The goal of this session is to provide an overview of the interconnectivity between big data analytics and climate research, as well as showcase how sustainability climate change challenges can be managed using Big Data tools.
According to the UN (UN.org), for over a decade, the United Nations has touted energy as “the golden thread that connects economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability” to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Energy is the key to unlocking Africa’s future envisioned in the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Whether it is for economic transformation, ensuring food security, digitalizing education, revolutionizing health systems, building manufacturing and industrialization capacities, or sustaining peace by creating quality jobs and delivering services, no country in the world has achieved these ambitions without abundant and affordable access to energy.
As reported on the UN Climate Change website, the year 2019 was among the three warmest years on record for the continent. That trend is expected to continue. Access to energy will make or break the continent’s effort to adapt against climate change including adverse weather events, water scarcity, and significant threats to livelihoods. Source
https://unfccc.int/news/climate-change-is-an-increasing-threat-to-africaOur major objective is to showcase the relationship and importance of using technology such as big data analytics to measure and curtail the impact of climate change in the African energy market and continent overall.
