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Why Climate Services?
Unique Perspectives
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We’ve started to post short video interviews of leading climate and development experts who attended last year’s International Conference on Climate Services. Edward Carr, from USAID, Patricia Ramirez, from Costa Rica’s Regional Water Resources Committee, and Maarten van Aalst from the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre, kick things off. To learn more, visit the Climate Services Partnership web site.


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Journalists’ Guide to Upcoming Scientific Fieldwork
Join IRI and other world-class researchers at the Earth Institute as they travel to Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia and dozens of other countries to conduct their fieldwork. This guide is published by the Earth Institute and is updated a few times a year. Read more.



1,000 followers, and growing!
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IRI hit a major social media milestone last week on Twitter. A hearty tweet of thanks to all our followers for helping increase awareness of IRI’s work, and for sharing useful links and photos. And if you’re not already following us on Twitter, hop to it! You’ll get updates on our research as well as that of our partners, live tweets from IRI events such as our monthly climate briefing, and climate news from across the web.


IRI IN THE NEWS

Scientists a Step Closer To Predicting Tornadoes. (USA Today). view

DISASTERS: Smart weather data can make a difference (IRIN News). view

El Nino Climate Pattern May Influence Disease Outbreaks Globally (Scientific American). view


CURRENT SEASONAL RAINFALL FORECAST

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The International Research Institute for Climate and Society was established as a cooperative agreement between
the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office and Columbia University.
It is part of The Earth Institute, Columbia University.