Tag: IRI

Farmers in Senegal Use Forecasts to Combat Climate Risks

by | 5.21.2013 at 10:22am
Participants in the December 2012 Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia workshop in Senegal visit farmers in Kaffrine that received climate forecasts for the first time in 2011. Photo by Alexa Jay, CCAFS

Recent trainings in Senegal have improved trust between farmers and researchers, leading to increased use of climate forecasts and other information.

A Healthy Collaboration

by | 4.25.2013 at 11:11am
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IRI just renewed an agreement with the World Health Organization to be a collaborative center. Research scientist and center director Madeleine Thomson talks about past successes and future research directions.

Climate and Society Students ‘Develop’ Research for NASA, IRI

by | 4.12.2013 at 2:07pm
Satellite image courtesy NASA Goddard

Two Climate and Society students are working on a NASA DEVELOP project at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. Learn about the research and visit their virtual posters.

IRI to develop climate adaptation tools to help farmers in South and Southeast Asia

by | 3.28.2013 at 12:14pm
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A new two-year climate change initiative, led by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society aims to help farmers in Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Bangladesh reduce their vulnerability to climate risks.

IRI Names New Deputy Director

by | 3.26.2013 at 3:45pm
Haresh Bhojwani, IRI Deputy Director. Photo by Brian Kahn

Haresh Bhojwani will coordinate IRI’s connections with development and humanitarian organizations so that its research can target the needs of those vulnerable to climate impacts, especially through the institution’s international collaborations.

Discussing Climate, Cities and Food

by | 3.6.2013 at 1:14pm
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Last week, the Earth Institute and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society hosted a discussion on cities, food and climate. What were people saying? Find out in this Storify recap of reactions from across Twitter!

Cat Puns, Scientists and Social Media

by | 1.29.2013 at 2:53pm | 1 Comment
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Social media plus scientists plus Chemistry Cat puns is a great formula for a talk, right?

Role-Reversal (and Some Fun) at AGU

by | 12.18.2012 at 11:31am
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Francesco Fiondella is normally behind the scenes writing web stories, developing audio slideshows and videos for the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI). But at this year’s annual American Geophysical Union (AGU), the tables were turned for a brief moment. He was video ambushed by climate scientist Andrew Robertson and forced to explain [...]

A River Runs Through It: Predicting Floods in the Midwest

by | 12.7.2012 at 2:58pm | 1 Comment
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Focusing on the American Midwest, Andrew Robertson analyzes the relationships between floods, weather and climate patters throughout the 20th century.

Tree Rings and Teachable Moments

by | 12.5.2012 at 4:42pm
Nicole Davi, Post Doctoral Researcher at IRI and Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory's Tree Ring Lab

Nicole Davi, a postdoctoral scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society and the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, thinks tree rings are an ideal way to motivate students to collect and analyze data as well as to learn about climate change.