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International Research Institute for Climate &

Society (IRI)

Lisa Goddard, Directorgoddard@iri.columbia.edu

Large El Nino eventSea Surface Temperature Anomalies

1990 2000 2010

1st El Niño

Forecast

‘86

El Niño Events Affect Climate

Worldwide-- especially in the

tropics

1990 2000 2010‘87

DROUGHTS

Southern Africa

Agriculture

Animals/Livestock

Infrastructure

Air Quality/Health

FLOODS

Peru Southern California

INFRASTRUCTURE

PROPERTY & LIVES

1990 2000 2010

IRI Pilot Project

Training (CU)

‘93

IRI’s Mission

The mission of the IRI is to enhance society's capability to understand, anticipate and manage the impacts of climate in order to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries.

IRI’s Mission

The mission of the IRI is to enhance society's capability to understand, anticipate and manage the impacts of climate in order to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries.

1990 2000 2010

IRI Pilot Project

Prediction (Scripps)‘94

1990 2000 2010‘96

NOAA Cooperative Agreement

IRI’s Mission

The mission of the IRI is to enhance society's capability to understand, anticipate and manage the impacts of climate in order to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries.

1997 - Present

1990 2000 2010`97/98

Major El Niño Event

1990 2000 2010

IPCC Process and Global Climate Change

Source: IPCC 4th Assessment Report, Working Group 1: The Physical Science Basis for Climate Changehttp://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/wg1-report.html

AR1 AR2 AR3 AR4

‘95 ‘01 ‘07

“Climate-Change Related” Impacts

• Adaptation

• Resilience

• Sustainability

Climate is more than “climate change”. Climate variability is of primary importance to all of these

issues.

Temperature

Most of the variability in the globally-averaged temperatureis contained in the slowlyvarying “climate change” component.

65%

13%

21%

Annual Mean Temperature

Climate Variability & Change Globally

Climate Variability & Change in Colorado, USATemperature Precipitation

12%

21%

65%

1%

19%

75%

Climate Information for Risk Management & Decision Making

1990 2000 2010‘09

WCC-3

1990 2000 2010 ‘12

GFCS

Relevance? Access?Capacity?

Climate Information for Risk Management & Decision Making

Ingredients for Climate-Informed Policy/Decisions/Action

• Relevance • Access• Capacity

SCIENCEObservations

graph courtesy of U. Redding

Physical Understanding and Modeling

• Relevance • Access• Capacity

Fcst Likelihood of Above-Average TemperatureSCIENCE

Early WarningSystems for Early Action

Risk of Malaria due to Climate & Environment

Ingredients for Climate-Informed Policy/Decisions/Action

• Relevance • Access• Capacity

The online digital climate map-room of Ethiopia: www.ethiomet.gov.et

TECHNOLOGY

Ingredients for Climate-Informed Policy/Decisions/Action

• Relevance • Access• Capacity

TECHNOLOGY

Ingredients for Climate-Informed Policy/Decisions/Action

• Relevance • Access• Capacity

: Climate: Health: Environmental Monitoring: Agriculture: Water: Economics

IRI Trainings (04/04-12/09)

TRAINING

Ingredients for Climate-Informed Policy/Decisions/Action

• Relevance • Access• Capacity

TRAINING

2010 Summer Institute onClimate & Public Health

Ingredients for Climate-Informed Policy/Decisions/Action

Management & Institutional SupportFppdff Climate sdppd Science

Regional & Sectorial Science

Finance &Administration

IT

Communications

Climate

Program

Support

Health Agriculture

Regional & Program Support

Climate Diagnostics

Climate Forecasts

Near-Term Climate Change

Environ.Monitoring

Data Library

FinancialInstruments

Shared appointments:CWC, CRED, Mailman SPH

Climate Services

Partnership,

Secretariat

1990 2000 2010 ‘12

Opportunities1990 2000 2010 ‘12

Opportunities1990 2000 2010 ‘12

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