Dr. Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik is a senior scientist in the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. She received her degrees from the University of the Philippines (BSc), University of Cambridge in England (MPhil), and University of Bonn in Germany (PhD). She has worked in renowned research institutions in Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom and Japan. She has received scholarship and fellowship awards from various international institutions (i.e. IRRI, British Council, Cambridge Overseas Trust, German Academic Exchange Service, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) for her studies and research. Dr. Acosta-Michlik's current research interests include sustainability and vulnerability in the context of climatic, economic and land-use changes. She conducts integrated assessment modelling using statistical (e.g. cluster, conjoint, logit, path analyses), fuzzy logic, and agent-based techniques. She has published many articles in ISI-journals and has regularly reviewed articles for these journals. She has developed and participated in the development of successful projects for funding by the Asia-Pacific Network; Belgium Science Policy; Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training; and European Commission. She has also coordinated and collaborated in many international and interdisciplinary projects funded by international organizations and European national governments. She provides/provided research supervision to undergraduate and graduate students in renowned universities in Berlin, Potsdam, Louvain (Belgium), Kyoto and the Philippines.
Sex: Female
Education:
- Institute for Agricultural Policy and Marketing, Departure of Agriculture, University of Bonn, Germany, Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Policy (magna cum laude), 1998
- Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge, England, Master of Philosophy in Economics and Politics of Development, 1991
- University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (cum laude), 1988
Field of Specialization
Environmental Science, Agricultural Economics, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts, Agriculture Policy, Ecosystem Modelling
Researches:
Herzele, A., Dendoncker, N., Acosta-Michlik, L., (2011) Mobilisation capacity for agri-environmental management Journal of Environmental Management Volume 92, No. 3
Acosta-Michlik L., Lucht W., Bondeau L., & Beringer, T., (2011) Integrated assessment of sustainability trade-offs and pathways for global bioenergy production: Framing a novel hybrid approach Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review Volume 15, No. 6
Fontaine, C.M., Mokrech, M., Rounsevell, M.D.A., Nicholls, R.J., Acosta-Michlik, L., Nicholson-Cole, S.A., (2009) Scenarios of urban land use change and impact assessment of climate change IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Volume 6, No. 4
Fontaine, C., Mokrech, M., Rounsevell, M.D.A., Nicholls, R.J., Acosta-Michlik, L., Nicholson-Cole, S.A., (2009) Scenarios of urban land use change and impact assessment of climate change IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Volume 6, No. 34
Alcamo, J., Acosta-Michlik, L., Carius, A., Eierdanz, F., (2009) Reply to commentary of Carr and Kettle, the challenge of quantifying susceptibility to drought-related crisis Regional Environmental Change Volume 9, No. 2
Eierdanz, F., Alcamo, J., Acosta-Michlik, L., Krömker, D., Tänzler, D., (2008) Using fuzzy set theory to address the uncertainty of susceptibility to drought
Regional Environmental Change Volume 8, No. 4
Alcamo, J., Acosta-Michlik, L., Carius, A., Eierdanz, F., Klein, R., Krömker, D., Tänzler, D., (2008) A new approach to quantifying and comparing vulnerability to drought Regional Environmental Change Volume 8, No. 4
Acosta-Michlik, L.A., Kavi Kumar, K.S., Richard, J., Klein, T., Campe, S., (2008) Application of fuzzy models to assess susceptibility to droughts from a socio-economic perspective Regional Environmental Change Volume 8, No. 4
Metzger, M. J., Rounsevell, M.D.A., Acosta-Michlik, L., Leemans, R., Schröter, D., (2006) The vulnerability of ecosystem services to land use change
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment Volume 114, No. 1
Acosta, L.A., & Galli, F., (2013) Crisis Probability Curves (CPCs): A Model for Assessing Vulnerability Thresholds Across Space and Over Time
Journal of Environmental Science and Management Volume 16, No. 1
Herzele, A.V., Gobin, A., Gossum, P.V., Acosta, L., Waas, T., Dendoncker, N., & de Frahan, B.H., (2013) Effort for money? Farmers' rationale for participation in agri-environment measures with different implementation complexity Journal of Environmental Management Volume 131
Acosta L.A., Eugenio, E.A., Macandog, P.B.M., Magcale-Macandog, D.B., Lin, E.K., Abucay, E.R., Cura, A.L., & Primavera, M.G., (2016) Loss and damage from typhoon-induced floods and landslides in the Philippines: Community Perceptions on climate impacts and adaptation options International Journal of Global Warming Volume 9, No. 1
Acosta, L.A., Enano, N.H., Jr., Magcale-Macandog, D.B., Engay, K.G., Herrera, M.N.Q., Nicopior, O.B.S., Sumilang, M.I.V., Eugenio, J.M.A., & Lucht, W., (2013) How sustainable is bioenergy production in the Philippines? A conjoint analysis of knowledge and opinions of people with different typologies
Applied Energy Volume 102
Acosta, L.A., Eugenio, E.A., Enano, N.H., Jr., Magcale-Macandog, D.B., Vega, B.A., Macandog, P.B.M., Eugenio, J.M.A., Lopez, M.A., Salvacion, A.R., & Lucht, W., (2014) Sustainability trade-offs in bioenergy development in the Philippines: An application of conjoint analysisBiomass and Bioenergy Volume 24
Acosta, L.A., Magcale-Macandog, D.B., Eugenio, E.A., Macandog, B.M., Cui, X., & Kavi Kumar, K.S., (2014) Knowledge and Opinion on the Sustainability of Bioenergy Production in Asia: Cases in China and the Philippines Asia Pacific Network (APN) Science Bulletin
Asuero, M.P., Nelson, G.L.M., Espaldon, M.V.O., Acosta, L.A., Macandog, D.M., Lalican, N.M., Abucay, E.R., Malenab, M.C.T., & Talubo, J.P.P., (2012) Social Characteristics and Vulnerabilities of Disaster-Prone Communities in Infanta, Quezon, Philippines Journal of Environmental Science and Management Volume 15, No. 2
Acosta-Michlik, L., (2008) A critical overview: Local evidence on vulnerabilities and adaptations to global environmental change in developing countries
Global Environmental Change Volume 18, No. 4
Murray-Rust, D., Dendoncker, N., Dawson, T.P., Acosta-Michlik, L., Karali, E., Guillem, E., & Rounsevell, M., (2011) Conceptualising the analysis of socio-ecological systems through ecosystem services and agent-based modelling Journal of Land Use Science Volume 6, No. 2-3
Acosta, L., Klein, R.J.T., Reidsma, P., Metzger, M.J., Rounsevell, M.D.A., Leemans, R., & Schröter, D., (2013) A spatially explicit scenario-driven model of adaptive capacity to global change in Europe Global Environmental Change Volume 23, No. 5
Acosta, L.A., Rounsevell, M.D.A., Bakker, M., Doorn, A.V., Gómez-Delgado, M., & Delgado, M., (2014) An Agent-Based Assessment of Land Use and Ecosystem Changes in Traditional Agricultural Landscape of Portugal Intelligent Information Management Volume 6
Acosta-Michlik, L., Espaldon, V., (2008) Assessing Vulnerability of Selected Farming Communities in the Philippines Based on a Behavioural Model of agent’s Adaptation to Global Environmental Change Global Environmental Change Volume 18, No. 4
Acosta-Michlik, L., Eierdanz, F., Alcamo, J., Krömer, D., Galli, F., (2006) An empirical application of the security diagram to assess the vulnerability of India to climatic stress Die Erde: journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin Volume 137.2006, No. 3
Acosta-Michlik, L., & Rounsevell, M., (2005) From Generic Indices to Adaptive Agents: Shifting Foci in Assessing Vulnerability to the Combined Impacts of Climate Change and Globalization Newsletter of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change
Acosta, L.A., Kagatsume, M., (2003) ASEAN Rice Sector in the WTO: Analysis of Demand and Supply in a Liberalized Trade Environment
ASEAN Economic Bulletin Volume 20, No. 3
Papers Presented
A new approach to the assessment of vulnerability to drought, Concluding Symposium of the German Climate Research Programme (DEKLIM)
Modelling the vulnerability of eco-social systems to global change: Human adaptive capacity to changes in ecosystem service provision, Open Meeting of the Global Environmental Change Research Community, Montreal, Canada
Conjoint segmentation of policy preferences for a sustainable biofuel production in the Philippines, International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, CREAR, University of Florence
Livelihood vulnerabilities and adaptive capacity of local communities to typhoon-induced landslides in the Philippines: The case of Compostela Valley in Mindanao, Philippines Network of Educators on Environment (PNEE) 7th International Conference and Scientific Meeting on Traditional, Local Environment Knowledge and Practices to Address Climate Change Impacts held in Lucban, Quezon, Philippines
How vulnerable is India to climatic stress? Measuring vulnerability to drought using the Security Diagram concept, Human Security and Climate Change. An International Workshop Holmen Fjord Hotel, Asker, near Oslo
Livelihood adaptation to impacts of extreme events in the Philippines: A decade after the typhoon-induced disasters in Infanta, Quezon, National Conference on Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management (NC-INREM 2014), Learning Lessons, Sharing Knowledge: Strengthening the Role of INREM in Sustainable Development, held in SEARCA, Los Baños, Laguna
Typology of Farmers' Awareness on Sustainability of Alternative Bioenergy Feedstocks in the Philippines, 2013 International ISSAAS (International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences) Congress in Muntinlupa City, Philippines
Awards:
- Balik Scientist Awardee, Department of Science and Technology, 2008
- Fellowship Award, Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training (START), 2004-2005
- Fellowship Award, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1998-2000
- Scholarship Award (4 years), German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), 1993-1997
- Scholarship Award (2 years), British Council and Cambridge Overseas Trust, 1990-1991
- Scholarship Award (4 years), International Rice Research Institute Junior Researchers Association, 1984-1988
- B.M. Gonzales “Best Thesis” award, University of the Philippines
- Cum Laude, University of the Philippines Los Baños
- Magna cum laude, University of Bonn, Germany
- Best Officer award, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Agricultural Economics Circle