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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

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