Mayra Daniela Peña Guerrero

Mayra Daniela Peña Guerrero is a doctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), affiliated with the Department of Business and Structural Development in Rural Areas (Structural Change) since January 2019. She holds dual master's degrees in Natural Resources Management from Cologne University of Applied Sciences and Environmental Sciences from Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

• PhD candidate in Agricultural Water Management
• EDUNEXUS project (2019) on Chilean drought impacts
• Current SUSADICA project on Central Asian agricultural sustainability
• Member of IAMO Land Systems Group and Central Asia Research Group

Her research focuses on climate change impacts on water availability and agricultural production in Central Asia and Chile. Key interests include hydrological modeling, drought assessment, water quality, and remote sensing applications for crop water consumption analysis. She collaborates extensively with international teams using satellite data and climate teleconnection frameworks.

Publications highlight her work on

• Seasonal streamflow forecasting via hydroclimatic teleconnections (2025)
• Spatiotemporal analysis of precipitation products (2022)
• Post-Soviet land use transitions (2022-2024)
• Drought-water quality linkages in Chile (2019-2020)

Her methodologies integrate Landsat-based mapping, geostatistical analysis, and climate predictability frameworks across topographic gradients.

Contact: pena-guerrero@iamo.de