Playing against climate risk

MIT News reports on a project led by principal research scientist Sai Ravela that uses game-based computer models to help coastal communities in India and Bangladesh plan for climate risks. The games, developed with local partners, start as a snakes-and-ladders style board game and progress to a cellphone simulation, letting players test interventions like embankments, mangrove restoration, and solar farming. Early play suggests that integrated strategies often outperform simple fixes like raising embankments, and the team sees potential for the approach in other coastal regions.

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