Prajal Pradhan

@prajdhan.bsky.social

Asst. Prof. University of Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social, @irees-research.bsky.social interested on #ecosystemservices, #foodsecurity #SDGs, #climatechange, #sustainability RT≠endorsement https://www.rug.nl/staff/p.pradhan/

#IPCC’s 2019 Ocean & Cryosphere report states that in the context of mountain flood & landslide hazards, exposure, & vulnerability growing in the coming century, significant risk reduction & adaptation strategies will be required to avoid increased impacts. Read our reports here www.ipcc.ch

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Adolescents and young adults generally had the highest dietary #GreenhouseGasEmissions per person between 2000 and 2019, while people aged 60 and over contributed the largest share of the global increase as older populations grew. DOI: doi.org/rhbw

Young people lead dietary emissions as seniors drive the rise • Muser Press

The analysis covered 141 food products across 22 age groups in 149 countries. Over the study period, global dietary emissions increased by 2.1 gigatonnes of CO2...

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Steering open-source AI to accelerate the sustainable development goals ->Nature | More on "Open-source AI advancing global goals" at BigEarthData.ai | #SustainableDevelopment

Steering open-source AI to accelerate the sustainable development goals

Leveraging the opportunities offered by AI for SDGs is both desirable and feasible. Recent innovations signal a transition toward an open-source paradigm8, aligning with the more accessible and adaptable solutions of the SDGs. Furthermore, they enable localized modeling of the SDGs and foster global collaboration in SDG modeling and policy-making. The transition toward the open-source paradigm promotes the dissemination of knowledge and the iterative refinement of SDG modeling, which involves mathematical, statistical, and/or computational approaches for analyzing and projecting SDGs (e.g., SDG interaction analysis and scenario simulation)12. Through open access to algorithms and collaborative development environments, this paradigm enables rapid model iteration in response to emerging SDG challenges, such as epidemics, natural disasters, or conflicts, thereby generating faster and more reliable insights into future SDG trends. The ability to host open-weight AI models on highly optimized, dedicated infrastructure enables speeds of over 179 tokens per second (versus 138 for a proprietary AI model)13, which is an advantage for latency-sensitive applications addressing SDG challenges in specific regions. In the environmental dimension of SDGs, open-source natural language processing models like ChatClimate are being developed to respond exclusively with validated scientific knowledge, which contributes to mitigating the risk of climate misinformation14. In the...

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The IPCC and FAO are co-hosting an expert meeting this week to review the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food systems, with outcomes that could inform the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). IPCC Chair Jim Skea opened the meeting with a video message. 🔗 bit.ly/AR7FAO

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IPCC Working Group II Vice-Chair Mark Howden and Kaveh Zahedi, FAO Director of Climate Change discuss climate change impacts on agriculture and food systems ahead of this week’s IPCC-FAO Expert Meeting. 🔗https://bit.ly/AR7FAO

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Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen researchers participated in the EGU General Assembly 2026, presenting work on methane emissions, atmospheric science, geo-energy, biodiversity, sustainability, and resource governance. News : www.rug.nl/research/esr...

ESRIG Researchers Participate in European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2026

Researchers from the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen participated in the EGU General Assembly 2026, presenting new research across...

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