A. , van Dijk, M. , Willaarts, B. , Magnuszewski, P., Mayor Rodriguez, B., Burek, P. , Kahil, T. , Tang, T. , Byers, E. , Pachauri, S. , Poblete Cazenave, M. , Krisztin, T. , Riahi, K. , Krey, V. , Wada, Y. , Langan, S. , Obersteiner, M. , & Havlik, P. (2018). Integrated solutions for water, energy, and land nexus management the Zambezi Basin: stakeholder engagement and modeling. In: 3rd Zambezi Basin Stakeholders’ forum: Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus for Socio-Economic Benefits in the Zambezi River Basin, 8-9 October 2018, Lilongwe, Malawi.