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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 The 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 is a terrific opportunity and an example of the type of impact-oriented work that will be done within the Climate School.”
AllianceBernstein becomes founding member of new programme at Columbia Climate School Partnership began in 2019 Share In March 2021, AB and Columbia rolled out the Climate and Investment Academy AllianceBernstein (AB) has been named as the founding member of the Corporate Affiliate Program at the recently launched Columbia Climate School, bringing together finance and academia to tackle climate change and marking the second phase of Columbia and AB’s collaboration. The exclusive three-year agreement will see AB and Columbia embark on a research agenda focused on the intersection of climate science and academic study with investment decisions, with ongoing interaction... To continue reading this article...
E-Mail IMAGE: Arthur Lerner-Lam, deputy director of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, speaks to financial professionals about climate science and portfolio risk. view more Credit: Courtesy Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Leading global investment-management firm AllianceBernstein and Columbia University's new Climate School have agreed to bring together investors and scientists to confront the challenges of climate change. As founding member of the school's Corporate Affiliate Program, the firm will facilitate the engagement of commercial enterprise with the university's global climate and sustainability research. As part of the exclusive three-year agreement, AllianceBernstein and Columbia will embark on research focused on the intersection of climate science with investment decisions. AllianceBernstein's investors and Columbia's experts will interact on climate issues as they arise in the investing process. The project will seek to leverage Columbia scientists' skills and insights to help financial professionals manage climate risks and solutions across the industries, sectors and countries that they invest in. Columbia and AllianceBernstein will also collaborate on long term, in-depth research into the top challenges, including the potential approach to net zero over the next 30 years.
/PRNewswire/ -- Leading global investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB") (NYSE: AB) has been announced as the Founding Member of the Corporate...
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Events to attend in the final stretch of the semester Events to attend in the final stretch of the semester Ashley Jiao / Senior Staff Illustrator NYC/Campus Zoom Events With the semester coming to a close, there are a number of University-sponsored events that you might want to attend. . These include a discussion of the injustices related to the pandemic, a lecture on the foundations of ethical decision-making, or a conversation about queer liberalism and marginal mobility. With these options, you are likely to find something in line with your personal interests that would enrich your understanding of civic responsibility. Take a look at the event descriptions below, and consider transforming your study break into an educational experience.
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