Climate Change Modeling for Decision Makers
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The frequency of extreme weather events has increased exponentially over the past four decades, threatening the homes, livelihoods, and health of millions. While the adverse effects of climate change are increasingly visible, major knowledge gaps limit the ability of policymakers to predict and respond to threats caused by climate shocks. Climate modeling has the potential to rapidly generate reliable evidence on the effects of climate change for programmatic decision making before shocks occur.
On October 27, 2022, AIR held a webinar to explore the role of modeling in climate change programming, discuss AIR’s recent work in crop modeling for food security decision making, and learn from the perspectives of implementers, researchers, data scientists, and funders on climate modeling in their work and the future of programming.
Moderator
![Brittany Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/50_/public/2022-10/Brittany%20I_201_250.png?itok=2YuZZINx)
Brittany Iskarpatyoti
Senior Technical Assistance Consultant
AIR
Presenters
![Eric Muchugu Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/50_/public/2022-10/Eric%20Muchugu_201_250.png?itok=cqeo8STi)
Eric Muchugu
Data Scientist
AIR
![Ahmad Mohassel Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/50_/public/2022-10/Ahmad%20Mohassel_201_250.png?itok=K3Np4pNa)
Ahmad Mohassel
Senior Data Scientist
AIR
![Rob Allport Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/50_/public/2022-10/Rob_Allport_201_250.png?itok=jsWxjJeR)
Robert Allport
Chief of Party
AIR
Panelists
![Genta Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/50_/public/2022-10/Genta%20Konci_201_250.png?itok=GdF_7dM8)
Genta Konci
Evaluation Specialist, Independent Evaluation Unit
Green Climate Fund
![Henri Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/50_/public/2022-10/Henri%20Tonnang_201_250.png?itok=gGc8OhFg)
Henri Tonnang
Principal Scientist and Head of Data Management Modelling/Geo-Information Unit
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
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Philip Audebert
Technical Specialist, Environment and Climate
International Fund for Agricultural Development