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.
Recognising the SRMGI volunteers
SRMGI has been the product of a global community and our work is only made possible thanks to the contributions of volunteers from around the world.
Proceedings: US National Academies workshop on SRM research governance
In September 2019, SRMGI’s Project Director Andy Parker was invited to present to the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s panel on SRM governance.
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First SRM study from the MENA region
The Iran DECIMALS team just published their first study in Geophysical Research Letters, exploring how SRM could affect storm tracks in the MENA region.
First SRM study from an LDC
Today, the Benin DECIMALS team published their first paper in Earth’s Future, exploring how SRM could affect the West African monsoon.
Interview with Dr Izidine Pinto
In January, global SRM research reached an important milestone: the publication of the world’s first African research paper on solar geoengineering.
First African SRM research paper
January saw a landmark for the global evaluation of SRM and also a landmark for SRMGI. A research team based at the University of Cape Town published the first African research paper on SRM, and first to come from SRMGI’s DECIMALS Fund.
DECIMALS at the AGU
In mid-December, SRMGI supported the South Africa DECIMALS team to present their work to the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco.