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What is Climate Risk Management?
by climate-risk management and discusses current obstacles to its implementation. The CRM approach not only provides a means to cope with current climate risks, but it also can be part of an effective adaptation strategy to longer term climate change. Read the full story.
Upcoming events and seminars...
September 10th: Columbia Water Center Seminar at Morningside Campus: Improving River Basin Management Using Climate Information - Retrospective of Projects in Sri Lanka. view
September 16th: IRI Seminar at Lamont Campus: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing. Our monthly meeting during which we unveil the latest global and regional forecasts, as well as discuss
climate-related events around the world. view
IRI Report to Oxfam America on the Horn of Africa Risk Transfer for Adaptation project
This summarizes IRI's activities on developing an index insurance program with Oxfam America to help protect low income farmers in northern Ethiopia from financial hardships in case of drought. Download it here.
IRI in the News...
The high cost of hurricanes (Reuters TV). view
Prevén llegada de "La Niña" para la primavera (El Pais). view
Swiss Re backs African drought index for crop cover (MicroRisk). view
Scholars for Humanitarian Work (Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre). view
A Tree Grows in Haiti (Newsweek). view
Current seasonal rainfall forecast...
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For additional resources, please visit our Media Page.