Narvaez, Liliana
Research Associate
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- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-EHS
- OFFICE:
- Environmental Vulnerability & Ecosystem Services Section (EVES)
- E-MAIL:
- narvaez@ehs.unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +49-228-815-0278
- NATIONALITY:
- Colombia
Research Interests
- Ecosystem based approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) and Adaptation (EbA)
- Volcano Risk Management
- Vulnerability of Social-Ecological Systems
Education
- M.Sc. Geography of Environmental Risk and Human Security, United Nations University (UNU-EHS) & University of Bonn. Germany
- B.Sc. Geology, University of Caldas. Colombia
Biographical Statement
Liliana Narvaez is a Colombian Geologist who graduated from University of Caldas (Manizales, Colombia) and holds a Master of Science on Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security from University of Bonn & United Nations University (Bonn, Germany).
Before joining as a Research Associate of the Environmental Vulnerability & Ecosystem Services (EVES) section at UNU-EHS, Liliana worked as a Research Assistant of the Global Mountain Safeward Research (GLOMOS) project, a joint initiative between EURAC Research & UNU-EHS. Previously, she worked for more than 6 years as a Disaster Risk Management specialist in several projects in Colombia and Panama. She was part of a scientific team assessing natural processes, including geological, geomorphological and climatic threats, analyzing exposed areas and potential losses and damages. She began her career with the Colombian Geological Service (SGC), working on volcanic hazard evaluation, disaster risk communication and risk reduction initiatives at national and local levels, including small rural communities and indigenous peoples. Additionally, she completed an internship with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in the Regional Office for Mexico, Central American and The Caribbean (ORMACC), based in Costa Rica. This internship focused on climate change adaptive capacities assessments under the Ecosystem Based Adaptation (EbA) approach. Her master thesis addressed the role of agency during the building process of adaptive capacities to water availability in a small coastal area in El Salvador.
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Articles
- Walz, Yvonne, Janzen, Sally, Narvaez, Liliana, Ortiz-Vargas, Andrea, Woelki, Jacob, Doswald, Nathalie and Sebesvari, Zita (2021). Disaster-related losses of ecosystems and their services. Why and how do losses matter for disaster risk reduction?. International Journal for Disaster Risk Reduction, 63(102425), 1-16
- Janzen, Sally, Emerton, Lucy, van der Geest, Kees, Narvaez, Liliana and Sebesvari, Zita (2021). Assessing losses and damages to ecosystem services: current state and opportunities for the Warsaw International Mechanism under the UNFCCC. Climate Policy, 21(7), 912-926
- Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen, Arce-Mojica, Teresa, Boehmer, Hans Juergen, Doswald, Nathalie, Emerton, Lucy, Friess, Dan A., Galvin, Stephen, Hagenlocher, Michael, James, Harrhy, Laban, Peter, Lacambra, Carmen, Lange, Wolfram, McAdoo, Brian G., Moos, Christiane, Mysiak, Jaroslav, Narvaez, Liliana, Nehren, Udo, Peduzzi, Pascal, Renaud, Fabrice G., Sandholz, Simone, Schreyers, Louise, Sebesvari, Zita, Tom, Twinkle, Tryanti, Annisa, van Eijk, Pieter, van Staveren, Martjin, Vicarelli, Marta and Walz, Yvonne (2021). Scientific evidence for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction. Nature Sustainability, 1-8
Reports
- Walz, Yvonne, Sandholz, Simone, Urrutia, Manuel, Narvaez, Liliana, Ramírez, Andrea and Saenger, Nathalie (2023). Nature-based Solutions for integrated planning and implementation of disaster and climate risk management. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
- Narvaez, Liliana, Janzen, Sally, Eberle, Caitlyn and Sebesvari, Zita (2022). Technical Report: Taiwan drought. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2021/2022. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- Narvaez, Liliana and Eberle, Caitlyn (2022). Technical Report: Southern Madagascar food insecurity. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2021/2022. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- Walz, Yvonne, Janzen, Sally, Narvaez, Liliana, Ortiz-Vargas, Andrea, Woelki, Jacob, Doswald, Natalie and Sebesvari, Zita (2022). A way forward to monitor disaster-related losses of ecosystems and ecosystem services in the Sendai Framework Monitor. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- Narvaez, Liliana, Szarzynski, Joerg and Sebesvari, Zita (2022). Technical Report: Tonga volcano eruption. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2021/2022. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- O',Connor, Jack, Eberle, Caitlyn, Narvaez, Liliana, Higuera Roa, Oscar, Oakes, Robert, Sparkes, Edward and Sebesvari, Zita (2022). Interconnected Disaster Risks. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- Narvaez, Liliana, Janzen, Sally and Sebesvari, Zita (2021). Technical Report: Chinese Paddlefish Extinction. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- O',Connor, Jack, Eberle, Caitlyn, Cotti, Davide, Hagenlocher, Michael, Hassel, Jonathan, Janzen, Sally, Narvaez, Liliana, Newsom, Amy, Ortiz-Vargas, Andrea, Schuetze, Simon, Sebesvari, Zita, Sett, Dominic and Walz, Yvonne (2021). Interconnected Disaster Risks. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
- Janzen, Sally, Narvaez, Liliana and O',Connor, Jack (2021). Technical Report: Coral Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021. United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).