Four Indian Non-profit organizations (NGOs) have been selected by a Google-backed fund for their AI-driven climate solutions. These organizations are part of the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0, which is supported by a $5 million grant from Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google.
The selected organizations are:
1. INREM Foundation: Developing AI-enabled open digital solutions for community access to water contamination data.
2. CEPT Research and Development Foundation (CRDF): Using machine learning and satellite imagery to protect lakes and their carbon sink function.
3. Institute for Financial Management and Research (WELL Labs): Creating advanced models for village-level water security insights.
4. Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust (MHT): Developing an AI-powered model to identify urban heat islands and suggest community-centric solutions.
This initiative aims to foster technology- and AI-driven solutions to address critical environmental and social challenges.
The APAC Sustainability Seed Fund is a significant initiative aimed at addressing climate change and promoting sustainability in the Asia-Pacific region.
Initiated by Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) and supported by Google.org and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), The APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0's current fund amount is $5 million i.e. for the second round (Seed Fund 2.0).
The fund aims to support innovative, technology-driven solutions that tackle pressing climate and sustainability challenges. It focuses on Renewable energy and decarbonization, Climate adaptation, Waste management and circular economy, Air quality, Water preservation, and Biodiversity protection.
The fund aims to help vulnerable and underserved communities in the Asia-Pacific region adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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