UK researcher explores possible collaboration on coupled natural/human systems

Dr. Mark Reed, an expert on environmental management and stakeholder participation, visited the University of Miami (UM) in early July of 2008 to explore possible areas of collaboration with UM researchers participating in the NSF-sponsored Argentina project. Mark was at the time affiliated with the Sustainability Research Institute of the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, although he has since taken a position at the School of Biological Sciences of the University of Aberdeen (Scotland).

During the visit, he met with Guillermo Podesta, Dave Letson and Kenny Broad. Various areas of collaboration where complementation and synergies could be achieved were identified, and a joint report was prepared for UK and US science funding agencies.

Mark Reed (left) with Dave Letson	Mark meets with Kenny Broad

David Letson works with Argentine colleagues on the value of climate information

Dave Letson, a resource economist at the University of Miami, visited Buenos Aires in July 2008 to work with Argentine collaborators. His visit focused on the estimation of the economic value of imperfect climate forecasts.

Dave’s visit coincided with the annual farm show, the largest in south America.