Fast tracking solutions to climate change
Summary
In a world of global innovation and cooperation, practical solutions to the challenges created by climate change and environmental devastation are being developed and proposed daily. Organisations such as ARA are increasingly data driven, as Jesse De Maria Kinney, Head of Secretariat for Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) said: “Climate adaptation requires evidence-based solutions that are tailored to local contexts.” To achieve the vital evidence requires understanding – and that means tracking, monitoring and measurement across the world on an unprecedented scale. There is no doubt that IoT is set to play a key role both in understanding the impact of climate and environmental change, and in assessing the value of possible solutions. In New Zealand there is a drive to remotely track cattle to identify individual animals that are unwell, allowing immediate intervention and removal from the herd to reduce the spread of disease – and, in the process, minimise the need for medication. By extending the reach of affordable IoT across the globe, SatIoT is unlocking the next generation of essential innovation that will be vital as governments, scientists, not for profit organisations and individuals adapt to a way of life that includes cleaner fuel and less reliance on pesticides, while still feeding an ever increasing population.