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Independent experts nominated by country party

Andres Carlos Ravelo

Title
Dr.
First name
Andres Carlos
Last name
Ravelo
Gender
M
Nominating Country
Date of Nomination
Other Disciplines
Agricultural Sciences
Soil Science
Atmospheric Sciences
Other
UN languages spoken

French

Job function
Professor, Researcher
Division
University of Cordoba / CONICET
Email
ravelo1@crean.agro.uncor.edu
Telephone number
54 351 4694195
Work experience
-Project leader of research projects dealing with agricultural climatology and remote sensing applications._x000D_
-conducted research projects for Central and South America, Caribbean and Sahelian Africa assessing the impact of drought on food production._x000D_
-collaborates with FAO/GIEWS on applications of remote sensing information in agriculture using public domain data and software
Highest Academic achievement and qualification
-Agricultural engineer, agricultural climatology, fac. Agron UBA_x000D_
-Phillisophy Doctor Atmospheric Sc., Univ. Missouri-Columbia, USA_x000D_
-Post-Doctor C. Atmos., Univ. Missouri-Columbia-NOAA; USA
Number of Publications
47
Publication titles
-"Climate Impact Assessment methods for early warning of drought/food shortages in Central and Soutch America, University Missouri Press, Columbia Missouri, USA, p 385, 1983_x000D_
-"Drought Subsistence Food shortages in the Caribbean Basin and Sub-Saharan Africa, University Missouri Press, Columbia Missouri, USA, p. 225, 1981_x000D_
-"Esitmating millet production for famine early warning: An application of crop simulation medelling in Burkina Faso. Agric. and Forest Met. J. 83:95-112; 1997_x000D_
-"Desarrollo de un sistema para la detección, seguimiento y evaluación de las sequías agrícolas en Argentina" (The development of a system for the identification, following and assessment of the agricultural drought in Argentina) press Argentina de Agrometerorología, 2001
Other activities
-Director of the Center for Assessment of Agriculture and Natural Resources_x000D_
-Researcher of the Argentine National Research Council_x000D_
-Full Professor of Agricultural Climatology, Univ. of Cordoba
Awards
1. National Research Council Fellowship 2. Member National Academy of Agriculture 3. Professorship Government Award
Organisation street address
Fac. C. Agropecuarias, AV. Valparaiso S/N Ciudad Universitaria
Organisation city
Cordoba
Organisation country
Argentina