The Degrees Initiative

@degrees.ngo

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The Degrees Initiative is an NGO dedicated to putting the Global South at the centre of the solar radiation modification (SRM) conversation.

Men discussing around a table during an SRM research workshop held in Nairobi. October 2025
Romaric Odoulami Researcher, University of Cape Town, South Africa Geoengineering has become a controversial idea, but Dr. Romaric Odoulami is studying the intricate science behind how it would work. He leads an Africa-wide collaboration of scientists studying the effects of these proposed techniques on the continent's weather patterns, the largest research effort of its kind in the Global South. Supported by a $1.5-million fund from the Simons Foundation International, Odoulami uses computer models to study how different particles would disperse into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and cool the earth, a method called Solar Radiation Management. But this could also have unintended consequences such as drought, which would harm crop production and food security. In May 2025, Benin-born Odoulami co-launched the African Climate Intervention Research Hub to support climate research across the continent.
Helene working with Degrees-funded scientists at our first-ever research planning workshop in Trieste, Italy - 2018
Two people are standing together in an office setting. The woman is wearing a green dress, and the man is in a blue suit. There are chairs and framed pictures in the background.
Picture of Babatunde with a quote that reads: "Some organisations fund SRM research to achieve their own goals or tick boxes. Not the Degrees Initiative; they have actually come to help us build our capacity and bring out our voice in the SRM conversation."
A collage of pet photos, including a dog in a Xmas pudding outfit, a cat biting an elf headband, a dog in the snow, two dogs in front of Xmas trees, and a pug in a Santa suit