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Research Presentation at LASA 2026
On May 27, during the LASA Conference held in Paris, Kimberly Montañez Medina presented the first article derived from her doctoral dissertation, co-authored with Montserrat López Jerez and Andrés Palacio, principal investigator of the SURCO project. The study examines water as a common good, moving beyond its conventional understanding as merely a productive input, and explores its role in Colombian coffee production during periods of drought in the last quarter of the twent
May 27


Sustainability Through Multiple Lenses: Guest Lectures in Global Sustainability
What does sustainability look like when viewed through different disciplinary lenses? This semester, students in the Global Sustainability course within the Bachelor Programme in Economy and Society at Lund University had the opportunity to engage with researchers and practitioners working at the forefront of sustainability challenges. Through a series of guest lectures, students explored issues ranging from local development and water governance to environmental justice, oce
Apr 30


Economic Experiments on Water Governance: SURCO Completes Fieldwork with Wayuu Communities in La Guajira
The SURCO project has recently completed an important phase of fieldwork in La Guajira, Colombia, where researchers conducted a series of economic experiments with Wayuu communities to better understand decision-making around water allocation under conditions of scarcity. Water scarcity remains one of the most pressing challenges facing the region, making La Guajira a particularly important context for studying how communities cooperate, negotiate, and make collective decisio
Feb 28


Water Governance Pilot with Wayúu Communities
On January 22 and 23, the SURCO project team, in collaboration with Professor César Mantilla , conducted a pilot of economic experiments with Wayúu communities in the surroundings of Manaure (La Guajira) . These experiments aim to explore the motivations, beliefs, and collective decision-making processes that influence the selection of norms for water distribution during periods of extreme scarcity. Through participatory methodologies and experimental economics tools, the p
Jan 22


Progress in Stygofauna Research
On November 7th, Andrés Palacio, principal investigator of the Surco project, met with Leidys Murillo, professor at the University of Sucre and head of the biodiversity component of the project, to discuss progress in the study of stygofauna as a bioindicator of aquifer health and of the structure of the tropical dry forest in the Montes de María during the first decade of the 21st century. The first study uses environmental DNA, and the second uses satellite images of vegeta
Nov 14, 2025


Experimental Economics Course at UniGuajira
The experimental economics course taught by Professor César Mantilla from Javeriana University took place at the UniGuajira facilities under the auspices of Lund University (Sweden) and FORMAS on November 6 and 7, 2025.
Nov 6, 2025


Environmental Education and Sustainability in Chocó: A New Chapter with ITR-Rentic and Lund University
Today we welcomed Professor Eschenhagen María Luisa , an expert in environmental education, to Quibdó (Chocó) . She launched the...
Sep 27, 2025


Collective Action in Local Common-pool Resources: Water Crises from a Global Economic Historical Perspective
Part 1: 8.30 - 9.05 Björn Brey (University of Oxford, Norwegian School of Economics) Jacob Weisdorf (Sapienza University of Rome, CAGE,...
Jul 30, 2025


Cenicafé
Our principal investigator, Andrés Palacio, met with Santiago Jaramillo, Juan Carlos García, and Ninibeth Sarmiento at the Cenicafé...
Jun 25, 2025


A day at Paraíso de Bambú y Guadua in Montenegro, Quindío 🌿
Today we had the privilege of visiting Paraíso de Bambú y Guadua, an inspiring farm and living laboratory dedicated to the cultivation...
Jun 23, 2025


Seminar on Local Traditional Knowledge for Global Governance
Today at Lund University, LUSEM and LUCSUS, welcomed Colombian professor Martha Isabel Gómez Lee from FIGRI-UniExternado de Colombia, for...
May 23, 2025


Effective public participation in environmental decision-making in the EU and Eastern Parternship
In the face of climate change and ecosystems degradation globally, human rights law and international solidarity have key role to play in...
May 13, 2025


Development Research Seminars at Lund University School of Economics and Management
We’re still excited to have welcomed Montserrat Lopez Jerez (University of St Andrews) to the Development Research Seminars at Lund...
May 8, 2025


Lecture on "Geography for Sustainability"
On the 7th of April, we welcomed PhD student Kimberly Montanez during the lecture on "Geography for Sustainability" in our BSc Economy...
Apr 10, 2025


SURCO workshop
We just wrapped up the SURCO workshop, funded by FORMAS, on Climate Change, Water Scarcity & Biodiversity: How Rural Communities Choose...
Apr 3, 2025


Exploring Groundwater Biodiversity: SURCO Completes eDNA Fieldwork in Sucre
Between November 2024 and January 2025, we conducted the second round of fieldwork in collaboration with the Universities of La Guajira and Sucre, the regional environmental authority CARSUCRE, and an independent environmental DNA (eDNA) expert based in Sweden. During this period, environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling campaigns were carried out across 28 groundwater sites in the department of Sucre, Colombia, generating a unique dataset on groundwater biodiversity and ecosystem h
Jan 31, 2025


Impact Metrics and Open Repositories: Keys to Collaborative and Transparent Science
Andrés Palacio participated as a main panelist in the webinar: “Impact Metrics and Open Repositories: Keys to Collaborative and...
Dec 11, 2024


FORMAS conference on oceans and water
At the recent FORMAS conference on oceans and water, I presented research on the critical role of groundwater reserves in supporting...
Nov 28, 2024


Introducing the First Speakers for the Research Initiative of Colombian Studies Seminar Series: Climate Change, Environment, and Water Edition
We are excited to announce the first set of speakers for our upcoming seminar series at Lund University, focusing on Climate Change,...
Sep 24, 2024


Call for papers WEHC Session
Call for papers WEHC Session - CfP: “Collective action in local common-pool resources: water crises from a global economic history...
Sep 4, 2024
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