Dirk Hoffmann

Mr. Dirk Hoffmann
Director Ejecutivo
Instituto Boliviano de la Montaña
BMI
Calle 4 "Sajama" No. 5, Urb. La Barqueta, Achumani
La Paz
Bolivia

Mailing Address:
Instituto Boliviano de la Montaña
BMI
Casilla 3 - 12417
- La Paz



Phone: +591 (0) 2 271 24 32
Fax: +591 (0) 2 271 24 32
E-mail: dirk.hoffmann(at)berlin.de
URL Institution: www.bolivian-mountains.org
Personal URL: link


Additional functions:
Member of the Commission on Protected Areas of IUCN
Member of the Bolivian National Working Group on Protected Areas (GNTAP - Grupo Nacional de Trabajo sobre Áreas Protegidas)


Key Publications of Dirk Hoffmann (up to ten) :
HOFFMANN, D. (2015): Navegando futuro. Dos experiencias de adaptación al cambio climático en Bolivia. Fundación Friedrich Ebert: La Paz, Bolivia, 188 pp. Available at: http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/bolivien/12100.pdf
HOFFMANN, D. & T. TORRES-HEUCHEL (2015): Cambio climático en Bolivia. Lo mejor del Klimablog 2013-2015. Instituto Boliviano de la Montaña – BMI: La Paz, 128 pp.
HOFFMANN, D. (2015): Die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die tropischen Gletscher Boliviens. In: Lozán, J.L., Grassl, H., Kasang, D. & H. Escher-Vetter (Hrsg.). Warnsignal Klima: Das Eis der Erde. Elektronische Veröffentlichung (Kap. 4.11) – www.klima-warnsignale.uni-hamburg.de
HOFFMANN, D., TARQUINO, R., CORRO AYALA, J.F. & LAVADENZ, L. (2014): Métodos para caracterizar la dinámica de los sistemas socio-ecológicos asociados a los bofedales altoandinos (Cordillera Real, Bolivia). Ecología en Bolivia 49(3): 132-140.
HOFFMANN, D. & C. REQUENA (2013): Bolivia en un mundo 4 grados más caliente: Escenarios sociopolíticos ante el cambio climático en el altiplano norte. Article in preparation, Online Conference Climate 2013.
HOFFMANN, D. & D. WEGGENMANN (2013): Climate Change Induced Glacier Retreat and Risk Management: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Apolobamba Mountain Range, Bolivia. In: Leal Filho, W. (2013): Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Management. Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany, pp 71-88.
HOFFMANN, D. (2012). Participatory Glacier Lake Monitoring in Apolobamba Protected Area. A Bolivian Experience. In: “Journal for Sustainability Education”, 19 de marzo de 2012: http://www.jsedimensions.org/wordpress/content/participatory-glacier-lake-monitoring-in-apolobamba-protected-area-a-bolivian-experience_2012_03/
HOFFMANN, D., OETTING, I., ARNILLAS, C. A. & ULLOA, R. 2011. Climate Change and Protected Areas in the Tropical Andes. In: HERZOG, S. K., MARTÍNEZ, R., JOERGENSEN, P. M. & TIESSEN, H. (eds.) Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Tropical Andes. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Scientific Committee on Problems of the Envrionment (SCOPE).
HOFFMANN, D. & I. OETTING (2011): Climate Change in Bolivia. In: Leal Filho, Walter (Ed.): The Economic, Social and Political Elements of Climate Change, Series: Climate Change Management, Springer.



Expertise of Dirk Hoffmann:

Expertise Category	Specific Expertise
Expert Type	Expert Type
	Scientific / Fundamental Research
Topic Atmosphere	Global Warming
Topic Cryosphere	Cryosphere
	Glaciers
Topic Biosphere	Biosphere
	Biodiversity
Topic Ecosystems	Ecosystems
	Terrestrial Ecosystems
Topic Economy/ResourceUse	Economy / Resource Use
	Water
	Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
Topic Politics/Law	Politics / Law
	Adaptation
	Regionalization / Globalization
Topic Society	Society
	Organisations / Institutions
	Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes
Topic Culture/History	Culture / History
	Ethics / Cultural Values
Topic Sustainability	Sustainability
	Social Sustainability
Time Frame	Time Frame
	Recent / Today
	Future
Methods	Method
	Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires
	Data Collection - Documents, Archives
	Literature Study
	Policy Analysis and Formation
	Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building
	Program Coordination / Management
Mountain Research Initiative	MRI Research area
	Sustainable land use and natural resources management

Specialties of Dirk Hoffmann:
1 - Climate change research; science and impacts, mitigation strategies and local adaptation, high mountain ecosystems and vulnerability;
2 - Science communication, teaching and scientific writing;
3 - National park management: decentralization of national park systems, municipal protected areas, biodiversity monitoring, local management of natural resources, public participation


Last update: 1/12/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)

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