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Transforming sustainable agriculture: The Nature Conservancy Centre and IBM unite to reduce crop residue burning in North India

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CRM Connect, championed by TNC – The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC), India, offers valuable intelligence to farmers, agriculture sector leaders, and decision makers. Promoting sustainable agriculture in India In North India, not too far from the Himalayas, is Punjab. What has been missing so far?

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Examples and uses of GIS

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Urban planning Governments use GIS data and GIS-based solutions for urban planning: zoning and land use projects, natural disaster and health event response, roadway system and building design, utility distribution, energy production, and waste and resource management.

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

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Countries leading the way Governments around the world are taking strides to increase production and use of alternative energy to meet energy consumption demands. Additionally, many governments see renewable energy as a way to improve their economies through job creation and investment, and public health by reducing air pollution.

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Sustainability trends: 5 issues to watch in 2024

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Businesses, governments and individuals now see sustainability as a global imperative. As more companies set broad environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, finding a way to track and accurately document progress is increasingly important. They’re also turning to a new perspective: “nature positive.”

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Turning climate risks into business opportunities 

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Artificial intelligence (AI) can play an important role in many solutions for tackling climate risk. Their state governments must order electricity for their citizens in advance, and they used to predict demand manually by using spreadsheets. The state experienced one of its driest years on record in 2022.

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Improving economic forecasting with AI

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Federal agencies involved in budgeting, tax administration and other activities that call for economic modeling can get a boost from artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that have matured over the years to become powerful tools. Analyze trends in various critical open data sources available on U.S. kathy.jacquay@….

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Climate change predictions: Anticipating and adapting to a warming world

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Parts of Africa will be especially vulnerable, with agricultural yields declining by as much as 50% in some areas. Around the world, AI-powered climate models and other technologies can help scientists, government officials and utilities providers forecast water access conditions and improve water resource management.