International Climate Services
ICCS Participants in a group session at Columbia University's Low Library
Easily accessible and timely climate information can help societies not only limit the economic and social damage caused by climate-related disasters, but also take advantage of opportunities provided by favorable conditions. Climate services are meant to fill this need. The IRI and the Earth Institute, along with NOAA, Germany's Climate Services Center, the UK Met Office and the National Center for Atmospheric Research recently hosted the first International Conference on Climate Services at Columbia University. We organized the event to initiate a dialogue between experienced climate information providers and those who currently use or wish to use such information.
Visit the ICCS web site for more details, and follow #ICCS2011 on Twitter to join the conversation.
About the IRI
The IRI works on the development and implementation of strategies to manage climate related risks and opportunities. Building on a multidisciplinary core of expertise, IRI partners with research institutions and local stakeholders to best understand needs, risks and possibilities. The IRI supports sustainable development by bringing the best science to bear on managing climate risks in sectors such as agriculture, food security, water resources, and health. By providing practical advancements that enable better management of climate related risks and opportunities in the present, we are creating solutions that will increase adaptability to long term climate change.
The IRI was established as a cooperative agreement between NOAA's Climate Program Office and Columbia University. It is part of The Earth Institute, and is located at the Lamont Campus.
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