Climate Change Impacts and Efficient Adaptation Options in the Bolivian Agriculture: From Crop Models to Integrated Assessments.

Doing a PhD was one of my dreams since when I was a kid, and getting to do so is such a rewarding experience. This incredible experience could not have been completed without the support of many people who I am in debt. First, I would like to thank to my supervisors, Prof. Carlo Giupponi and Prof. Robert Mendelsohn for their human and professional quality; I’ve learned a lot from you not only in the professional but in the personal levels, your guidance and thoughts have encouraged me to complete and consolidate the presented work. I would also like to thank Dr. Emanuele Massetti for his time and contribution ideas for the development of the thesis while doing the research abroad. Moreover, I’d like to thank Prof. Donatella Spano and Prof. Fabio Eboli for their very valuable and constructive recommendations while doing a throughout revision of the Manuscript, your comments were very important for improving the quality of the thesis. I am also grateful with all of my friends, professors and colleagues at the Ca’Foscari University of Venice, at Yale University and at the Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN-Bolivia), for their support, hospitality and friendship. Last, but not least I would like to thank my mother, my father, my uncle, my wife, my daughter, my so