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IRI's New Director

Lisa Goddard, a leading expert on climate change and El Niño's influence on climate has been appointed director of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, part of Columbia University's Earth Institute. “I believe strongly in the mission of the IRI – in connecting science on climate variability and change to better decision-making and improved livelihoods for people throughout the world,” she says.
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Climate Change SOS Blogathon
The popular web site Daily Kos hosted a weeklong series to raise awareness about climate change, drought, food insecurity and other issues near and dear to our hearts. The IRI contributed two entries that we encourage you to read, comment on and share among your colleagues!

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From Birmingham to Bamako: How Farmers Deal with Drought was written with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). The piece discusses the tools and technologies farmers around the world use to enhance their decision making, and describes in detail the work of CCAFS, IRI and USAID in Mali to evaluate the government's weather info services to rural communities.

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Breaking the Poverty Trap in Ethiopia: Subsistence, Satellites, and Some Other Stuff is about the groundbreaking work on index-based insurance for Ethiopian farmers that IRI has conducted with partners Oxfam America, Swiss Re, the World Food Programme and the Relief Society of Tigray.



IRI IN THE NEWS

Drought wreaks havoc on Indian farmers. (Al Jazeera) view

Lack of Warning on Drought Reflects Forecasting Flaws. (Climate Central) view

India's drought punishes farmers, highlights challenges to climate change adaptation.
(ClimateWire) view

We Can Improve Climate Information for Africa. (SciDevNet) view

Microinsurance in Africa (The Economist) 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.