session within "Forbes Summit" Discusses the role of artificial intelligence in climate management
Abu Dhabi, 15 October / WAM / Her Excellency Engineer Amal Abdul Rahim, Assistant Undersecretary for the Support Services Sector and CEO of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, confirmed that the UAE is working to enhance its capabilities in monitoring, predicting and responding to the climate using artificial intelligence and advanced technologies to support national sustainability goals.
She said during her participation in a dialogue session entitled “The Climate Code – Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technologies for Sustainability”, held on the sidelines of the “Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders Summit” in its third edition, that artificial intelligence technology has become an essential part of modern activities, especially in confronting climate change, and that the Ministry’s road map reflects the national ambition to achieve the future strategy and join the best countries in the world in the fields of Sustainability, energy and climate.
She explained that the role of artificial intelligence is based on three main elements: the first is involving stakeholders and strengthening partnerships between the public, private sectors and society, the second is daily and continuous thinking about aspects of environmental sustainability to understand and prepare for the future, and the third is empowering individuals and building their capabilities to use technologies and introducing scientists and experts to the solutions and capabilities that technology provides.
She added that the Ministry is currently implementing a national road map to integrate artificial intelligence into sustainable development and environmental management, noting that more than 80% of companies invest in technology and artificial intelligence, but the difficulty of accessing real data represents the most prominent challenges.
Her Excellency confirmed that the Ministry is focusing on technology-based initiatives to identify realistic environmental issues and provide appropriate data, including a joint initiative with the private sector to launch an accreditation or documentation system for environmental services using artificial intelligence to speed up procedures and reduce administrative time, as well as global initiatives aimed at using weather and air quality data to enhance prevention and response to future environmental crises.
She stressed the importance of building human capabilities in light of dealing with complex environmental data, pointing out that computing and machine learning capabilities exceed what humans can handle manually, which requires comprehensive change management.
She emphasized that enabling individuals to understand the potential of artificial intelligence contributes to achieving tangible results and raising levels of efficiency and productivity, stressing that everyone uses artificial intelligence daily.
Her Excellency concluded her speech by emphasizing that the responsibility is shared between different sectors to benefit from the data collected over the past years and to use machine learning and generative artificial intelligence techniques to improve future performance.
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