Professor of Physics (INPS), Master in Meteorology (Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London) and Ph.D. in Meteorology (Universidad de Buenos Aires). He is one of the premier climate change experts worldwide.
Currently serves as Vice President of the Club of Rome (Argentine chapter), he is an International Consultant in Atmospheric and Environmental Issues Academics and a member of the Executive Committee of Argentina's Academy of Environmental Sciences. Professor at the Universidad de Belgrano, Graduate teacher at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional de La Plata and Universidad Católica Argentina. He also serves as a Technical Staff Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Member of the Editorial Board of the journal 'Regional Environmental Change', Member of the Argentine Meteorological Center, the Argentine Institute of Water Resources, the Argentine Medical Environment Association, and of the Advisory Committees of the Hong Kong Climate Change Forum.
Dr. Canziani has served as Co-Chair of Working Group II -Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change-, in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (1996-2009) and as Group Vice Chairman (1991 - 1996).
As one of the most prominent Argentine scientists, he was Principal Researcher of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and directed the Research Center on Biometeorology.
Between 1955 and 1981 he pursued development tasks of technical assistance in various United Nations agencies (ICAO, UNESCO, UNDP, WMO), occupying the positions of Representative of UNDP and WMO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.
He was co - founder of the Department of Meteorology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences (Universidad de Buenos Aires), the Argentine Institute of Water Resources (IARH) and the Institute for Studies and Research Environment (IEIM).
He has authored more than a hundred research papers on weather and climate, air pollution, and hydrometeorology. In the area of climate change, he is the editor of several Reports of the Working Group on Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change, and author of several Special Reports and Technical Notes of the IPCC.
Throughout his life he has received several distinctions, such as Nobel Peace Prize 2007 as a member of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Honoris Causa Doctorate from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (2008) and the Universidad Nacional del Sur (Bahia Blanca) (2008): Human Rights Award and the B'nai Brith Foundation. (2008).

Agronomist at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and a PhD in Ecological Sciences at the University College of Wales, Britain. He currently serves as Director of the Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC Mexus) at the University of California, and Professor in the Ecology Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, working in conservation, ecology and biogeography of coastal deserts, land interactions of ocean and its impact on marine and terrestrial environments, the application of mathematical models in ecology and conservation and management of natural resources in areas of traditional use conditions.
Previously he served as Director of the Center for Biodiversity Research of California's Natural History Museum of San Diego, and Director of the National Ecology Institute of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) of Mexico, and as a researcher at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He continues to act as consultant to the Museum's scientific staff and is part of the Research Committee and the Binational Executive Committee of the Museum.
Exequiel focused for several years on building partnerships to enhance scientific cooperation along the Mexican-American border, resulting in several programs for the recovery of transborder species at risk and publishing several books describing the particular ecology of the Baja California /Southern California region.
For his work promoting conservation in Mexico he was awarded the 'Julian Hayden' by the Alliance of Sonora, Recognition by PRONATURA Conservation and the Biological Conservation Award of the International Society for Conservation Biology.
He has lectured at several universities in Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay. A prolific writer, Exequiel has published over fifty research articles in international journals, fourteen book chapters and two books on the ecology of the Basin of Mexico and a large number of essays and articles for newspapers and popular magazines.

Chemical Engineer and Doctor of Technical Sciences (Ph.D).
He worked in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat, as Coordinator of the Adaptation, Technology and Science Program in the last four years.
Principal author of the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), having been coordinating lead author in the second report on the contribution of adaptation.

Degree in Biology from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), earned a Master of Science in Human Ecology at the School of Public Health, University of Texas. Also offers postgraduate courses in England, Italy and Brazil in universities and research centers with worldwide recognition.
Since 1995 Ana Rosa was a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) United Nations.
She currently serves as consultant on climate change, public health, risk communication and environmental health working for various UN agencies and other prestigious international organizations. She has directed environmental and health projects for North American and European agencies, such as Environmental Information Cooperative for the World Bank in 2000.
She is the author of several national and international publications, and stands as a leading authority on Latin American Chapter of the Fourth Assessment Report of IPCC, co-author of Chapter Challenges and Opportunities Report and the GEO-4 GEO-Health Programme (UNEP) and author of two chapters of the GEO-5. He has published several studies on climate change and health, particularly in Latin America.
She has been Secretary of the Association of Biologists of Mexico and is currently a member of the International Association for Ecology and Health, International Network on Gender, Health and Environment, America's Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance and Who's Who International. Ana Rosa also has great career in the public sector, academia and international organizations.
Currently a member of the Mexican Society of Public Health, and professor in the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM).

Veterinary Medicine at Universidad de Zaragosa, Master and Doctor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (Cornell University, USA).
She prepared the report on the consequences of global climate change may have on food safety from the Rome office of the World Health Organization (WHO)
She currently works as researcher and associate professor at the School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, USA, focusing on adaptation strategies for health, water, food security and nutrition in relation to climate change, development Nutrition indicators for climate change adaptation assessments and risk-benefit analysis.
She has participated in international research and policy work for the United Nations, International Organizations and Non Governmental Organizations, and Universities in countries in Europe, Central Asia, North Africa, Middle East, South Asia and America. She has helped to assist governments in more than 70 countries in the development of food security and nutrition, emergency preparedness and response plans and the establishment of institutional and legal frameworks for biosafety.
Previously she served as Coordinator of the WHO Surveillance for foodborne diseases in Europe at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment -FAO / WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Food Hygiene and Zoonoses, Berlin, Germany, and as Advisor WHO Regional Office for Europe of the European Center for Environment and Health (Rome, Italy).
She is a contributing author of the Health chapter of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and developed the main policy documents for the High-Level FAO on Climate Change, Food Security and Bioenergy.

Master in Biology from Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB) of Venezuela.
She currently serves as Director of the Institute of Natural Resources at USB, Multidisciplinary Group Coordinator in Environmental Projects and is responsible for the scientific aspect of the Land Use issue.
Involved in several research projects on issues of environmental risks, analysis of legislation of coastal environments in Latin America, Vulnerability of the Venezuelan coast to increased sea level. Also involved in training for domestic solid waste management and reducing vulnerability to local communities.
Alicia is Lead Author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1998.
She has worked as a researcher on issues of environmental impact, ecology of mangroves and coastal wetlands, geographical history of landscapes and climate change (impacts, vulnerability and adaptation). As a consultant she has conducted several environmental assessments in Guatemala, and Panama, and projects related to British Petroleum, and Government Agencies for Environment, Science and Technology. She has also served as technical advisor on the project for the Integration of Climate Change Adaptation for Project Formulation for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Division of Biological Sciences at USB and Founding Member of the Academic Committee of the Commonwealth Lecture on Climate Change.
Author of several publications including work focused on climate change and poverty, as well as impact, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, with special emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean.
She has received several distinctions in her career, such as the Teacher Award 2000 Meritorious CONABA and Conservation Prize The Golden Palm 2010.

Biologist at the Universidad de Morelos, Mexico, and PhD in Ecology at the University of Wales, Britain. He has served as professor and researcher at the National University of Mexico (UNAM), and Director of the Department of Evolutionary Ecology, and Director of the Research Station of Los Tuxtlas.
He is currently Professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies of the University. Committed to teaching undergraduate and graduate levels in both the United States and Latin America, he is also dedicated to teaching science to children and the general public through the educational program 'Ecology: learning by doing', both in California and in Yucatan.
His scientific work focuses on the study of ecological and evolutionary relationships between plants and animals and the impact of human activities on natural ecosystems and the consequences of these impacts for society in general.
His most recent work includes a publication on the overall magnitude of the extinction of animals, its effects on plant diversity, and on the risk of human diseases. Most of his work is carried out in tropical ecosystems in Latin America, especially Mexico, and more recently in Africa.
He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the California Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the Merit Prize in Ecology by the President of Mexico.

Degree in Biological Sciences at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). She has worked as a researcher at the Center for Research in Marine Biology (CIBIMA-CONICET) and at the National Institute of Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP).
In recent years she was Director of Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Coordinator of the State Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development, serving currently as an advisor in biodiversity matters for the institution.
She has taught several courses in Management, Conservation and Control of Species in International Trade in the Master of the same name of the Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, Spain.
She has published numerous scientific papers on benthic communities, and population dynamics of penguins and marine mammals (right whale and dolphins).
She has participated as a member of the Argentine Delegation to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio 92), the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD, Johannesburg, 2002), in several of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Whaling Commission. She has also served as Head of Delegation at several Conferences of the Parties and to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and was appointed Regional Representative for South America, Central and Caribbean the Standing Committee of CITES.
She has recently been honored as Academic of the Academy of Environmental Sciences of Argentina.

Forestry Engineer of Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Master in Forest Photo Interpretation at the Interamerican Center of Photo Interpretation, Colombia and PhD in Geography at the University of Colorado, USA. He has performed post-doctoral studies at the Tree-Ring Laboratory, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, New York, United States, where he served as adjunct associate researcher.
He currently serves as Director of the Argentine Institute of Snow Research, Glaciology and Environmental Sciences (IANIGLA) in Mendoza, and he is a Principal Researcher of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET).
His areas of work are climate change based on dendrochronology, environmental history, paleoclimatology, Andean ecology and water resources.
He teaches at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia. He has taught courses in biochemistry at the Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Neuquen, in the Scientific-Technological Center of Mendoza, Argentina, the International University of Andalucía, Spain, at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia, the Universidad Austral de Chile, and Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Guest author for the preparation of the Fourth Document of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC.
On several occasions he received internal grants from IANIGLA, external grants from the Dutch government, the Argentina-American Fulbright Commission, the U.S. space agency (NASA), and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University. He has received grants from the National Forestry Institute, CONICET, Antorchas Foundation and the National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology of Argentina (ANPCyT), the FONDECYT of Chile, of the Graduate School and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese; of University of Colorado, the National Geographic Society U.S.,and the American Institute for the Study of Global Change (IAI).
He has made more than 210 scientific presentations in Argentina, United States, Canada, Brazil, Italy, Switzerland, Chile, China, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay and New Zealand. He is the author of 160 scientific papers published in national and international books and journals.

Bachelor of Science, majoring in Biology, at the Universidad de Chile and Ph.D. in Botany and Plant Physiology at Rutgers University, USA.
Currently he is Alternate Director of the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB) and Research Associate of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, USA. He also serves as President of the Fundación Senda Darwin in Chile, and as Professor at the Universidad de Chile and the Universidad Católica Pontificia de Chile.
He has been awarded the Cultural Prize Angel Faivovich, the Latin American Award in Science and Technology 'Manuel Noriega Morales' from the Organization of American States, the Mercer Award of the Ecological Society of America, USA, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship , USA, and the Presidential Chair in Science Award.
His main interests include forest ecology, conservation of biodiversity in forests, nutrient cycling in mature forests, mutualistic interactions between plants and animals, climate change and ecosystems.
His current research addresses the challenge of achieving biocultural conservation and provide practical guidelines for sustainable management of ecosystems in the temperate forests of South America, including long-term field experiments on the effects of climate change, mutualistic interactions between plants and animals and their relationships with seed dispersal and pollination in the rural environment; the comparison of soil processes in managed and non-managed forests; the analysis of forest dynamics at different temporal and spatial scales, and the effective translation of science in politics.
As a result of his research work he has Publisher hundreds of papers in national and internacional journals.

Biólogo de la Universidad del Valle de Colombia, y Doctor en Oceanología de la Universite D'Aix-Marseille II, Francia; con un postdoctorado en el Centro de Oceanología y la Estación Mariona de Endoume de Marsella, Francia.
Actualmente se desempeña como Decano de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la Universidad del Valle; y con anterioridad como Vice-decano de Investigaciones, Director de Programas de Postgrados, y Jefe del Departamento de Biología. En 1991 fue nombrado 'Profesor emérito' de la Universidad del Valle por su trabajo en invertebrados marinos y ecosistemas marinos como estuarios, manglares y arrecifes coralinos.
Ha dirigido y dirige varios grupos de investigación en temas de biodiversidad marina, áreas protegidas, ecosistemas costeros, fenómeno del Niño, arrecifes coralinos, manglares, estuarios, entre otros temas; y cuenta con cientos de publicaciones en estos temas.
Es Miembro de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales y ha recibido importantes premios por su labor como ecólogo.
Su trabajo como Coordinador Internacional del Proyecto Binacional (Argentina-Uruguay) de Naciones Unidas para la Protección Ambiental del Río de la Plata y su Frente Marítimo (FREPLATA) dejó importantes productos tales como el Análisis Diagnóstico Transfronterizo de dicho estuario.

Químico y Master en Ciencias Ambientales de la Universidad Comenius, Checoslovaquia; y Doctor en Economía en la Universidad de Nitra, Eslovaquia. Actualmente es miembro de la Junta Directiva del IPCC y Vicepresidente del grupo de Trabajo III del Panel Intergubernamental de Cambio Climático y trabaja en temas de cambio climático desde 1996. Es Asesor de la Dirección General de Medio Ambiente del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú. Es Profesor Asociado de la Facultad de Química e Ingeniería Química de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marco, Perú. Ha sido Director de Conservación Internacional-Perú; asesor en temas ambientales de los Ministerios de Agricultura del Perú y Vivienda; consultor del Banco Mundial, del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, de la Secretaría de la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático y de la FAO, entre otros. En múltiples ocasiones desde 1997 ha sido negociador por el Perú, la más reciente en la XV Conferencia de las Partes en Copenhague, Dinamarca. Ha coordinado la preparación parcial del Inventario de Gases de Efecto Invernadero de la Primera Comunicación Nacional del Perú sobre Cambio Climático y ha sido revisor del mismo Inventario de la Segunda Comunicación Nacional del Perú. Es miembro del Consejo Directivo de la Sociedad Química del Perú y de la Academia Peruana de Salud.

Ingeniero Agrónomo de la Universidad de la República, Uruguay; Master y Doctor en Ciencias Ambientales de Plantas y Suelos (Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia).
Actualmente se desempeña como Director del Programa Regional para América Latina y el Caribe del IRI (International Research Institute for Climate and Society) de la Universidad de Columbia, Nueva York, EEUU. En el IRI Baethgen ha venido estableciendo programas regionales de investigación, educación y entrenamiento orientados a mejorar la evaluación y la gestión de riesgos climáticos en la producción agropecuaria, los recursos hídricos, la salud humana y los desastres. Desde 2010 ha actuado como Lead Scholar del programa NEXUS de la Fundación Fulbright que procura acercar a la comunidad científica con la comunidad encargada de elaborar políticas públicas.
Antes de incorporarse al IRI Baethgen fue Científico Principal de la División de Investigación y Desarrollo del IFDC (International Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development Center, Alabama), trabajando en Sistemas de Información y Soporte para la Toma de Decisiones para la agricultura y la forestación, y estableciendo proyectos en América Latina, Norte de África y Cercano Oriente.
Baethgen ha sido tutor de varios postdoctorados (Universidad de Columbia), y ha formado parte de comités de doctorado, maestría y de grado en la Universidad de la República (Uruguay), en la Universidad de Columbia (Nueva York), y en la Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Se ha desempeñado como consultor en proyectos de investigación y desarrollo para NASA, BID, Banco Mundial, PNUD, ONUDI, FAO, IAEA, IICA, y para los gobiernos de Brasil, Paraguay, Guatemala y Uruguay. También ha actuado como asesor para empresas del sector privado de Argentina, Uruguay y Venezuela. Integra o ha integrado varios comités científicos internacionales incluyendo el CGIAR, IAI, IGBP, NSF, OMM, y el CIIFEN. Ha actuado como revisor de varios programas Internacionales (IAI, NOAA, NASA, Gobierno de Alemania, Gobierno de Noruega).
Fue autor principal en el segundo y tercer informe del Panel Intergubernamental para el Cambio Climático (IPCC), y autor contribuyente para el cuarto informe; actuando también como Editor del informe especial del IPCC sobre Transferencia Tecnológica.
En 2010 recibió el premio Morsoli de Oro por su trabajo realizado en América Latina.

Licenciado y Doctor en Ciencias Físicas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, especializado en física de la atmósfera.
Científico visitante en la Universidad de Washington (1992-1994) como integrante del equipo Científico de la Misión Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite de la NASA. Ha integrado, o colaborado, con equipos científicos de diversas misiones satelitales internacionales para la observación de la Atmósfera.
Autor de más de 60 trabajos nacionales e internacionales con referato. Integrante de la Carrera de Investigador Científico del CONICET. Se ha desempeñado como Profesor Adjunto en la Universidad Nacional de La Plata y de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Actualmente es Profesor e Investigador la Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina y Director del Equipo Interdisciplinario para el Estudio de Procesos Atmosféricos en el Cambio Glotal (PEPACG). Ha participado activamente en la formación de profesionales científicos en el tema de la atmósfera. Integrante de comités internacionales sobre atmósfera y clima, ha dirigido varios trabajos de tesis doctoral.
Ha participado como co-autor en varios informes internacionales de las Naciones Unidas sobre el estado de la capa de ozono así como en las actividades del Panel Intergubernamental Sobre Cambio Climático, IPCC, integrando el equipo científico galardonado con el Premio Nobel de la Paz 2007. Ha recibido en varias oportunidades distinciones a su labor profesional, entre ellas la Medalla de Plata del Pontificado, Diplomas de Reconocimiento de la NASA y el Diploma de Honor de la Comisión de Cultura del Honorable Cámara de Senadores de la Nación, entre otros.
Responsable del Área de Ambiente de la Red Nacional de Laicos, Conferencia Episcopal Argentina. Observador de la Santa Sede en reuniones de la Convención de Naciones Unidas Lucha contra la Desertificación y miembro del Consejo de Notables del Consejo Superior de Educación Católica.

Doctora en Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad del Salvador. Especialista en Estrategia Económica Internacional de la Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, y en Comunicación Institucional de la Universidad Austral.
Actualmente se desempeña como Colaboradora de la Dirección Ejecutiva en proyectos del área de Relaciones Internacionales del Capítulo Argentino del Club de Roma, y como Investigadora en la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF) en temas de Gobernabilidad, Seguridad y Medioambiente.
Como parte de su actividad académica ha coordinado varias tesis en la Maestría en Negocios Internacionales de la Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (UCES), es Profesora del módulo Jean Monnet de la Universidad Católica de Montevideo; y Profesora de la Maestría en Derecho de las Relaciones Internacionales y de la Integración de la Universidad de la Empresa de Uruguay.
Como resultado de su experiencia en la materia cuenta con varias publicaciones en Argentina y en el exterior, en especial en temas de integración regional.