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Article 31 Jan 2024

The Dual Faces of Algorithmic Bias — Avoidable and Unavoidable Discrimination

By ensuring the data fed into algorithms is as diverse as possible, we can harness the potential of algorithms to reflect humanity's best qualities.

News 31 Jan 2024

Session Highlights Impacts of Satoyama Development Mechanism

A session of the 15th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific discussed successful projects funded by the mechanism.

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Dr. Qiusheng Wu

Dr. Qiusheng Wu works at the intersection of geospatial data science, remote sensing, and environmental modeling. 

Expert Lead, Resilient and Equitable Infrastructure

Prof. Farshid Vahedifard

Professor Farshid Vahedifard's work has centered around studying the resilience and adaptation of critical infrastructure, including levees and dams, in the face of extreme events (e.g., droughts, floods, wildfires, and cascading hazards) in a changing climate. 

Expert

Dr. Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas is a globally recognized expert in natural resources management with broad research interests in integrated soil, water and nutrient management in crop-livestock systems in Latin America, Africa, West and Central Asia.

Expert Lead, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

Dr. Hossein Tabari

Dr. Hossein Tabari is a hydrologist with expertise in developing hybrid models to advance the understanding of regional-to-global climatic and socioeconomic drivers, space-time variability, and the impacts of extreme events under uncertainty.

Expert Chief Scientist, Global Environmental Intelligence Lab

Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei

Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei is a recognized expert in space-borne synthetic aperture radar technology and using satellite, remote sensing and AI technologies to inform groundwater resource management, green energy system development, and developing equitable adaptation strategies to address natural and anthropogenic land subsidence, sea-level rise, and coastal hazards in the context of a changing climate. 

Expert Lead, Climate and Wildfire Analytics

Dr. Mojtaba Sadegh

Dr. Mojtaba (Moji) Sadegh's research is focused on using geospatial analysis, machine learning, statistical methods, and data unravel mechanisms that drive climate extremes and their societal impacts.

Expert Lead, Hydrology and Climate Change Analytics in Africa

Prof. Ousmane Seidou

Professor Ousmane Seidou is an expert hydrological modeling, climate change impact assessment, and developing climate change adaptation strategies with two decades of experience in research and teaching.  

Expert Research Fellow, Urban and Interdependent Infrastructure Systems

Dr. Renee Obringer

Dr. Renee Obringer’s research interests focus on understanding and evaluating the impact of climate change on urban systems, with an emphasis on water and energy.