The FRIDA model is a new integrated assessment model (IAM) for climate, using the tools of system dynamics to integrate the two-way coupling between the human and climate side of the system. Both sides are given equal importance, and we focus as much on the feedbacks and relationships within the system as on the mechanisms within each component (module) of the model. In FRIDA, climate impacts are introduced through a number of process-based impact channels, including impacts on agriculture, energy production, the finance sector, and people's perception of climate risk, all of which are novel aspects of our IAM FRIDA.

FRIDA is developed by a new European team of experts, funded originally through the European Horizon programme. The model is modular - the climate module is developed by climate scientists, the economy module by economists, and so forth.

The model is developed for clarity and intuition building, and it comes with transparent tools for using the model.