Authors: Anisa Abeytia, Asma Derja, Alphoncina Lyamuya, Heriberto Tapia, John Jaeger, Khayal Trivedi, Mihir R. Bhatt The rise of AI contains the possibility to accelerate the achievement of humanitarian justice across humanitarian systems, but not accounting for Model Drift may derail this potential. The rise of AI holds the potential to accelerate humanitarian justice across global systems. Yet that promise is fragile. Anisa Abeytia, the author of Model Drift: How Subtle

Contributions from: Susanne Jaspars, Marga Fekadu Angerasa, Behaylu Giram The Sudanese conflict has plunged the region into another cycle of instability and crisis. It therefore becomes critical to look at the situation from a regional perspective to analyse and prepare for how this could affect a much larger population in the region, and what lessons South Asia can learn from it. In one of the webinar sessions in 2023, HOISA discussed the challenges for the humanitarian net

Authors: Dr. Shabana Khan, Dr. Jyoti Mishra, Dr. Nova Ahmed, Mihir R. Bhatt, Khayal Trivedi, Edited by Spandan Pandya Technological advancements in communication and digital technologies have greatly influenced the humanitarian sector, enabling better, more effective risk communication even in remote and geographically vulnerable areas during disasters. Similarly, early warning systems have drastically reduced the mortality in natural disasters such as cyclones, floods, and h

Authors: Authors: Anisa Abeytia, Shanyal Uqaili, Mihir Bhatt and Khayal Trivedi Published at ISS Bliss: https://issblog.nl/2024/11/07/ai-and-emerging-tech-for-humanitarian-action-opportunities-and-challenges/ In this blog, members of the Humanitarian Observatory Initiative South Asia (HOISA) including Anisa Abeytia, Shanyal Uqaili, Mihir Bhatt and Khayal Trivedi consider the applications of AI and other emerging technologies for humanitarian action. With UNHCR and other orga

Authors: Kunal Satyarthi, Krishna AchutaRao, Maryam Zachariah, Mihir Bhatt and Khayal Trivedi Future is not known. But some futures are far more unknown than others. Perhaps future of heatwaves in South Asia is one such futures. We know the future will see more frequent, more heated, and longer duration heatwaves in South Asia (world over) we do not know at what rate this acceleration will take place, and how many more ways this acceleration will impact life and livelihoods i