Berta Sánchez

Berta Sánchez
PhD candidate at the Agricultural and Natural Resources
Economics Programme of the Technical University of Madrid
April 2015
CONTACT DETAILS
CEIGRAM, Technical University of Madrid (UPM)
Senda del Rey 13, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
Email: [email protected] , [email protected]
Tel: +34 637166870, +34 911826659
RESEARCH
Nov 2011-At present Research coordinator of the Spanish team at Research Centre
for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risk
(CEIGRAM), Technical University of Madrid. Project: “Sustainable
farm Management Aimed at Reducing Threats to SOILs under
climate change” SmartSOIL. EU 7th Framework Programme
(Project number: 289694). UPM Leading researcher: Ana Iglesias.
Sept 2011-Dec 2012 Junior researcher at CEIGRAM (Technical University of Madrid).
Project: “Estudio de vulnerabilidad al cambio climático para el
sector de arroceros en Doñana”. Spanish Biodiversity Foundation
project, coordinated by WWF-Spain. UPM Leading researcher:
Ana Iglesias.
Sept 2010-Aug 2011 Junior researcher at Faculty of Life Sciences. University of
Copenhagen (UCPH). Project: “Climate change: Temperatures and
extreme events effect on growth and development of rice and
maize”. UCPH leading researcher: John R Porter.
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2011- 2015
2013 (March)
Grant for PhD studies by funding of SmartSOIL EU project. Technical
University of Madrid.
Grant for visiting the Alterra Research Institute, Wageningen UR (The
Netherlands).
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2012 (Aug-Sept) Grant for visiting the Department of Plant and Environmental
Sciences at Faculty of Life Sciences. University of Copenhagen
(Denmark).
2010 - 2011
Erasmus Program Scholarship for collaboration in the Department of
Plant and Environmental Sciences at Faculty of Life Sciences.
University of Copenhagen (Denmark).
EDUCATION
PhD candidate at the Agricultural and Natural Resources Economics Programme
(At present).Technical University of Madrid. Dissertation title: Climate change
mitigation and adaptation by small changes in farming practices.
Ms. in Agricultural and Natural Resources Economics (2013). Technical University
of Madrid. Dissertation title: Mitigation by small changes in farmers practices:
evaluation of local incentives to inform European Policy.
Agricultural Engineer (2010). Technical University of Madrid. Dissertation title:
Climate Change: Temperatures and extreme events effect on growth and development
of rice.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed journal papers
Iglesias A, Sánchez B, Garrote L, López I (In press) Towards adaptation to climate
change: water for rice in the coastal wetlands of Doñana, Southern Spain. Water
Resources Management
Sánchez B, Rasmussen A, Porter JR (2014) Temperatures and the growth and
development of maize and rice: a review. Global Change Biology, 20(2), 408-417
Sánchez B, Álvaro-Fuentes J, Cunningham R, Iglesias A (2014) Towards mitigation of
greenhouse gases by small changes in farming practices: understanding local barriers in
Spain. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 1-34. DOI:
10.1007/s11027-014-9562-7
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Ingram J, Mills J, Frelih‐Larsen A, Davis M, Merante P, Ringrose S, Molnar A, Sánchez B,
Ghaley BB, Karaczun Z (2014) Managing Soil Organic Carbon: A Farm Perspective.
EuroChoices, 13(2), 12-19
Books chapters
De Stefano L, Hernandez Mora N, Iglesias A, Sánchez B (2014) Water for rice farming
and biodiversity: exploring choices for adaptation to climate change in Doñana,
southern Spain. In: Stucker D and Lopez-Gun E (eds) Adaptation to Climate Change
through Water Resources Management: Capacity, Equity, and Sustainability. Oxford, UK:
Routledge / Earthscan.
Presentations in conferences and seminars
De Stefano L, Hernandez Mora N, Iglesias A, Sánchez B (2015) Water for rice farming
and biodiversity: Exploring choices for adaptation in Doñana, southern Spain. EGU
General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 12-17th April 2015
Sánchez B, Iglesias A, Sotes V (2014) The SmartSOIL toolbox. SmartSOIL Third
Stakeholders Workshop, Valladolid, Spain, 10th April 2015
Iglesias A, Sánchez B (2015) Climate Smart Agriculture. Session coordinator and
moderator. Group discussion on: Adaptation and mitigation synergies. Remedia Fourth
Workshop, Madrid, Spain, 23-25th March 2015
Sánchez B, Iglesias A, Álvaro-Fuentes (2015) Exploring strategic management of
agricultural soils for greenhouse gas mitigation: Stabilisation wedges in NE Spain.
Poster at the Remedia Fourth Workshop, Madrid, Spain, 23-25th March 2015
Iglesias A, Sánchez B (2015) Exploring strategic management of agricultural systems to
link mitigation and adaptation to climate change. 3rd Global Science Conference on
Climate-Smart Agriculture, CSA2015, Montpellier, France, 16-18th March 2015
Sánchez B (2014) Success factors and barriers to the uptake of good practices. Session
moderator. Group discussion on: How to address effectively the nutrient surplus?
Regional Conference: Closing the mineral cycle at farm level. Good practices to address
the nutrient surplus in Murcia, Spain, 4th November 2014
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Sánchez B, Iglesias A (2014) UPM outline and progress in SmartSOIL. SmartSOIL
Project Annual Meeting, La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain, 30-31th October
2014
Sánchez B, Iglesias A (2014) Implications of climate change for rice farming in the
Doñana wetland (SW Spain). WETLANDS 2014. Wetlands Biodiversity and Services:
tools for the socio-ecological development, Huesca, Spain, 14-18th September 2014
Lesschen JP, Sikirica N, Bonten L, Dibari C, Sánchez B, Kuikman P (2014) Modelling soil
carbon flows and stocks following a carbon balance approach at regional scale for the
EU-27. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 27th April - 2nd May 2014
Sánchez B, McVittie A, Iglesias A, Álvaro-Fuentes J (2014) How much might Spanish
farmers contribute to Mitigation?. Remedia Third Workshop, Valencia, Spain, 10-11th
April 2014
Sánchez B, Iglesias A, Sotes V (2014) Socio-economic aspects of crop and soil
management systems. SmartSOIL Second Stakeholders Workshop, Madrid, Spain, 28th
February 2014
Sánchez B, Iglesias A, Cayambe J, Medina F, Cunningham R (2013) UPM outline and
progress in SmartSOIL. SmartSOIL Project Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy, 4-6th
November 2013
Sánchez B (2013) Environment and climate change, Innovation. Session moderator. IX
Spanish National Congress of Agricultural Economics, Castelldefels, Spain, 3-5th
September 2013
Sánchez B, Álvaro-Fuentes J, Cunningham R, Iglesias A (2013) Mitigation by small
changes in farmers’ practices: evaluation of local incentives to inform European policy.
IX Spanish National Congress of Agricultural Economics, Castelldefels, Spain, 3-5th
September 2013
Sánchez B, Álvaro-Fuentes J, Cunningham R, Iglesias A (2013) Farmers’ response to
mitigation practices in Spain. Poster presented at the Remedia Second Workshop,
Zaragoza, Spain, 11-12th April 2013
Sánchez B, Iglesias A, Cunningham R (2012) Barriers and opportunities to
implementation of soil carbon management practices in Spain. SmartSOIL First
Stakeholders Workshop, Madrid, Spain, 22nd May 2012
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Sánchez B, Iglesias A (2012) Climate change vulnerability for the rice farming in
Doñana: identification of adaptation measures. WWF-Spain Second Stakeholders
Workshop, Aznalcázar (Sevilla), Spain, 6th June 2012
Sánchez B, Iglesias A (2012) Climate change mitigation by organic farming practices in
Spain. CAAE seminar, Sevilla, Spain, 5th June 2012
Sánchez B, Iglesias A, Cunningham R (2012) Climate change vulnerability for the rice
farming in Doñana: preliminary results. WWF-Spain First Stakeholders Workshop, Isla
Mayor (Sevilla), Spain, 3rd February 2012
Sánchez B, Iglesias A (2012) Spanish case study: Impacts of climate change on
agriculture in Spain. WWF-Spain Training on Climate Change Adaptation, Madrid, Spain,
26-27th January 2012
In preparation or submitted
Sánchez B, Iglesias A, McVittie A, Alvaro-Fuentes J, Ingram J, Mills J (Submitted to
Journal of Environmental Management) Exploring strategic management of agricultural
soils for greenhouse gas mitigation: Marginal abatement costs curves and stabilisation
wedges in NE Spain
Lesschen JP, Sikirica N, Bonten L, Dibari C, Sánchez B, Kuikman P (In preparation)
Modelling soil carbon flows and stocks following a carbon balance approach at regional
scale for the EU-27
Other publications
Merante P, Camilla D, Ferrise R, Bindi M, Lesschen JP, Kuikman P, Sánchez B , Iglesias A
(2015) Report on critical low soil organic matter contents, which jeopardise good
functioning of farming systems. Deliverable 2.4 for EU SmartSOIL project, European
Commission, Brussels. Available at http://smartsoil.eu/
Ingram J, Mills J, Ghaley BB, Dibari C, McVittie A, Molnar A, Sánchez B , Karaczun Z
(2014) Overview of socio-economic influences on crop and soil management systems.
Deliverable 5.2 for EU SmartSOIL project, European Commission, Brussels. Available at
http://smartsoil.eu/
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McVittie A, Ghaley BB, Molnar A, Dibari C, Karaczun Z, Sánchez B (2014) Report on the
cost-effectiveness of SOC measures. Deliverable 3.2 for EU SmartSOIL project, European
Commission, Brussels. Available at http://smartsoil.eu/
Sánchez B, Medina F, Iglesias A, Lesschen JP, Kuikman P (2013). Typical farming
systems and trends in crop and soil management in Europe. Deliverable 2.2 for EU
SmartSOIL project, European Commission, Brussels. Available at http://smartsoil.eu/
Ingram J, Mills J, Frelih‐Larsen A, Davis M, Merante P, Ringrose S, Molnar A, Sánchez B,
Ghaley BB, Karaczun Z (2012) Uptake of soil management practices and experiences
with decisions support tools: Analysis of the consultation with the farming community.
Deliverable 5.1 for EU SmartSOIL project, European Commission, Brussels. Available at
http://smartsoil.eu/
Iglesias A, Sánchez B, García de Jalón S, Cunningham R, Hernandez-Mora N, De Stefano
L (2012) Estudio de vulnerabilidad al cambio climático y medidas de adaptación para el
sector del arrozal en Doñana (Climate change vulnerability and adaptation for the rice
farming in Doñana). WWF-Spain report, Available at http://www.wwf.es/
LANGUAGES
Spanish: mother tongue
English: professional writing and speaking skills
COMPUTING SKILLS
STATA, ARCGIS, Think Cell, Palisade Decision Tool @RISK, GAMS.
COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES
2014 Introduction to R. CEIGRAM
2014 International Workshop of Conservation Agriculture. Asociación Española
Agricultura de Conservación. Suelos Vivos
2013 STATA: Analysis and results interpretation. Institute of Fiscal Studies (IEF)
2013 Applied statistics using STATA 12.0. CEIGRAM
2012 Introduction to ARCGIS. CEIGRAM
2008 Advanced Course on Agricultural Cooperatives Management. UPM
2007 Advanced Course on Crop Insurance. UPM
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OTHER MERITS
Member of the Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental
Risks (CEIGRAM)
Participation and collaboration in the Spanish case study recording of the
Documentary.dk series AG2020 about European farming and biodiversity - Land War of
the Species, Doñana Natural Park, Spain, 7-8th January 2014
(http://www.documentary.dk/)
Reviewer of peer-review articles in The Scientific World Journal, the European Journal
of Agronomy and Planta
Member of the Organization Committee for the SmartSOIL EU Project Annual Meeting at
La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain, 30-31th October 2014
External expert by contribution comments to tasks 1 – 3 in the EC Final report (2014)
Mainstreaming climate change into rural development policy post 2013.
Member of the Organization Committee for the Remedia IV Workshop, Madrid, Spain,
23-25th March 2015
REFERENCE CONTACTS
Professor Ana Iglesias Picazo. Department of Agricultural Economics and Social
Sciences, Technical University of Madrid, Spain, [email protected]
Professor John R. Porter. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University
of Copenhagen, Taastrup, Denmark, [email protected]
Dr. Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes. Department of Soil and Water, Estación Experimental de
Aula Dei (EEAD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Zaragoza,
Spain, [email protected]
Dr. Barbara Willaarts. Research Center for the Management of Agricultural and
Environmental Risks (CEIGRAM), Technical University of Madrid, Spain,
[email protected]
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