SEI staff
Francisco Flores
francisco.flores@sei-international.org
Telephone: +1 (530) 753-3035
Title: Staff Scientist
Expertise: water resources, groundwater modelling, stream flow pollutants transport
Centre: US
Francisco Flores is a water resources engineer. His research interests relate to exploring potential impacts of climate change on agriculture, specifically the impact of altered weather variables and increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations on crops.
He also uses the WEAP (Water Evaluation and Planning) system to address water and energy planning issues in the context of climate change adaptation. In addition, he conducts analyses and modeling of groundwater and stream flow pollutants transport, using hydrological models and geographic information systems.
He has worked extensively on environmental water resources issues in the Catskill Mountains of New York state and in the Lerma-Chapala River and San Juan River basins in Mexico, and he is interested in developing collaborations in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Francisco has worked for the Mexico Country Program of the International Water Management Institute on various projects of applied water resources engineering.
He has a Ph.D. in soil and water engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in water resources engineering from the Colegio de Postgraduados, in Mexico, and a B.S. in agricultural engineering, with specialization in irrigation, from the Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, in Mexico.
Publications
Factors Affecting Phosphorus in Groundwater in an Alluvial Valley Aquifer: Implications for Best Management Practices (Journal article - 2013)
Linking electricity and water models to assess electricity choices at water-relevant scales (Journal article - 2012)
Un Marco de Apoyo a la Toma de Decisiones para Adaptación al Cambio Climático (Report - 2012)
Factors Affecting Dissolved Phosphorus and Nitrate Concentrations in Ground and Surface Water for a Valley Dairy Farm in the Northeastern United States (Journal article - 2011)
Energy-Water-Climate Planning for Development without Carbon in Latin America and the Caribbean (Report - 2011)
Appropriation of Rio San Juan water by Monterrey City, Mexico: Implications for agriculture and basin water sharing (Journal article - 2007)
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