Climate change poses significant challenges for rural communities in the North of Ghana. Due to their dependence on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management, they are highly vulnerable to its effects. Implementing...
AI, Global Tech and the Need for Feminist Arab and African Perspectives Recent dynamics in AI development have fired euphoria and dystopian fears alike. AI’s interaction with gender relations and complex inequalities is still largely neglected. Feminist AI therefore...
The consequences of the climate crisis are affecting people across the world, but it is well-known that people in vulnerable situations (due to factors including but not limited to age, gender, geography, health or indigenous or minority status) may experience...
Dear colleagues and friends, As the curtain falls on 2023, it's time for us to reflect on yet another exciting journey we've had this year. In a world grappling with conflicts, crises, and pressing global issues, our Data Lab team has been busy pioneering solutions...
Curious about the main takeaways from the fascinating conversation in Bonn, but a little strapped for time? We have you covered - in the short video below we have collected key insights from the keynote and the panel that summarise the main conversation points...
“I think up until this point, the main drivers of AI technology and the main success stories are around commercialization and driving capital means and entertainment. And I can't wait until the point where it's really solving problems on the ground and really...
For more details on the project background, please read our first blog on this series “Launching the Data Powered Positive Deviance Initiative”.The UNDP Ecuador Accelerator Lab, along with GIZ Ecuador, the GIZ Data Lab, and the University of Manchester,...
“This is not a fight between the good people and the bad people, the business people, the government people, the academic people. It is something that we need to address as humanity. Now, like <...> climate change, we need to get together to solve it. It...
Curious about the main takeaways from the fascinating conversation with Prof. Floridi, but a little strapped for time? We have you covered - in the short video below we have collected key insights from the interview that summarise the main conversation points and...
Deforestation is an alarming problem for the Amazon region. In Ecuador alone, the rainforest recedes by hundreds of hectares every year. This is almost exclusively due to agricultural activities — 99% overall, and 64% due specifically to pastureland...