![]() This fund enables local organisations to work hard to develop solutions for sustainable practices and combat the effects of climate change across APAC, be it heat waves, rising sea levels or loss of biodiversity. The tech giant supported the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund, founded by the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), with a $3 million grant by, Google's philanthropic arm, in partnership with Asian Development Bank. "India's population could be susceptible to severe water-related challenges across its vast geographic landscape and many climatic zones if global temperatures cross the threshold temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius, which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change expects could occur within this decade," said Sanjay Gupta, Country Head and Vice President, Google India. These non-profit organisations have recently been selected among 13 local sustainability organisations to receive support from the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund to explore new use cases for AI, ML and IoT models that can help manage water supply and inundation risks across the country. ![]() ![]() Two Indian organisations - Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust and Villgro Innovation Foundation - are currently leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to address the threats of water scarcity and flooding across the country, Google has said.
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