I joined the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in September 2019 as a doctoral researcher, and I am currently working as a Junior Postdoctoral Researcher in the Land Use Transition Lab.
My research focuses on the global distribution of impacts (both short- and long-term) and adaptive capacity in the context of socio-economic and climate change. I am particularly interested in agricultural systems, where I explore ways to integrate these dynamics into integrated assessment models such as MAgPIE. In addition, I contribute to several collaborative projects, including LegumES, AgMIP, and ISIMIP, supporting ongoing model development and interdisciplinary research efforts.
During my PhD, I investigated the impacts of global change on land use and agricultural adaptation across multiple scales (local, regional, and global) using the MAgPIE framework.
I hold a PhD in Agricultural Sciences from Humboldt University of Berlin. I previously earned a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Colombia and an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary, where I worked on the optimal design and placement of microgrid systems.
Contact
14412 Potsdam
ORCID
- Impacts and adaptation to global change in the Agricultural sector.
- Land, food, water, and waste optimal management.
- Sustainable Energy solutions
- Molina Bacca, E. J., Stevanović, M., Bodirsky, B. L., Doelman, J. C., Parsons Chini, L., Volkholz, J., ... & Popp, A. (2025). Future land-use pattern projections and their differences within the ISIMIP3b framework. Earth System Dynamics, 16(3), 753-801.
- Bodirsky, B. L., Beier, F., Humpenöder, F., Leip, D., Crawford, M. S., Chen, D. M. C., ... & Popp, A. (2025). A food system transformation pathway reconciles 1.5° C global warming with improved health, environment and social inclusion. Nature Food, 6(12), 1133-1152.
- Molina Bacca, Edna J., et al. "Uncertainty in land-use adaptation persists despite crop model projections showing lower impacts under high warming." Communications Earth & Environment 4.1 (2023): 284.
- von Jeetze, P.J., Weindl, I., Johnson, J.A. et al. Projected landscape-scale repercussions of global action for climate and biodiversity protection. Nat Commun 14, 2515 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38043-1
- Bodirsky, B.L., Chen, D.MC., Weindl, I. et al. (2022). Integrating degrowth and efficiency perspectives enables an emission-neutral food system by 2100. Nat Food 3, 341–348. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00500-3
- Govedarica A., Molina Bacca, E.J. & Trifkovic, M. (2020). Structural investigation of tailings flocculation and consolidation via quantitative 3D dual fluorescence/reflectance confocal microscopy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 571. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.02.098
- Molina Bacca, E. J., Knight, A., & Trifkovic, M. (2020). Optimal land use and distributed generation technology selection via geographic-based multicriteria decision analysis and mixed-integer programming. Sustainable Cities and Society, 55. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102055
