http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/21/farmers-in-senegal-use-forecasts-to-combat-climate-risks/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/21/farmers-in-senegal-use-forecasts-to-combat-climate-risks/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:20 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36885 Recent trainings in Senegal have improved trust between farmers and researchers, leading to increased use of climate forecasts and other information.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/21/farmers-in-senegal-use-forecasts-to-combat-climate-risks/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/a-healthy-collaboration/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/a-healthy-collaboration/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:11:19 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35872 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/a-healthy-collaboration/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/12/climate-and-society-students-develop-research-for-nasa-iri/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/12/climate-and-society-students-develop-research-for-nasa-iri/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:07:14 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35543 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/12/climate-and-society-students-develop-research-for-nasa-iri/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/28/iri-to-develop-climate-adaptation-tools-to-help-farmers-in-south-and-southeast-asia/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/28/iri-to-develop-climate-adaptation-tools-to-help-farmers-in-south-and-southeast-asia/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:14:51 +0000 Melika Edquist http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35235 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/28/iri-to-develop-climate-adaptation-tools-to-help-farmers-in-south-and-southeast-asia/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/26/iri-names-new-deputy-director/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/26/iri-names-new-deputy-director/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:45:47 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35192 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/26/iri-names-new-deputy-director/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/06/discussing-climate-cities-and-food/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/06/discussing-climate-cities-and-food/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:14:54 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=34840 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!]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/06/discussing-climate-cities-and-food/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/29/cat-puns-scientists-and-social-media/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/29/cat-puns-scientists-and-social-media/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:53:34 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=33777 Social media plus scientists plus Chemistry Cat puns is a great formula for a talk, right? ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/01/29/cat-puns-scientists-and-social-media/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/18/role-reversal-and-some-fun-at-agu/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/18/role-reversal-and-some-fun-at-agu/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:31:16 +0000 Arif Noori http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=33026 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 [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/18/role-reversal-and-some-fun-at-agu/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:58:22 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32841 Focusing on the American Midwest, Andrew Robertson analyzes the relationships between floods, weather and climate patters throughout the 20th century.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/07/a-river-runs-through-it-predicting-floods-in-the-midwest/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/05/tree-rings-and-teachable-moments/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/05/tree-rings-and-teachable-moments/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:42:47 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32783 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/05/tree-rings-and-teachable-moments/feed/ 0