Holly Scoble, Alice Wells, Dr Thelma Krug and Varisha Kahn during virtual panel ‘Young women in SRM’ at SRM Youth Watch launch event September, 2023. Photo Credit: SRM Youth Watch Two early career Degrees Modelling Fund (DMF) scientists, Trisha Patel
Trisha Patel talking during a roundtable discussion at Degrees’ research planning workshop in Istanbul, Turkey – January 2023. Photo Credit: the Degrees Initiative. Trisha Patel, a junior researcher working on the 2023 South African Degrees Modelling Fund (DMF) team led
South Africa, Cape Town taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), 2014. Photo Credit: NASA The 2018 South African Degrees Modelling Fund (DMF) team led by Dr Chris Lennard at the
The Degrees Initiative welcomes the Climate Overshoot Commission’s recommendations for more solar radiation modification (SRM) research in and led by developing countries, which is set out in its new report Reducing the Risks of Climate Overshoot. These recommendations echo the
Photographs of Prof. Inés Camilloni and Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse. Photo credit: the Degrees Initiative Degrees Modelling Fund (DMF) scientists Prof. Inés Camilloni and Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse have been appointed as Vice-Chairs for the Intergovernmental Panel on
Photograph of Prof. Saleemul Huq. Photo Credit: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD). Professor Saleemul Huq, a member of Degrees board of trustees, has been appointed as one of seven external members of a new UN Scientific Advisory
By Varisha Khan Varisha Khan (Pakistan) presenting SRM’s potential impact on malaria transmission across South Asia. Photo Credit: The Degrees Initiative. Varisha Khan is an early career scientist working with the Degrees Modelling Fund (DMF) team in Pakistan. She attended
Day one participants of the UNAM and Degrees Initiative joint workshop on SRM, Mexico City. Photo Credit: UNAM. The official report from Degrees’ engagement workshop in Mexico, titled ‘Geoingeniería solar: implicaciones para Centroamérica y México’, is now available online. The
The deadline for the Open call for proposals: DMF grants for Central America & Mexico has been extended until 31 August 2023 (23:59 British Summer Time). As a reminder, grants of up to USD 75,000 are available to support successful
DMF scientists Godwin Ayesiga, Frédéric Bonou, Amadou Coulibaly, Temitope Egbebiyi, Alfonso Fernandez, Varisha Khan, Chris Lennard, Romaric Odoulami, Muhammad Shoaib, Md. Abu Syed, Mou Leong Tan attending the 13th GeoMIP meeting in Exeter, UK. Photo Credit: The Degrees Initiative. Varisha