Climate Interactive is heading to Marrakesh for the UN climate talks (COP22). The whole World Climate team will be there (Travis Franck, Ellie Johnston, Grace Mwaura and Juliette Bohland) along with Multisolving Coordinator Stephanie McCauley, Climate Interactive Co-Director Drew Jones, and Professor John Sterman. The two big issues we are following at COP22 are: […]
New Design For World Climate Materials
With thousands worldwide using the World Climate simulation materials we decided that it was time for a makeover. Over the last few months we have been working to get you newly redesigned materials for World Climate and the final batch is here. You may have already noticed that World Climate now has its own logo. Now the […]
A Development Communication Expert Falls in Love with World Climate
Two weeks ago, Sampson Adotey organized his first World Climate Simulation Event with undergraduate students at the University of Ghana in Accra. Below is a short interview about what it took for Sampson to organize such event: About Sampson Adotey My name is Sampson Adotey Jr. from Ghana. I’m an Advocacy and Communication Associate in […]
World Climate Week Recap: Strong Mobilization Across the Globe
From 9-16th October 2016, Climate Interactive and partners held the World Climate Week. The idea was to foster discussions around climate change one month before COP22 while engaging people with the World Climate Simulation of the UN climate talks. With 36 simulation events worldwide and almost 2000 participants, World Climate Week was a huge success. At Climate Interactive, we […]
Argentinian Professor Uses World Climate to Motivate Others
As part of World Climate Week, Climate Interactive is giving the floor to the amazing people who make up the World Climate Community. Below is the story of Dr. Carla N. Gulizia, Researcher at the Center for Atmospheric and Ocean Research in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I learned about Climate Interactive in 2013 when I was assigned as a […]
Abundant Enthusiasm: The World Climate Simulation in Ghana
Climate Interactive has run several World Climate Simulation train-the-trainer events on the African continent this year, with two in Ghana so far. As soon as we launched the registration in July for the events in Accra, we received more than a hundred applications for each session! The interest for World Climate was high going into the event and […]
Simulation Efforts in Africa Endorsed by the COP 22 Secretariat
We are delighted to announce that our efforts to build African capacity on climate change modeling and decision tools have been endorsed by the COP 22 Secretariat. Back in May, Climate Interactive launched a new partnership with the University of Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) to expand climate change awareness across Africa. This effort has already […]
News from World Climate Ambassadors Bindu and Steve
While the World Climate coordination team was busy organizing events in Africa, our volunteers have kept running their own simulations. World Climate would not have had the success it has without the dozens of people around the globe who are using the tools to reach hundreds each month. Below are updates from two of our World Climate Ambassadors on the […]
World Energy Featured in Governing Magazine
A World Energy simulation has been covered by Governing Magazine. Thanks to Steve Kaagan, one of our very active World Climate Ambassadors, the event was a great success. By contacting the magazine before leading the simulation, Steve made sure the tremendous opportunities offered by this tool to local and state leaders were heard. Click on the picture to […]
New Partnership with Moroccan University to Elevate Climate Awareness
Climate Interactive has launched a new effort to expand climate change awareness across Africa in partnership with the new University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Morocco. This new partnership includes two specific projects: 1. The World Climate Project Africa The World Climate Project Africa has been designed in partnership with UM6P and relies […]