Climate Sustainability Datathon
Climate change stands as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, demanding immediate and collaborative action. The partnership between Women in Data, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for this year's Datathon is a monumental step towards addressing this global concern.
Harnessing the power of data analytics, participants dived into critical problem statements that directly impact our planet's health and future.
This endeavor underpins the importance of data-driven decision-making in fostering a sustainable future, and emphasizes the crucial role that collaborations across sectors play in fortifying our collective response to climate challenges.
Thanks to Our Partners!
This year, we are delighted to partner with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to focus our efforts on climate sustainability. Teams selected one of three problem statements to tackle, and the outcomes of their projects will be utilized to offer valuable insights, recommendations, and predictive models for fostering a sustainable future. The focus areas were:
Investments in Climate Services & Early Warning Systems (WMO)
Climate Risk Viewer (USDA)
Heatwave Warning Systems (WMO)
The goal of this years Datathon was to provide awareness, education, and recommendations for how we improve Climate Sustainability.
Congrats to everyone who participated in our 2023 Datathon. Your work is already providing a path forward for how we create environments and policies to climate sustainability.
Our winners of the Datathon are listed below along with their project videos.
First Place Project Details:
“We focused on a systematic approach to monitoring, predicting, and communicating heat health risk; reducing adverse impacts on human health.”
Second Place Project Details:
“Heat waves are affecting the world around us. We analyzed the top 5 countries that require a heat wave monitoring systems.”
Third Place Project Details:
”Using data from the Climate Risk Viewer (USDA), our research aims to pinpoint areas with the highest climate change risks and ecological importance. This analysis directly aids decision making for the National Forest Service to focus conservation efforts.”
Thank you to our fantastic judges for the Datathon! We could not have had a successful Datathon without all of you! Thank you for taking the time to review all the great projects we have received.
We had over 850+ participants with 208 teams for the Datathon. Thank you to each one of you who dug through the data and submitted your projects.