How AI Can Help Fund Resilience, Not Disasters
AI can help flag key factors across and within financial, economic, social, and natural systems.
In 2024, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recorded 617 extreme weather events, with 152 classified as unprecedented and 297 as unusual, causing significant displacement, injuries, and fatalities.
These disasters displaced more than 824,000 people, injured 1.1 million, and caused 1,700 fatalities.
According to WMO’s State of the Global Climate report, the numbers do not capture the full spectrum of impacts and consequences as global climate change takes hold.
Authors from the Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions and the Working Group on AI for Climate Applications co-authored this article.
Author's summary: AI helps fund resilience against disasters.
- 617 extreme weather events recorded in 2024
- 152 events were unprecedented
- 297 events were unusual