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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
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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
AllianceBernstein becomes founding member of new programme at Columbia Climate School
Partnership began in 2019
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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.
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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 C
/PRNewswire/ Leading global investment management firm AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AB") (NYSE: AB) has been announced as the Founding Member of the Corporate.