Next week we will be in Geneva to delve into AI’s contribution to climate action. We’ll cover topics from eco-friendly AI technologies and standards to disaster management. The discussion will outline a plan of action and activities aimed at creating a greener world.

16:50 – 17:05 | AI for Natural Hazard Management

Over its three-year lifetime, the Focus Group on AI for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM), convened by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has laid the groundwork for standards (producing three technical reports, a roadmap, a glossary, and a large language model based tool) and supported capacity sharing. In the future, there are plans to build on these outcomes by exploring complementary technologies for natural hazard management across a range of different disaster types. A Horizon-funded 3-yr project called Mediterranean and pan-European forecast and early warning system against natural hazards (MedEWSa) will apply the best practices developed by FG-AI4NDM and the potential of AI will be ascertained for decision support, multi-hazard forecast and impact assessment, risk transfer, and outreach, in regions of different coping capacities. The outcomes of this project will provide important insights into the versatility of AI solutions.

To register for this event, please visit this page.