Climate Change and Its Impact

CLIMATE CHANGE
AND ITS
IMPACT USING AI
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024- 25
MADE BY :- GAGAN GOYAL
CLASS :- 10TH
SCHOOL :- PP INTERNATIONAL
WHAT IS CLIMATIC CHANGE
• Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts
can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. But since the
1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the
burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.
• Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped
around the Earth, trapping the sun’s heat and raising temperatures.
• The main greenhouse gases that are causing climate change include carbon dioxide and
methane. These come from using gasoline for driving a car or coal for heating a building, for
example. Clearing land and cutting down forests can also release carbon dioxide. Agriculture,
oil and gas operations are major sources of methane emissions. Energy, industry, transport,
buildings, agriculture and land use are among the main sectors causing greenhouse gases.
RIO DE JANEIRO EARTH SUMMIT 1992
• The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the 'Earth Summit', was held in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, from 3-14 June 1992. This global conference, held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the first Human
Environment Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972, brought together political leaders, diplomats, scientists, representatives
of the media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 179 countries for a massive effort to focus on the impact of human
socio-economic activities on the environment. A 'Global Forum' of NGOs was also held in Rio de Janeiro at the same time, bringing
together an unprecedented number of NGO representatives, who presented their own vision of the world's future in relation to
the environment and socio-economic development.
• The Rio de Janeiro conference highlighted how different social, economic and environmental factors are interdependent and
evolve together, and how success in one sector requires action in other sectors to be sustained over time. The primary objective of
the Rio 'Earth Summit' was to produce a broad agenda and a new blueprint for international action on environmental and
development issues that would help guide international cooperation and development policy in the twenty-first century.
• The 'Earth Summit' concluded that the concept of sustainable development was an attainable goal for all the people of the world,
regardless of whether they were at the local, national, regional or international level. It also recognized that integrating and
balancing economic, social and environmental concerns in meeting our needs is vital for sustaining human life on the planet and
that such an integrated approach is possible. The conference also recognized that integrating and balancing economic, social and
environmental dimensions required new perceptions of the way we produce and consume, the way we live and work, and the way
we make decisions. This concept was revolutionary for its time, and it sparked a lively debate within governments and between
governments and their citizens on how to ensure sustainability for development.
AGENDA 21
1.Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and
locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major
Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.
2.Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the
Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests were adopted
by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 to 14 June 1992.
3.The Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was created in December
1992 to ensure effective follow-up of UNCED, to monitor and report on
implementation of the agreements at the local, national, regional and international
levels. It was agreed that a five year review of Earth Summit progress would be
made in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly meeting in special session.
4.The full implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for Further Implementation
of Agenda 21 and the Commitments to the Rio principles, were strongly reaffirmed
at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg,
South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to
meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs. The aim is to have a society where living conditions and resources
meet human needs without undermining planetary integrity. Sustainable development aims
to balance the needs of the economy, environment, and social well-being. The Brundtland
Report in 1987 helped to make the concept of sustainable development better known.
• The Rio Process that began at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro has placed the
concept of sustainable development on the international agenda. In 2015 the United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Sustainable Development Goals for the year
2030. These development goals address the global challenges, including for
example poverty, climate change, biodiversity loss, and peace.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
USE OF AI IN CLIMATE CHANGE
• UNDP champions AI to accelerate progress towards sustainable development, whilst

steadfastly promoting human rights. This involves the ethical, transparent and
sustainable development and utilization of AI technologies to ensure their deployment
strengthens local AI ecosystems and advances human dignity, equality and justice for all.
• In the country context, UNDP has been an early explorer and advocate for the power and
potential (and development imperative) of AI. For example, UNDP India was using AI back in
2020 to tackle air pollution, whilst AI has been used by UNDP Country Offices for improving
health, education and broader development outcomes – including tackling disinformation.
• The Accelerator Labs are using AI to analyze earth observation data (satellite data and drone
data) to detect crop diseases (Cameroon and Cabo Verde) or areas of accumulated waste
(Guatemala, the Philippine , Serbia and Viet Nam), and to generate land use and cover maps
(Ecuador and India).
• Leveraging our vast experience, UNDP contributes to global AI and digital conversations,
including for the Global Digital Compact and the Secretary-General's High Level Advisory
Body on AI through the UN Inter-Agency Working Group on AI and the G7.

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