International Research Institute for Climate and Society

A Healthy Collaboration

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:30:47 GMT

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society recently 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 with M.A. in Climate and Society student Elisabeth Gawthrop.

Climate adaptation tools to help farmers in South and Southeast Asia

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:15:22 GMT

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

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Haresh Bhojwani has been appointed to be the Deputy Director of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, part of Columbia University's Earth Institute. He will coordinate IRI's connections with development and humanitarian organizations so that IRI's research can target the needs of those vulnerable to climate impacts, especially through the institution's international collaborations.

Power Tool Helps Climate, Public Health Researchers Drill into Data

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Imagine having to solve a puzzle with someone who didn't speak the same language as you. That's essentially where the fields of climate and public health stand. Understanding the relationship between climate and infectious disease is extremely important yet data from each field is collected at different time and spatial scales. Getting the data to talk requires significant number crunching and computing power- a luxury in developing countries. Enter IRI's powerful Data Library...

Poor Ethiopian Farmers Receive "Unprecedented" Insurance Payout

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Oxfam America and the Rockefeller Foundation announce a weather index insurance payout of unprecedented scale directly to poor African farmers, thanks to a groundbreaking new program that relies on advanced satellite technology, and tools developed by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society.