Leveraging GIS and AI for Climate-Ready Urban Futures

Geospatial technology is a critical enabler for cities seeking to accelerate climate action through digitalisation and AI. Whether your climate threats are extreme heat, flooding, wildfires, drought or other unique exposures, GIS provides the spatial intelligence needed to visualize and better understand threats and opportunities to formulate a plan of action, strengthened by integrating diverse datasets for evidence-based decision-making. Coupled with AI, GIS supports predictive analytics and real-time insights, enabling cities to anticipate extreme events, enhance resilience, and engage communities through participatory mapping.

This session will explore how GIS-driven platforms can overcome barriers of fragmented systems and limited capacity by delivering intuitive, interoperable, and inclusive solutions. By embedding data governance and transparency into spatial workflows, cities can scale innovation responsibly, moving from pilots to systemic adoption of geospatial and AI technologies for equitable, climate-resilient urban futures.