A new partnership funded by the Government of Luxembourg, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) and CERN aims to use expertise in AI technology to address the issue of global hunger. The two-year strategic partnership will explore three use cases in which CERN’s AI algorithms for weather modelling and prediction, as well as its expertise in distributed infrastructures, will be used together with LIST’s AI for Earth observation and crop modelling. These technologies will be harnessed to amplify WFP’s impact by increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of its emergency response and development activities.
The partnership is funded by the Government of Luxembourg as part of the country’s development cooperation strategy and humanitarian emergency relief efforts. “In the face of multiple intersecting emergencies and disasters that are plunging the world into a deepening global hunger crisis, rethinking our approaches to dealing with humanitarian crises has become a necessity. I am proud that Luxembourg’s expertise, knowledge and leadership in promoting AI can make a significant contribution to this unique partnership, which aims to foster cutting-edge technologies to accelerate progress toward a world without hunger and enhance humanitarian action worldwide”, says Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Luxembourg.