About UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.Activities by UNEP
Predictive analytics to support governments in transforming food systems (TEEBAgriFood)
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean BrazilChinaIndiaIndonesiaMexicoThailandMalaysiaColombiaKenyaTanzaniaThis project catalyzes the use of predictive analytical tools to support governments in transforming food systems. It allows decision makers to compare future policy intervention options in the food system, illuminating the full impacts of a policy decision on natural, social, human and produced capital. Modeling techniques and tools are becoming more efficient through machine learning and the use of Earth Observations.
Activity Type Policy/Regulatory GuidanceResearch/Reports/AssessmentsPredictive analytics to support governments in transforming food systems (TEEBAgriFood)
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean BrazilChinaIndiaIndonesiaMexicoThailandMalaysiaColombiaKenyaTanzaniaThis project catalyzes the use of predictive analytical tools to support governments in transforming food systems. It allows decision makers to compare future policy intervention options in the food system, illuminating the full impacts of a policy decision on natural, social, human and produced capital. Modeling techniques and tools are becoming more efficient through machine learning and the use of Earth Observations.
Activity Type Policy/Regulatory GuidanceResearch/Reports/AssessmentsIdentifying the potential applications of Artificial Intelligence for Disaster Management.
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean EthiopiaHaitiIndiaIndonesiaUgandaThis project is aimed at the current state of play on the applications of 4IR technologies for disaster management and identifies opportunities and partners to promote these technologies for environmental emergency response in the future. The project includes conducting a comprehensive literature review, identifying research and technology partners, and preparing a training program on the potential applications of 4IR technologies.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeTrainings/workshopsSustainable Consumption and Production Hotspot Analysis Tool (SCP-HAT)
Africa, Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Latin America and the Caribbean ArgentinaIvory CoastKazakhstanSCP-HAT is deploying AI to enable the tracing of environmental pressures and impacts along the supply chain of goods and services consumed within a given country. It identifies hotspot areas of unsustainable production and consumption to support setting priorities in national policies and transition plans.
Activity Type AI Tools/Solutions