BC3. Basque centre for climate change – Klima aldaketa ikergai

CURRICULUM VITAE

• Ramon Ortiz is an environmental economist with experience in research and consulting in a range of environmental issues.
  
• He holds a PhD in Environmental Economics and MSc in Economics as well as degrees in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science.
  
• His research interests involve health impacts of air pollution and climate change; environmental valuation techniques; energy efficiency issues; land use and land use change with special interest in forestry, agriculture and tourism; competitiveness impact of environmental regulation and market based instruments for environmental management.
  
• He has actively participated in several EC research projects such as
  
  • ‘SENSOR – Sustainability impact assessment: tools for environmental, social and economic effects of multifunctional land use in European regions’;
  •  ‘NEEDS – New energy externalities developments for Sustainability’;
  •  ‘VERHI – Valuation of Environment-Related Health Impacts on Children’;
  • ‘NewExt - External costs from major accidents in non-nuclear fuel chains’.
• Ramon is currently a Researcher at BC3 and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Bath, UK, after being a Research Officer in the Department of Economics and International Development at the same university for three years.
  
• As a Brazilian national, Ramon has worked with IPEA, the main research institute for applied economics in Brazil, conducting several environmental valuation exercises at conservation units and researching in areas such as deforestation in the Amazon forest, air pollution related health impacts in metropolitan regions, payments for environmental service and land use issues.
  
• Projects include ‘Integrated environmental strategies (IES) for Brazil: the economic impact of PROCONVE on air pollution health effects in São Paulo, Brazil’, ‘Identifying health effects of the use of fire in sugar-cane crops in Brazil’, ‘Economic analysis of the costs of fire at the Brazilian Amazon’, and ‘Evaluation of the benefits associated with the Centres for environmental protection (CDA) of the Brazilian oil company (Petrobras)’.
  
• He has also worked as an expert consultant with multilateral organisations such as the World Bank, WWF, UNEP and UNESCO.

Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

• Markandya, A.;  R. A. Ortiz; S.Mudgal and B.Tinet (2009), “Analysis of Tax Incentives for Energy Efficient Durables in the EU”, Energy Policy, 37(12), p.5662-5674.
• Ortiz, R.A.; A. Markandya, and A. Hunt (2009), “Willingness to Pay for Mortality Risk Reduction Associated with Air Pollution in Sao Paulo”, Revista Brasileira de Economia RBE, 63(1), p.3-22. 
• Taylor, T. and R.A. Ortiz (2009), “Impacts of Climate Change on Domestic Tourism in the UK: a Panel Data Estimation”, Tourism Economics, 15(4), p.803-812. 
• Gough, I.; J. Meadowcroft; J. Dryzek; J. Gerhards; H. Lengfeld; A. Markandya and R.A. Ortiz (2008), “JESP Symposium: Climate Change and Social Policy”, Journal of European Social Policy, 18, p.325-344. 
• Adams, C.; R. Seroa da Motta; R.A. Ortiz; J. Reid; C.E. Aznar and P.A.A.Sinisgalli. (2008) “The use of contingent valuation for evaluating protected areas in the developing world: Economic valuation of Morro do Diabo State Park, Atlantic Rainforest, São Paulo State (Brazil)”, Ecological Economics, 66(2-3), p.359-370. 
• Serra, M.A., E.M. Garcia, R.A. Ortiz, L. Hasenclever and G.I. Moraes (2004), “A Valoracao Contingente como Ferramenta de Economia Aplicada a Conservacao Ambiental: o caso da Estrada Parque Pantanal”, Planejamento e Pesquisas Publicas, 27, p.193-212. 
• Mendonca, M.J.C., R. Seroa da Motta, D. Nepstad, M.C.V. Diaz, A. Alencar, J,C, Gomes and R.A. Ortiz (2004) “The Economic Cost of the Use of Fire in the Amazon” Ecological Economics, 49(1), 89-105. 
• Tosto, S.G; R. Seroa da Motta; R.A. Ortiz; P.C. Kitamura; R. Coelho; A. Steffens and H. Rodigheri (2003). “Valoracao Ambiental de Sistemas de Manejo de Solo: o caso do plantio direto na regiao do planalto medio, RS”, Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, 35.
• Ortiz, R. A., R. Seroa da Motta and C. Ferraz (2000) “A estimacao do valor ambiental do Parque Nacional do Iguaçu através do método de custo de viagem”. Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico-PPE, 30 (3), 355-82.

Books and book chapters

• Mota, J. A; M. Burstzyn; J. O. Candido Jr. and R.A. Ortiz (2010) “A Valoração da Biodiversidade: conceitos e concepções metodológicas” in Economia do Meio Ambiente.
  Peter H. May (eds.).  Rio de Janeiro: Campus. ISBN 9788535237658. 
• Ortiz, R.A. (2009), The Value of Reducing Mortality Risk Associated with Air Pollution: a case study in Brazil, Koln: Lambert Academic Publishing LAP. ISBN 9783838323862. 
• Ortiz, R.A. (2004) “Willingness to pay for reductions in risk of mortality due to air pollution in Brazil: preliminary results” in Towards an Environment Research Agenda volume 3. Adrian Winnet (ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780333674819, ISBN100333674812. 
• Ortiz, R.A. and S.F. Ferreira (2004) “O papel do governo na preservacao do meio ambiente” in Economia do setor publico. Ciro Biderman and Paulo Arvate (eds.).  Sao Paulo: Editora da Fundacao Getulio Vargas. ISBN 108535215301. 
• Ortiz, R.A. (2003) “Valoracao economica ambiental” in Economia do Meio Ambiente. Peter H. May, Maria Cecilia Lustosa and Valeria da Vinha (eds.).  Rio de Janeiro:
  Campus. ISBN 108535209654.
  
• Ortiz, R.A., Y. B. Alves and R. Seroa da Motta (2002) “Actors and development in the municipality of Gurupa (Para) and the challenges of CES” in Protecting Social and Ecological Capital through Compensation for Environmental Services. Rubens Harry Born (ed). Sao Paulo: Peiropolis. ISBN 8585663855.
• Seroa da Motta, R.; R.A. Ortiz and S.F. Ferreira (2000) “Health and economic values for mortality and morbidity cases associated with air pollution in Brazil” in Ancillary Benefits and Costs of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation. OECD Publishing, ISBN 9789264188129.

Working papers

• Traerup, S.; R.A. Ortiz and  A. Markandya (2010), “The health impacts of climate change: a study of cholera in Tanzania”, BC3 Working Paper Series, 2010-01.
  
• Ortiz, R.A. and A. Markandya (2009), "Integrated Impact Assessment Models of Climate Change with an Emphasis on Damage Functions: a Literature Review", BC3 Working Paper Series, 2009-06.
• Ortiz, R.A.; A. Bastianin; A. Bigano; C. Cattaneo; A. Lanza; M. Manera; A.Markandya; M. Plotegher and F. Sferra (2009), "Energy Efficiency in Europe: trends, convergence and policy effectiveness", MPRA Paper, 15763.
• Markandya, A. and R.A. Ortiz (2008) “Review of Competitiveness, Trade And Employment Effects of Environmental Taxes”, Charles University Environment Center, Prague, CUEC Working Paper, 2-2008.
• Seroa da Motta, R., M.J.C. Mendonca, D. Nepstad, M.C.V. Diaz, A. Alencar, J.C. Gomes and R.A. Ortiz (2002) “O custo economico do fogo na Amazonia”. Texto para Discussão IPEA-Instituto de Pesquisa Economica Aplicada, 912.
• Ortiz, R. A. (2001) “Estimando o valor ambiental do Parque Nacional do Iguaçu: uma aplicação do método de custo de viagem”. Texto para Discussão IPEA-Instituto de Pesquisa Economica Aplicada, 777.

Project reports

• Ortiz, R.A; H. Walton; T. Taylor, S. Arnold and A. Markandya (2009), "Accounting Framework for the Assessment of Externalities", Deliverable D.2.3.4, SENSOR - Sustainability Impact Assessment: Tools for Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of Multifunctional Land Use in European Regions. download
• eral authors (2009), "The SIAT Model Chain", Deliverable D.2.2.1, SENSOR - Sustainability Impact Assessment: Tools for Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of Multifunctional Land Use in European Regions. download
• Several authors (2008), "A Study on the costs and benefits associated with the use of tax incentives to promote the manufacturing of more and better energy-efficient appliances and equipment and the consumer purchase of these products". download
• Ortiz, R.A and A. Markandya (2007), "Transport Sector Analysis and the Transport Infrastructure Model (TIM)", Deliverable D.2.2.1.g, SENSOR - Sustainability Impact
  Assessment: Tools for Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of Multifunctional Land Use in European Regions. download
• Hunt, A. and R.A. Ortiz (2006), "Review and Summary of the Epidemiological Literature on Children's Health Risks Associated with Environmental Exposures", Paper prepared for the OECD Project on the “Valuation of Environment-Related Health Impacts, with a Particular Focus on Children” (VERHI).  download
• Hunt, A. and R.A. Ortiz (2006), "Review of Revealed Preference Studies on Children's Environmental Health" Paper prepared for the OECD Project on the “Valuation of Environment-Related Health Impacts, with a Particular Focus on Children” (VERHI). download
• Several authors (2006), "NEEDS - New Energy Externalities Developments for Sustainability ", Final Report on the Monetary Valuation of Mortality and Morbidity risks from air pollution" Deliverable 6.7 – RS1b. download
• Ortiz, R.A. and B. Larsen (2004), "A framework to consider health effects of indoor air pollution in the China Environmental Cost Model", in proceedings of Workshop on "Mitigation of Air Pollution and Climate Change in China". download
• Several authors (2004), " CBA of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control Strategies: Tourism Damage and Disruption of Countryside Pursuits". download
• Several Authors (2004), "Integrated Environmental Strategies (IES) in São Paulo, Brazil", Report elaborated as part of the US EPA “IES Integrated Environmental Strategies Program”. download
• Ortiz, R. A. And R. Seroa da Motta (2004), "The Economic Evaluation of Health Effects of Air Pollution in São Paulo Based on the Energy and Emissions Inventory Reference and Alternative Scenarios", Report elaborated as part of the US EPA “IES Integrated Environmental Strategies Program”. download
• Evans, M., Harkness, S., and Ortiz, R.A. (2004) “Lone Parents Cycling Between Work and Benefits” DWP Research Report, 217. ISBN 841237256. Department of Work and Pension, UK. download
• Several authors (2003), "NewExt - New Elements for the Assessment of External Costs from Energy Technologies", Final Report. dowload
• Adams, C.; Aznar, C.E.; Seroa da Motta, R.; Ortiz, R.A. and Reid, J. (2003) “Valoracao Economica do Parque Estadual Morro do Diabo (SP)”, Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF) Report. Sao Paulo: Paginas & Letras Editora e Grafica.download
• Several Authors (2002), "Payment for Environmental Services: Brazil", Report elaborated as part of the “Payment for Environmental Services in the Americas”
  Project sponsored by the FORD Foundation and conducted by Fundación PRISMA. download
• Ortiz, R. A. and R. Seroa da Motta (2002), "PROCONVE Analysis Part III: The Economic Impact of PROCONVE on Air Pollution Health Effects in São Paulo, Brazil - A Benefit Transfer Exercise", Report elaborated as part of the US EPA “IES Integrated Environmental Strategies Program” download
• Several authors (2001), "Escolas de Paz", Final report of UNESCO project "Escolas de Paz". Available online at download