Written by Dr. Diana Pritchard, University of Bedfordshire, England Climate change, one of the biggest challenges facing our societies, impacts increasingly on our communities locally and across the world. While the UK government together with other nations work on crucial political agreements to mitigate against the worst effects and finance adaptation efforts, there is a need […]
World Climate Simulation at a Business University in Kenya
By Joyce Muthoni Strathmore University, 28 October 2016 – Over 35 Strathmore University students gathered at the Strathmore Business School for the World Climate Simulation organized by the Strathmore Center for Sustainability Leadership and the Strathmore University Student Council in partnership with Climate Interactive. The event aimed at increasing interest in and mobilizing youth […]
Systems Thinking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
System dynamics modeling is one of the main innovations of our project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With our partners, we are working to improve resilience of people affected by repeated displacement. The project also includes original field research and eventually pilot projects. We are building models to understand all the ways multiple […]
Climate Interactive Team Charts out Scenarios of Success at UN Negotiations in Lima Peru
Drew Jones and Ellie Johnston presented success scenarios in the En-ROADS simulation at the US Center at the COP 20 United Nations negotiations in Lima, Peru. Watch the video below: Video shooting and editing credit: the U.S. Department of State.
Better Public Policy Through Systems Thinking: Visionary Leadership from Mayor Curtatone
The following essay was written by the Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts, Joseph Curtatone. Although Curtatone ties systems thinking to I-93 and childhood obesity in Somerville, the same long-term thought process of actions and consequences must be utilized by city and regional leaders today as we increasingly feel the impacts of a changing climate. Hats off […]
Flooding (too) close to home
At Climate interactive, we work on climate and study the impacts, but when they hit close to home it’s a reminder of the importance of preparing in advance. Echoing many of the themes in Beth’s Hurricane Irene post, the depiction of atypical weather patterns and intensity experienced in my Greenville, South Carolina neighborhood last Saturday […]
Four Reasons We Build Simulations of Infrastructure Investment
As a panelist for a recent EPA-sponsored webcast on green infrastructure and resilience (click here for the slides from that presentation) I was prompted to explain why system dynamics computer simulation is particularly helpful for those considering infrastructure investment in general, and green infrastructure investment in particular. We have four reasons: 1. People need ways […]
Join CI’s Beth Sawin Tomorrow at UMASS or Online
Too Late for What? Real Choices on a Changing Planet Find out what leading experts on climate change impacts, activism, and policy are saying about our choices today and our world tomorrow. Add your voice to the discussion on our campus, in our community, and beyond. Watch online Date: Oct. 17, 2013 Time: 4-6 PM […]
Climate Interactive’s Travis Franck talks insights at UMass Lowell
As part of its ongoing interview series, the Climate Change Initiative at University of Massachussetts Lowell talked recently with Climate Interactive’s Travis Franck about some of our simulators and the insights they’re providing on climate change. As Franck explains, Climate Interactive’s emphasis on an analytical approach called systems thinking gives its models a uniquely comprehensive […]
19 Reasons Why We Need Climate Change Solutions Now
In his latest blog for Transition Voice, Prof. Guy McPherson of the University of Arizona provides us with an excellent reminder of just how urgent climate action is with a list of 19 natural phenomena that are exacerbating global warming. The list illustrates a point that we’ve written about in previous posts and frequently try […]