El Niño: from understanding its large-scale dynamics to predicting local impacts on hydroclimatology in Peru
Funded by the Harvard Seed Fund Grants. 30,000 USD. @UTEC: Dr. Pedro Rau & Dr. Daniel Horna @Harvard University: Dr. Eli Tziperman
The proposed research provides an understanding of the large-scale dynamics of Pacific Ocean events, such as the El Niño Phenomenon, and the local implications in South America. The combination of observational analysis and a model-based study of El Niño’s dynamics and of its effects on Peru should lead to an improved forecasting and community warming ability.
ePIURA: multidisciplinary approach for the Planning of Urban Infrastructure, mapping Environmental Risk
Funded by the World Bank, through Fondecyt. 350,000 PEN. @UTEC: Dr. Dr. Pedro Rau (PI), Dr. Daniel Horna (co-PI), Dr. Patrick Venail (co-PI) @Universidad Nacional de Frontera-Sullana @Kawsay
This project proposes a multidisciplinary research project to quantify the effects of the El Niño in communities in the metropolitan area of the Piura river basin. UTEC will lead the work of identifying the localized climatic, geomorphological and pluvial processes that increase the risk of extreme events in the riverside communities of the city of Piura. The economic costs associated with affecting the urbanized environment will also be identified in the face of the occurrence of an extreme event and the impact generated by the type of existing urban planning, in collaboration with local universities. Finally, the research team will develop recommendations and multidisciplinary action tools for this type of urban environment.
