The International Research Institute for Climate and Society

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society We use climate science to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries.

The mission of the IRI is to enhance society’s capability to understand, anticipate and manage the impacts of climate in order to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries. The IRI conducts this mission through strategic and applied research, education, capacity building, and by providing forecasts and information products with an emphasis on practical and verifiable utility and partnership.

02/15/2024

Meet food security expert Amanda Grossi of Columbia Climate School The International Research Institute for Climate and Society whose focus is to help farmers in Africa plan for their seasons and decision-makers better predict and plan for climate extremes.

How did Grossi get into science? "I would say science got into me. Anybody who is curious about the world, asks why things are the way they are, and systematically seeks to understand these things has science in their heart."

In this Q&A, Grossi talks about her inspiration, work initiatives, and hopes for the next generation of women in science: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2024/02/15/celebrating-women-in-science-amanda-grossi-on-advancing-food-security/

📷: Amanda Grossi speaking at a workshop.

In the fourth story from the ACToday report, we discuss the importance of using crowdsourcing tools to inform better ins...
04/13/2022

In the fourth story from the ACToday report, we discuss the importance of using crowdsourcing tools to inform better insurance for climate impacts.

Allowing users of climate services to drive their development enhances both the impact and effectiveness of the services.

Read the story here: https://iri.columbia.edu/news/crowdsourcing-insurance/

One of the crucial highlights in the ACToday report is the empowerment of National Meteorological Services by providing ...
04/12/2022

One of the crucial highlights in the ACToday report is the empowerment of National Meteorological Services by providing tools and training to help them best apply their own regional expertise and experiences to adaptation efforts and response to climate change in their countries and regions.

Read this story here: https://iri.columbia.edu/news/empowering-national-meteorological-services/

This story from our ACToday report focuses on nutrition in connection with food security, highlighting ACToday’s work to...
04/12/2022

This story from our ACToday report focuses on nutrition in connection with food security, highlighting ACToday’s work to ensure that our climate services address this important issue through workshops, partnerships, and more. It is crucial to bring together institutions to address issues like this multilaterally, and collaboratively.

As IRI’s Amanda Grossi says, “We cannot overstate the convening power of ACToday.”

Read the story here: https://iri.columbia.edu/news/climate-nutrition-connection/

We are thrilled to be sharing highlights from Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, for Tomorrow (ACToday), the first o...
04/11/2022

We are thrilled to be sharing highlights from Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, for Tomorrow (ACToday), the first of the Columbia World Projects, by publishing our latest report!

Since 2017, ACToday has been actively working in Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Senegal and Vietnam to create innovative climate information, methods and tools tailored for agriculture. We’ve also helped decision makers understand how to use these products to ensure safe and stable supplies of food. Our report highlights some of the pathways we’ve created to see to it that ACToday’s efforts and investments continue serving the health and well-being of the people in all six countries for many years to come.

Read the report here: https://iri.columbia.edu/news/2021-highlights-from-the-actoday-columbia-world-project/

In the first of four stories featured on the IRI blog highlighting the accomplishments of the ACToday project, we discus...
04/05/2022

In the first of four stories featured on the IRI blog highlighting the accomplishments of the ACToday project, we discuss the importance of training decision makers on the interpretation and use of climate information to shape policy and planning!

Read the story here: https://iri.columbia.edu/news/climate-trained-decisionmakers/

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