Research: Which water will we need? Modern and traditional waters in the Bolivian Central Valleys from the perspective of future livelihood scenarios
GENERAL INFORMATION
28 years old and currently stationed in Rome, Italy.
My area of interest and competence lies where the human experience and the natural environment meet and conflate.
I come from quite an eclectic formative background, drawing together social and ecological sciences for the betterment of agriculture and natural resource management in general. I have been part of efforts to build resilient communities and territories by academia, public administrations, NGOs and the private sector. I have experience with socio-ecological issues, territorial management and rural development in Latin America and the Mediterranean, with a focus on environmental justice and the right of local communities to determine their own future and priorities.
My studies concern Social Anthropology, Political Ecology, Agroecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Restoration and Water Management. I have written about agricultural extension, rural development, racism and revolutionary politics. I am currently doing a PhD researching the effects different water management systems have on rural communities' perspectives about migrating or staying in their territories in the semi-arid central valleys of Bolivia (Cochabamba Department).
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- 2019-2022 Laurea Magistrale in Conservazione e Restauro dell'Ambiente e delle Foreste at Università della Tuscia
- 2018-2019 M.Sc in Anthropology, Environment and Development at University College London (UCL)
- 2015-2018 B.A. in History, Anthropology and Religions at Sapienza Università di Roma
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 2023-2024 Tecnico agro-ambientale volontario CeVI and Fundación Abril (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
- 2022-2023 Project Analyst at EcoRegió (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2022 Environmental technician at Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain)
- 2021 Research assistant at Stockholm Resilience Centre (Stockholm, Sweden)
PUBLICATIONS
- Pereira et al. 2023 "The living infinite", Marine Policy Volume 153, July 2023, 105644
- Pallarès Blanch M. & Superchi E. 2023 Breaking Cycles. How planning and investing in the Circular Transition can reverse the spirals of youth marginalisation and ecological degradation in the Mediterranean
- Pallarès Blanch M. & Superchi E. 2023 Sprouting in the Economy of Tomorrow. How the transition to a Green Economy can reverse the spirals of youth marginalisation and ecological degradation in the Mediterranean
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Italian (native)
- English (C2)
- Spanish (C2)
- Catalan (B2)
OTHER SKILLS
- Teamwork experience in multicultural context
- Social sciences and Anthropological research methodologies
- Academic writing
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on QGIS, Google Earth Pro, Google Engine
- Expert knowledge on European and Andean wildlife and ecology, animal and botanical species recognition
- Basic skeletal, anthropometric and taphonomic analysis