CIESIN

The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) was established in 1989 as an independent non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand the changing relationship between human beings and the environment. In 1998, CIESIN joined the Earth Institute at Columbia University as a research center based at Columbia's Lamont campus in Palisades, New York. In 2021, CIESIN became part of the new Columbia Climate School. CIESIN continues to focus on applying state-of-the-art information technology to pressing interdisciplinary data, information, and research problems related to human interactions in the environment, directly supporting the Climate School's commitment to transdisciplinary research and impacts... CIESIN's mission is to provide access to and enhance the use of information worldwide, advancing understanding of human interactions in the environment and serving the needs of..

Also known as: Center for International Earth Science Information Network

Primary location: Palisades United States