It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Professor Laban Ogallo on 20 November 2020. Laban served as one of the three SRMGI co-chairs from 2017 to 2020 and helped guide the expansion of the initiative in 2018.
Could SRM help Cape Town avoid ‘Day Zero’ droughts?
Beninese climatologist Dr Romaric Odoulami is the lead author of a major new study that assesses how sunlight reflection might affect the chances of so-called ‘Day Zero’ droughts in Cape Town and its region.
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Interview with Dr Casimir Y. Da-Allada
In June, Beninese oceanographer Dr Casimir Y. Da-Allada was lead author on the first SRM modelling paper to come from a Least Developed Country. We recently had a chance to catch up with him.
Interview with Dr Khalil Karami
In June, the Iran DECIMALS team led by Dr Khalil Karami published its first SRM research paper. We talked with Khalil about the study and his path to leading the region’s first SRM research team.
2020 SRMGI Global Forum postponed
SRMGI planned to hold its second Global Forum in Berlin, Germany on 5 and 6 October 2020. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was decided to postpone the Global Forum to Spring 2021.