How AI Can Help Fund Resilience, Not Disasters
AI can help flag key factors across and within financial, economic, social, and natural systems.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recorded 617 extreme weather events in 2024, with 152 classified as unprecedented and 297 as unusual.
- Displaced more than 824,000 people
- Injured 1.1 million
- Caused 1,700 fatalities
According to WMO’s State of the Global Climate report, these disasters do not capture the full spectrum of impacts and consequences as global climate change takes hold.
Authors: co-authors from the Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions and the Working Group on AI for Climate Applications.
Author's summary: AI helps fund resilience against disasters.