AI Climate Institute Repository

Overview

The AI Climate Institute is a global initiative set to be launched during COP30. It is designed to build technological capacity and foster local value creation in developing countries by equipping individuals and institutions with the skills needed to leverage AI for climate action. Anchored in equity and sustainability, the Institute’s mission is to ensure that AI becomes a tool for empowerment – enabling Global South countries to design, adapt, and implement their own AI-based climate solutions while fostering an enabling environment through innovation policies that support such activities.

The pilot workshop of the AI Climate Institute was held from October 13 to 17, 2025, at the Guamá Science and Technology Park in Belém, Pará, Brazil, as part of the preparatory activities for COP30 (November 10-22, 2025). Spanning five intensive days, the pilot workshop combined lectures, case studies, and facilitated discussions. The curriculum was designed to provide a critical understanding of how AI can be applied ethically, effectively, and in context to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.

A list of the materials used in the pilot workshop of the AI Climate Institute can be seen below, with links for more information.

Foundation Lectures

Intro to AI

Climate Change AI


English Español Português
AI for Climate

Climate Change AI


English Español Português
Sustainability Impacts of AI

Climate Change AI


English Español Português
Responsible and Ethical AI

Climate Change AI


English Español Português
Practical Challenges and Best Practices

Climate Change AI


English Español Português

Sectoral Lectures

AI for Energy

José Córdova-Garcia


English Español Português
AI for Agriculture

João Paulo Sampaio Werner


English Español Português
AI for Forestry

Silvana Amaral Kampel


English Español Português
AI for Biodiversity

Marconi Campos-Cerqueira


English Español Português
AI for Extreme Weather Events

Bianca Zadrozny; Peetak Mitra


English
AI for Disaster Management and Relief

Edier Aristizábal


English Español Português
Additional Sectors

Climate Change AI


English Español Português

Case Studies

GeoABC+

Margareth Simões


English Español Português
Imazon

Carlos M. Souza Jr.


English Español Português
GainForest

Gabriel Nunes


English Español Português

Organization

This repository results from the organization of the pilot workshop of the AI Climate Institute, which took place from Oct 13-17, 2025, in Belém, Brazil.

Realization

Team: Dayane dos Anjos (ITS Rio), Celina Beatriz Bottino (ITS Rio), Priya Donti (Climate Change AI), Renata Guedes (ITS Rio), Nikola Milojevic-Dupont (Climate Change AI), Maria João Sousa (Climate Change AI), Fabro Steibel (ITS Rio)

Hosting partner

Team: Johnathan Jhonson Almeida (Guamá Foundation), Nei Oliveira (PCT Guamá), José Bonifácio Sena (PCT Guamá)

Institutional support

Team: Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva (Brazillian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Itamaraty)

Funding support

ClimateWorks Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and Salesforce.