By Wangechi Kiongo and Enock Mutuma “We are still in a race against time. We need to transition to a low-emissions and climate-resilient future. Now is the time to strengthen global resolve, do what science demands and seize the opportunity to build a safer more sustainable world for all.” These are words from UN-Secretary General, […]
World Climate Succeeds at COP 22
At eight events, hundreds of people from across the world have had a chance to experience how it feels like to negotiate an ambitious global climate deal using Climate Interactive’s rigorous tools, C-ROADS and World Climate. This is how it happened. By engaging the business community, Prof. John Sterman was able to challenge the business […]
How Climate Interactive Can Contribute to Climate-Smart Agriculture Policymaking
The world has arrived at a special moment: the importance of agriculture in Africa is being realized and intersecting with opportunities for policymaking. Climate Interactive is partnering with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in a multiyear project to model the intersections among agriculture, production, emissions and resilience. We are excited to apply our skills […]
Climate Interactive in Marrakesh for COP22
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: […]
World Climate in Ghana with North and South Participants
My second World Climate Simulation at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, on the 16th September 2016, brought together exceptional environmental science students and researchers from the University of Cape Coast and visiting students from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark who were under Kultierstudier programme in the university. This allowed us to see how participants from the […]
‘I too can negotiate’, Nigerian environmentalist experiences World Climate
By Benita Siloko, Nigeria Environmental Society Going to UN conferences to contribute my own quota to climate change has been a dream dear to my heart. I have always fantasized about learning the operations of the UNFCCC as well as learning how to negotiate a global climate agreement. Who knew my dream would come to reality one day? […]
Joshua Amponsem from Ghana becomes a World Climate Ambassador
Joshua Amponsem found Climate Interactive’s tools essential in his work as a young environmental activist in Ghana. In the last three months, he has been mobilizing young people, social entrepreneurs, and universities across Ghana to experience World Climate simulations, and hence, inspiring them to take climate action. We asked Joshua how World Climate simulations were relevant […]
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 […]
World Climate inspires local action: The story of Kenneth Nana Amoateng of Ghana
Not only did we receive an over-subscription to our two World Climate events in Ghana last month, the simulations have also resulted in almost half a dozen other World Climate simulations being planned across the country starting this month until COP 22 in Marrakech. We asked one of our host partners, Kenneth Nana Amoateng of Abibimman […]
What I Learnt From My First World Climate Simulation
In May, I took part in my first World Climate simulation exercise in Marrakech. We had a diverse group of participants from research institutions, universities, the private sector, youth organizations, and government agencies. While I was intrigued by the scientific rigour behind C-ROADS, the computer model we use in the exercise, the role playing during […]