Penn International Climate Observatory

The Penn International Climate Observatory (PICO), aims to sustain the engagement of Penn and other U.S.-based researchers in international climate policy to develop plans to enhance those engagements amid the U.S. government’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. PICO will convene key partners at UN Climate Week, COP30, the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, and more.

The project will be directed by Koko Warner, former director of the Global Data Institute at the International Organization for Migration, and longtime friend of Perry World House Warner will bring her expertise on climate change risks, impacts, and resilience to her leadership of this project.

This project is possible in large part thanks to Penn’s Office of the President and Office of the Provost Draw Down the Lightning Grants, which support the University of Pennsylvania’s strategic plan, In Principle and Practice.