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Petr Havlík

Program Director and Principal Research Scholar

Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program

Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scholar

Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group

Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program

Biography

Petr Havlík joined IIASA in 2007 as a research scholar in the former Forestry Program and is currently the Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program (BNR) Director. Within BNR, he also leads the Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group (IBF).

His research interests are in integrated modeling of natural resources and ecosystems management for the development of transformations in food and bio-based sectors that enable satisfying human needs while ensuring the sustainable use of terrestrial and marine environments. In this context, he also led the development of the renowned IIASA Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM).

He coordinates the institute’s contributions to global land use related foresight and assessment activities with European Commission funded research projects, and with international agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank. At the national level, Havlík coordinates the contribution to policies and regulatory processes in, among others, China, the European Union, Indonesia, and the USA. These projects generated funding for IIASA of about EUR 14 million.

While working at IIASA, he also held a three-year joint position with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).

Havlík has been among the World’s most Highly Cited Researchers since 2018 and was ranked by Reuters as the sixth most influential climate scientist worldwide. His scientific excellence is also recognized by his appointment as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), and the leading roles he plays in other international scientific networks, such as the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP).

Havlík received his PhD from the University of Montpellier 1 in France, and Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic.



Last update: 04 APR 2023

Publications

Forsell, N., Korosuo, A., Lauri, P., Gusti, M., Havlik, P. , Böttcher, H., & Hennenberg, K. (2016). Follow-up study on impacts on resource efficiency of future EU demand for bioenergy (ReceBio follow-up). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. ISBN 978-92-79-64433-7

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.

Ekins, P., Hughes, N., Brigenzu, S., Arden Clark, C., Fischer-Kowalski, M., Graedel, T., Hajer, M., Hashimoto, S., Hatfield-Dodds, S., Havlik, P. , Hertwich, E., Ingram, J., Kruit, K., Miligan, E., Moriguchi, Y., Nasr, N., Newth, D., Obersteiner, M. , Ramaswami, A., Schandl, H., Suh, S., Swiling, M., van der Woet, E., Walsh, B. , West, J., & Westhowk, H. (2016). Resource Efficiency: Potential and Economic Implications. Report of the International Resource Panel, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Paris

Forsell, N., Korosuo, A., Havlik, P. , Valin, H. , Lauri, P., Gusti, M., Kindermann, G. , Obersteiner, M. , Böttcher, H., Hennenberg, K., Hünecke, K., Wiegmann, K., Bowyer, C., Nanni, S., Allen, B., Poláková, J., Fitzgerland, J., & Linder, M. (2016). Study on impacts on resource efficiency of future EU demand
for bioenergy (ReceBio). Final report.
Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. ISBN 978-92-79-58757-3