We are happy to report progress in our work on agriculture in Africa. The Agriculture and Land Policy Simulator (ALPS) model now includes an explicit treatment of water: rainfall, irrigation, water resources, and their effects on crops. Funded by our partners at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), our Climate-Smart Agriculture Project aims to influence […]
Milestone: Forestry and Soil Carbon and the Agriculture and Land Policy Simulator
Climate Interactive, working with our partners at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) in Morocco, has completed the second major model release for our Climate Smart Agriculture in Africa project. Now titled the Agriculture and Land Policy Simulator (ALPS), it builds upon the versions introduced this spring and last fall. This system dynamics decision support tool helps policymakers see what […]
Modeling Soil Carbon and Agriculture
Sometimes the very early stages of modeling can reveal important lessons. Validation and data are important for building a policy-relevant model, but setting up the basic physics of a problem and exploring its dynamics are important building blocks. From this process, we have learned some interesting lessons about agriculture and soil carbon sequestration. As part of […]
Insights from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Simulator
A new tool created for Climate Interactive’s Climate-Smart Agriculture project has shown some of the ways agriculture will have to transform in the face of climate change. We have found that agriculture can be a part of the solution for development as well as for climate mitigation and adaptation – as long as agricultural policies follow certain principles. Countries will […]
Milestone: Land Use in the Climate and Agriculture Model
Climate Interactive, working with our partners at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco, has completed the first major version of our Climate and Agriculture Policy Simulator. Building on the demonstration version discussed last fall, this system dynamics decision support tool helps policymakers see what could work in agriculture. Increasing the agricultural production in Africa […]
The Growing Importance of Agriculture in Climate Change
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture are an important contributor to climate change, especially when emissions from agriculture’s impact on land-use changes are included. Importantly, agriculture emissions will become more significant in the future as the world takes actions to address climate change more broadly. To be clear, the majority of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by fossil […]
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: […]
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 […]