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Head, Disaster and Risk Management Information Systems Research Group, Chulalongkorn University
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011 and the Thailand Floods of the same year were among the most destructive natural disasters in Natt Leelawat s lifetime.
For Leelawat who began graduate studies at Tokyo Tech as Japan and Thailand reeled from these disasters the year 2011 would mark a turning point in his life and career. What I learned from Tokyo Tech and being in Japan helped me clarify my interests, create new research on disaster risk reduction, and communicate my knowledge to a new generation of engineers and technologists, he says.
Columbia Institute to Be Key Partner in New World Bank-funded Climate Resilience Project
Farmers from southern Mali’s Sikasso region tend to their cowpea crop. Photo: Francesco Fiondella
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Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project will help farmers better anticipate destructive climate-related events and take preventative actions, as well as improve their access to climate advisories and recommendations on effective response measures. The project will work with key regional and national institutions across Africa, but will focus its activities in six countries Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia.
“This funding will support IRI’s groundbreaking work in providing the world’s best climate services,” said Alex Halliday, director of the Earth Institute and founding dean of the Columbia Climate School. “It links climate forecasting, agricultural sciences and economics with critical development efforts across Africa. This