MPPCM: Latin American Node
Report
San Francisco 17/18 July 2003
Conferences
• Conference 3er Congreso Internacional de Cultura y
Desarrollo, “Terrorismo y escenarios de futuros”, Verònica
Peredo & Carlos Moneta, La Habana, Cuba, 9th to 12nd
of June, 2003.
• Latin America Prospective and Political Leadeship,
Master´s Degree Course on Government Management,
Universidad de Palermo June 2003, Miguel Angel
Gutierrez
Seminaries
Research Seminar on Future Studies: Global and Regional Scenarios
Post Irak Word, at Master’s Degree Course, Universidad Nacional de
La Plata-ENI June and July 2003 by M. A. Gutierrez & Veronica Peredo.
Books 2003 (Annex: I)
• The Challenge of International Terrorism
and Papers
• “Un análisis político prospectivo para América
Latina a partir de los efectos de la globalización”
by M. A. Gutierrez published at “Estudios
Internacionales” magazine of Universidad de
Chile, N˚138, July-September, 2002
• “Latin America and the challenge of Digital
Economy at the beginning of his 3st Century of
independent life” by M. A. Gutierrez for WFS
2003 Conference.
Project Researches
(Annexe: II)
WORKSHOP: IAI SMALL GRANT PROJECTS “SOIL MOISTURE
VARIABILITY IN THE RÍO DE LA PLATA BASIN: ASSESSMENTS OF THE
IMPACT OF ITS VARIABILITY AND FORECAST APPLICATIONS FOR END
USERS”
March 17 to 19, 2003, Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos-Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) Cachoeira Paulista, SP. Brazil
Although the initial purpose was to discuss the recent advances on soil water
modeling and monitoring in the Rio de la Plata basin, and how these advances
can be better disseminated and used by various stakeholders in this region, this
meeting was organized seeking to establish the basis for a collaborative
research network on water resources applications, strengthening the links
between engineers and social and political scientists built up on the Third
IAI/University of Miami Summer Institute on Interdisciplinary Science in the
Americas held in 2001. Additionally, other scientists related to water resources
management in the Rio de la Plata Basin, were involved
NEW Project: AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN VULNERABILITY
TO HYDROCLIMATIC EXTREMES IN THE RIO DE LA PLATA BASIN
CD Rom
• Estudios de Futuros Construcción de
Escenarios globales y regionales post-Irak
ESCENARIOS REGIONALES by
M.A.Gutierrez & V. Peredo, 2003
COLLABORATION in the OBJECTIVE:
TRANSLATE MP. MATERIALS INTO
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL (Annexes: III & IV)
1. TELEVISION PROGRAM SERIE: “Lots of
Hands”
PILOT: Water Scarcity
2. CHILDREN BOOKS COLECCIÓN “Lots of
Hands”
PILOT: The River cray
3. Interactive Courses in Future Studies and
Methodological use of prospective tools
Relations with universities
Agreement with Universidad Nacional de La
Plata, La Plata, Argentina: Working in
presentation of State of the Future 2003
Beginning talks with Universidad de Cuyo,
Political and Social Sciences School, Mendoza,
Argentina