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Welcome! I am Meg Mills-Novoa, a human-environment geographer studying with Dr. Diana Liverman in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona. I study how landscapes and livelihoods are transformed under climate change adaptation projects in the Ecuadorian Highlands. My work informs the design, implementation, and evaluation of agricultural adaptation projects that effectively respond to the escalating impacts of climate change. 

If you want to know more about my background, visit my "About" page. 
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Water Policy & Agricultural Land use under Climate Change
​in Arid peru

This project focuses on the Piura River basin in Northern Peru, a pilot basin for the implementation of the 2009 Water Resource Law. This study examines how water management institutional reform in the basin is reshaping agricultural land use under growing water scarcity. I employ remote sensing and interviews with institutional actors to explore this process.

the enduring impacts of climate change adaptation Projects in S. Ecuador

My dissertation research focuses on the enduring impacts of climate change adaptation projects on communities in the Ecuadorian highlands as well as national adaptation actors. This research provides important insight into how adaptation projects shape livelihoods over time, which is crucial to understanding the efficacy of adaptation projects. 

Climate change &
​vineyard SUitability in central Chile

​This study explores how climate change will affect viticultural suitability in the Maipo Valley, Chile. Using a GIS analysis of topographic, soil, land use and climate data, a baseline assessment of viticultural suitability was performed. The impact of climate change on viticultural suitability was modeled by overlaying downscaled Global Circulation Model temperature data.