Daniela García, M.Sc.

GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg
Germany

Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-791
Fax: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-562

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Biographical data:

• Education: M.Sc. Economic Policy on Sustainable Development and Ecological Economics, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica (2003). B.S. Economics, Universidad de Costa Rica (1996-2001).
• Professional career:

• Member of GIGA Research Programme 4

Memberships:

• Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP)
• Association PRESERVEPLANET.ORG

Teaching:

• 2009:  Economy of Sustainable Development. Masters Programme in Economics Policy (CINPE). Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.
• 2008: History and Economies. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.
• 2007: Environmental Valuation Methods. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.
• 2007:  Ecological Economies. Masters Programme in Development Economics, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.
• 2006: Environmental Economies.  Faculty of Laws, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.

Current research:

• The project “Financial Solutions for Innovative and Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector” analyzes the role of the financial sector inside the socio-technical system, the relation between private and public actors as well as innovative financial solutions by reference to the energy sector in Germany, Europe as well as in a non-European context.

Third-party funded project:

• Finanzierungslösungen für Innovation und Nachhaltige Entwicklung im Energiebereich (FINE) (BMBF, 2009-2011)

• 2006: Removing barriers for sustainability in Conservation Areas of Costa Rica. National Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (SINAC-MINAE) and United Nations Program for Development (UNDP-GEF).

• 2005: Strategic actions for an integrated water management in San Juan River watershed and coastal areas, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.  National Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (MINAE), National Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Nicaragua (MARENA), United Nations Program for Environment (PNUMA), World Wild Fund (WWF) and American States Organization (OEA).

• 2005: Study about productive sources of financial resources in Guanacaste province at municipal level, Costa Rica. The Municipal Federation of Guanacaste and the International Cooperation Agency of Spain (FUNDEMUCA/AECI).

• 2005: Evaluation of the socioeconomic context of protected areas system in Costa Rica. National Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (MINAE), United Nations Program for Environment (PNUMA), World Wild Fund (WWF) and American States Organization (OEA).

• 2004: Re-training the academic formation of the economy with an approach on environmental economy.  Nuffic Project: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica; Tilburg University, Netherlands; Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala.

• 2003: Systematization and analysis of the impact of national parks and biological reserves towards economic and social development: case studies Chirripó, Cahuita and Poás Volcano National Parks in C.R. National Institute of Biodiversity (INBio), C.R.  Coordinator: Ph.D Edgar Fürst.

Publications (selection):

• 2012: Potencial y limitaciones de la economía verde, in: Ambientico, 222, 10-13

• 2011 (with Daniel García González): Haití o Waslala: en los límites del colapso, in: Ensayos sobre letras, historia y sociedad. Notas. Reseñas iberoamericanas, 43, 166-170

• 2011 (with Wolfgang Hein and Lars Holstenkamp): Gobernanza Global y evolución de las energías renovables en el Sur. Objetivos politicos y estructuras de gobernanza, in: Letras Verdes. Revista del Programa de Estudios Socioambientales de FLACSO - Ecuador, 8, 12-14

• 2010: Costa Rica: una agenda ambiental más allá de carbono neutro, in: Ensayos sobre letras, historia y sociedad. Notas. Reseñas iberoamericanas, 38, 169-172

• 2008 (with J. Mora): Gestión de reactivos y desechos químicos en la Universidad Nacional, in: Periódico CAMPUS Junio 2008, 24p. Universidad Nacional, C.R.

• 2007 (with G. Jiménez ): Instrumentos económicos para el manejo de desechos sólidos en el cantón de Escazú, in: Revista Ambientales, No.34, diciembre 2007, 52p. Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Nacional, C.R. (Full article)

• 2007: Cadenas agroalimenticias: distinciones y semejanzas en un análisis global, in: Revista Gestión Hortícola Año 2, 8., 24p.  Feb/Mar 2007. San José, Costa Rica

• 2005: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Multi-Criteria Analysis for the evaluation of natural resources: participative and deliberative approaches, in: Serie Documentos de Trabajo 19-2005. Feb 2005. Programa de Investigación, CINPE-UNA, C.R.

• 2005 (with R. Arce and D. Miranda): La gestión ambiental como facilitador de las interrelaciones entre comercio y ambiente, in: Revista Fragua, Año 2005, 2, 61 p., San José, Costa Rica

Lectures (selection):

• "Decision making and the energy path towards carbon neutrality. The case of Costa Rica", 2012 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, DFG/Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 5 October 2012

• "Solar energy and the problem of path dependency in the Costa Rican energy system", 3rd Young Scientist Excellence Cluster Conference, Exzellenzcluster CliSAP (Hamburg)/Exzellenzcluster MARUM (Bremen)/Exzellenzcluster The Future Ocean (Kiel), Kiel, 1 October 2012

• "Environmental Policy in the National University", Panel: Environment and Gender, Universidad Nacional, 2008

• "Exceeded by our remainders",  invited panelist: Television Program UNA-Mirada, National System of Art and Telecommunication (SINART), 2008

• "Environmental Policy at National University: experiences and applications", invited exhibitor: Forum Environmental Policies in Public Universities of Costa Rica. President: Olman Segura. National Advice of Public Universities Directors (CONARE), Sub-Commission of Environmental Education,  2007

• "Economic instruments for environmental management directed to municipal personal from Guanacaste municipalities" (on line Course). European and Latin American Consortium on E-Learning (ELAC) and International Center of Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), 2006

• Multi Criteria Analysis methodology. The World Conservation Union (UICN) and International Center of Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), 2005

• Academic fieldtrip to Costa Rica.  Integrated Geography Course, Aalborg University, Denmark. International Center of Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), 2005

• Local participation and environmental valuation: approaches, methodologies and some experiences from Latin America. Tilburg University and Wageningen University, 2004