National Action Plan on Open Government Commitment
C01.3.3 - Climate Change and Sustainable Growth
- Commitment:
- Climate Change and Sustainable Growth
- Milestone:
- Making climate change science more open and accessible
- Indicator:
- C01.3.3 - Support 10 climate change innovation research projects as well as 10 master’s students focused on the intersection of machine learning and climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa and promote knowledge exchange with Canadian scholars
- Lead Organization:
- International Development Research Centre
- Deadline:
- By December 2024
- Summit for Democracy:
- No
Updates
2024-03
Status:
Complete
Evidence:
This indicator is achieved. IDRC is supporting 11 projects as a result of the call through the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) building an AI for Climate Action Innovation Research Network. 15 master’s students have also been funded to work with the 11 projects’ Principal Investigators. The list of projects is available here: https://africa.ai4d.ai/project/ai-for-climate-action-innovation-research/
2022-09
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence:
A call for proposals was launched at AI4D.ai and the selection process is under way. See more details at https://ruforum.wordpress.com/2022/04/28/call-for-innovation-research-grants-onresponsible-artificial-intelligence-for-climate-action/