If you’re in Geneva, join us this Friday for a presentation on our project 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 (DRC). With our partners, we are working to improve resilience of people affected by repeated displacement. The […]
Climate Interactive in Lima at COP 20
Climate Interactive is attending the UNFCCC’s twentieth Conference of the Parties (COP 20) in Lima, Peru. We look forward to meeting as many members of the Climate Interactive community as possible. If you’re in Lima, please look for team members Ellie Johnston, Travis Franck, and Drew Jones. They will be sharing our En-ROADS, C-ROADS, and […]
DRC Trip to See Multiple Displacement Firsthand
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is amazingly beautiful. Though torn by decades of war and violence, I understand why others have referred to the region as a ‘land of plenty’ — good soil and regular rainfall create lush green hillsides in every direction. Skuk Jones and I traveled last month to North Kivu […]
Pastoralist Simulator Helps Global Conversation on Drought-Induced Displacement
Climate Interactive was proud to participate in an important global meeting in Nairobi recently. The Nansen Initiative is an on-going international conversation on the situation of ‘cross-border displaced persons.’ The meeting in Nairobi was one of six government consultations in different regions of the world, culminating in recommendations for governments to better coordinate around the […]
Building Theories on Community Resilience in Africa
If a small village is subject to an external shock like a drought, a war, or a flood, its residents will likely suffer material and/or human losses, but hopefully rebuild and thrive. If that same village suffers from those shocks repeatedly, it begins to define who they are as a community. Community resilience—the ability of […]
Data-mining in Kenya
“The data might just be in filing cabinets at each border crossing.” We always knew it was going to be tough to make a model of drought-induced population displacement in Kenya, and this comment in one of my meetings last month confirmed it. I was in Nairobi to meet with experts and decision makers about […]
Climate Interactive on the Inaugural Speech
In reaction to Obama’s strong words on climate change in his inaugural address yesterday, Stephanie Pappas of LiveScience followed up yesterday’s coverage of Obama and climate change with additional commentary from Beth Sawin and Travis Franck of Climate Interactive. Obama Takes Stand on Climate in Inaugural Speech Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Date: 21 January 2013 President Barack Obama discussed the need to act on climate […]
4 More Years: Obama and the Challenge of our Time
Today as crowds are gathered on the national mall and millions tune in to hear the President’s second inaugural address, those of us knee-deep in climate science are wondering what role climate change will play in his second term. The science blog LiveScience talked to Beth Sawin and Travis Franck here at Climate Interactive for […]
C-ROADS Article Published in System Dynamics Review
The current edition of the journal System Dynamics Review, features an article by our team here at Climate Interactive on our simulation C-ROADS. With over 700 users worldwide and counting, C-ROADS has improved the understanding of which national climate commitments will have an impact and what is needed for us to close the gap between maintaining […]
New Project: Reducing Disaster Risk and Increasing Resilience of Kenyan Pastoralists
Climate Interactive is embarking on an exciting new project to understand and improve the long-term resilience of pastoralist communities in northeast Kenya. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) hired Climate Interactive to conduct an initial study of the drivers of livelihoods. The ultimate goal of the project will be to better understand how slow onset disasters like […]