Journal article
Deploying artificial intelligence for climate change adaptation
Technological Forecasting and Social Change , Vol.180, pp.1-20
2022
Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is believed to have a significant potential use in tackling climate change. This paper explores the connections between AI and climate change research as a whole and its usefulness in climate change adaptation efforts in particular. Using a systematic review of the literature on applications of AI for climate change adaptation and a questionnaire survey of a multinational and interdisciplinary team of climate change researchers, this paper shows the various means via which AI can support research on climate change in diverse regions, and contribute to efforts towards climate change adaptation. The surveyed articles are classified under nine areas, e.g., Global/Earth Related; Water-related Issues and agriculture, 95% of which are related to adaptation. The areas that have attracted the most studies about AI applications are water-related management issues (38%). In terms of the survey results, the most robust agreements were noted concerning the capacity of digitisation and AI to strengthen governance practices and afford policy coherence in climate change. Evidence gathered in the study suggests that, provided that due care is taken, the use of AI can provide a welcome support to global efforts to better understand and handle the many challenges associated with a changing climate.
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- Title
- Deploying artificial intelligence for climate change adaptation
- Authors
- Walter Leal Filho (Author) - HAW HamburgTony Wall (Author) - Liverpool John Moores UniversitySerafino Afonso Rui Mucova (Author) - Lúrio UniversityGustavo J Nagy (Author) - Universidad de la RepúblicaAbdul-Lateef Babatunde Balogun (Author) - Universiti Teknologi PetronasJohannes Michael Luetz (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyArtie W Ng (Author) - University of WaterlooMarina Kovaleva (Author) - HAW HamburgFardous Mohammad Safiul Azam (Author) - Neijiang Normal UniversityFátima Alves (Author) - University of CoimbraZeus Guevara (Author) - Tecnológico de MonterreyNewton R Matandirotya (Author) - North-West UniversityAntonis Skouloudis (Author) - University of the AegeanAsaf Tzachor (Author) - Reichman UniversityKrishna Malakar (Author) - Indian Institute of Technology MadrasOdhiambo Ghandi (Author) - University of Nairobi
- Publication details
- Technological Forecasting and Social Change , Vol.180, pp.1-20
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121662
- ISSN
- 1873-5509
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99629438202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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