, / Pronewswire / – Avpn, The Larget Network of Social Investors In, Announdd the Grantees of the Apac Sustainability SEED Fund (SSF) 2.0, Which IS A Catalytic Initiative supportd by google.org, and the asian development bank (ADB),as the Strategic and Outreach Partner. AVPN Will Award 18 Non-Proofit Organisations with Funding to Implement and Scale Innovative Technology-Led Solutions That TAC Kle Pressing Climate and Sustainability Challenges in the Region. Building on the Launch of the Apac Sustainability Solutions Lab, Which Receiversan adDitional Grant from Google.org, The Lab Will Now Serve as a Resource Hub for Grantees from Both Apac SSF 1.0 and 2.0. T to grantee partners and increase their visibility, enhancing the impact of their innovative solutions.
The region is home to see of the world’s ten most climate-vulnerable countries, where climate change poses an ‘existential thre’ [1] And the portal to cause Long-TERM IMPACT TO FUTURE Generations. Weather Events in APAC in 2022 AFFECTED more than50 Million People Directly, with An UPWARDS of in Economic Losses [2]. The Failure to Adapt to Growing CLIMATE RISKS POSED SIGNICANT ECONOMIC and SOCIAL REATS. WHILE TECHNOLOGY HAS EMERGED As a TRANSFORMATIVE Force to OFFER Innovative Avenues to Address the Challenges, Climate, CLIMATE, CLIMATETechnologies Remain Severly Underfunded.
Building on the Success of SSF 1.0 Fund, The APAC SSF 2.0 Seeks to Nurture and Amplify Solutions that Harness Technology to Address CLIMATE IMPACT S Such As Renewable Energy and Decarbonisation, CLIMATE Adaptation, Waste Management and/OR CIRCULAR ECONOMY, Air Quality, WaterPRESERVATION and Biodivers. Puting, Internet of Things (IoT), and Application Software in their Climate Solutions. Grantees Include: Australia -Cool.org- INREM Foundation, CEPT Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), Institute for Financial Management and Research, Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust – YAKKUM Emergency Unit, Gringgo Indonesia Foundation, Perkumpulan Jaringan Pantau Gambut – Social Innovation Japan, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies – Wildlife.Ai Trust Singapore -Imagine H2O -Coalition for Our Common Future -, Sathira -DhammaSathan The Philippines -Public Administration Research and Extension Services DATION, Inc., Asia Society for Social IMPROVEMENT and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) Vietnam -Vietnam RURALIES Development andResearch Institute (Viri)
The Fund Will Support Grantees’ Efforts in Scaling Their Solutions, Provideo Networking Opportunities and Capacity Building, Foscture and Simplify IONS That Harness The Power of Technology for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation to ENSURE A POSITIVE and LASTING IMPACT IN.
Additionally, ADITION Will Selected Grantees of Apac SSF 1.0 and 2.0 Access to the Sustainability Solutions Lab. y build support, develop impactful case studies, create opgortunities for dialogue and hold roundtable discussions with stakeholders. ANCEGrantees’ IMPACT, Build their Capacity, and To Create A Supportive Ecosystem. by Increasing The Visibility of Successful Grantees, The Lab Will Enable the M to showcase How Advanced Technologies Tackle Key Sustainability Ises and Effectively Communicate their Solutions, GoverNMENT, and O. conteKey Stakeholders, Thus Facilitating the Scaling of their Innovations.
Naina Subberwal Batra, CEO of AVPN, Shared, "AT AVPN, We RECOGNISE CAPITAL -Financial, Human, and Intellectual – is cracial for initiaating and Advancing Innovations often Overlooked by TraDitional Funding Mechanisms.Into The Early StageS of the Continuum of Capital to Support the Grantees. nnovations to Help the Region Adapt and Respond to Climate Impacts. Done Right, This Not only Drives The Development ofTransformative Solutions, But Ensures their Expansion and Adoption in the Regions that need the most. "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" ""
, Managing Director, GoverNMENT AFFFAIRS and Public Policy, at Google, SAID, "The Region Faces Significant Vulnerability. However, AMID ST this challenge lies tremendous oppointunity. Organisations, Social Investors, and ResearcherS Across the Region are united innovativeSOLUTIONS, Leveraging Technologies Like Ai to Address This Critical Issue. We are proud to support the Social Impaactor Scalable Solutions and Accelerate Collaborative Efforts. Together, We Can Build a More Sustainable and Resilient Future for the Region. "
Stephanie King, Chief Information Office and Director General, Information Technology Department at Asia Development Bank Said, "Advanced Digital Solutions Are Piv Otal in Boosting Resiliation and Adaptive Capacities in the Face of Climate Challenges. Our Support for the Fund Underscores The Importance of Targeted Financing I NPromotion the Innovations. We are committed to Helping Commission, EspeCially Those Most Vulnerable, Thrive AMIDST Environmental Pressures by Facilitation The D EVELOPMENT and Broider Implementation of Vital Climate Solutions. "" "" "" "" "" "" "
About avpn
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Google.org, Google’s philanthropy, brings the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges combining funding, product donations and technical expertise to support underserved communities and provide opportunity for everyone. We engage nonprofits, social enterprises and civic entities who make aSIGNIFICANT IMPACT on the Community they Serve, and Whose Work Has the Potential to Produce Scalable, Meaningful Change.
Annex: Information on Grantees
Cool.org-The Not-FOR-PROFIT EUCATION ORGANISATION Will Use the Support from Avpn to Develop cool AI. Driven Tool to Aid Educators in Crafting Customised Lessons on ENVIRONMENTAL, Social, and Economic SustainabilityThen, then
Cept Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) -The Indian National Instification, Focused On Designing, Planning, and Managing Human Habitats, Will USE Machine Learning Technology and Satellite ImageRY to Simplify the Estimation of the Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Lakes, Which Can EnablesLocal Governissions to take projective and corrective actionS. Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust -The Organisation, Which Works to Streangthen Grassroots Collectiviv ES of WOMEN in the Urban Informal Sector, Will DEVELOP An AI-Powered Model for Climate Resiliation in Ahmedabad. AI will be used to useIdentify Urban Heat Islands and Suggest Targeted SolutionsNagpur Investment. by Working Closely with Local Women, EspeCially Those in Urban Slums, The Project Aims TO Device Comes MUNITY-CENTRIC Strategies Like Cool Roots and Routes. Inrem Foundation-The Research, Innovation and Policy Advisory OrgenticAI-ENabled Open Digital Solutions to Enhance The Agency of Community RepreSntatives to Access Data On Water Contamination, and Find Local Slutions. This Will Empower 125,000 Water Quality Champions Across Villages of and Build An Inter-Connected Water Quality Network. Institute fororFinancial Management and Research (IFMR) -Well Labs-Well Labs: Water, Environment, LAND and LIVELIHOODS is a Center Based at the IFMR Society, City Set up to Provideo Research-Based Inputs to Industries and the GovernmentIn the area of Finance and Economics. IFMR Will Unlock Multiple Foundational DataSets and Make Them Easily to Key StakeHolders Throud Various SE CASES and Multiple Mediums -Application Programming Interface (APIS) or Tools.More attention to human aspects of rural development challenges rather than time speed with data.
GRINGO Indonesia Foundation-The Organisation, Focused On Revolutionice Waste Management and Fostoring Sustainability by Leveraging-Edgey, Will Deploy Innovative Waste PROCESSING Units and Optimise Waste Collection to Significantly Redface Landfill and Environmental Pollution. Ill Generate Valuable by-PRODUCTS and EmpowerCommunity Through Education and job covering, ultimate that, healthier, and more sustainable future. GoverNMENTAL ORGANISATION FOCUSING On Research, Advocacy, and Campaigns for the Protection and Sustainability of Peatlands in Aims To RevolutionisePeatland Monitoring and Fire Prevention in. by Leveraging Advanced Data Visualisation and AI-Driven Tools, this initiative seeks to significantly, Y And Severity of Uncontrolled Peat Fires, Contributing to the Protection and Sustainability of and the Vital Peatland EcosystemsVaranasi Investment. Yakkum Emergar University -The Organisation with A MANDATE On Inclusion Emergency Response and Building Community Resiliation Through. Adaptation Will Create a Collaborative Partnership Model where the locally-seed water Irigation system will use miss ProVEAccess to Water Resources, Save Time, and Support InclusionSimla Investment. This Will Save Farmers’ Time and EFFORTS When Irigating the Farmland and ENHANCE The Community’s Resillence during dROUGHTS and Other Climate Impacts.
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)-The Independent, Non-PROFIT Environmental Policy Think Will SCALE URBAN RIG Technology, Reviously Piloted In, to address Iriomote Island’s Marine Plastic Waste issues in. This innovative solution converted into valuable resourcesLike Oil and Charcoal, Aligning with Local Environmental Regulations. by Expanding Urban Rig’s Operations to and scaling up its existing work in, Iges Aims to Red UCE WASTE VOLUME, Create Economic Opportunities, and Promote Sustainable PracticeS on Both Islands. Social Innovation Japan – The Non-PROFIT ORGANISATION FOCUSING ON CREATING SOCIAL Innovation Initiatives, Education and Leadership Programmes, and Community Building for IMPACT PLANS To SIGNIFI CANTLY Improve their "mymizu" community-driven, cryDsourceDECHNOLOGY PLATFORM and User Experience, in order to accelerate the shift away friend-user.Plastics Towards A Circular Economy.
WillLife.ai Trust-The Independent Charitable Organisation that uses Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Wildlife Create A User-FricEndly, AFF Ordable Camera that Empowers Biology and Nature EnThusiasts Everywhere to Track Wildlife Across areas and over time.
Imagine H2O-The Water Solutions Accelerator and NGO, With A Mission to Make Innovation More Accessible to Water and CLIMATE-Stressel nnovation More Accessible For Utility Operators and Other DeCision Makers Committed to Managing and Mitigating Pollut Faster and Cheaper. It will design and co-Finance Technolog. Saltwater Intrusion.
Coalition for Our Common Future -The ‘Think and Do Platform’ Dedicated to Achieving Carbon Neutrality and Green Will Equip The Project Development Teams o increase the accuracy and speard of the carbon mitiguation and adaptation projects, and will power the build of a transparent informationExchange Platform, among Others, Which Will Act as a Medium for Matching Supply (Tech and Finance) and Demand (Carbon Credits).
– The postgraduate institution will support system develop, data vector and Knowledge Platform that hotspot data from Various Satellite Sources, Calc turned Emissions Based on These HotSpots, and Perform Effective Data Management; Use Ai to Focus on Diffrential THE LANE TYPES, DEVELOPIN GThe Inventory, and Creating the Online Knowledge-Sharing Platform; And ConDuct Training and Workshops for Government Offices. Fit Organisation and A Learning Community that Promotes the Skills of Everyone to live in Peace and HarMony Will Address Water ManagementChallenges in Bodhisattva Valley and Ensure The Success of Reference Stations Through: Developing Water Master Plan, Designing Innovative Water Conservations . Providing tree inventory management capacity building, and Knowledge Sharing with the National and International Community.
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Vietnam RURAL Industries Development and Research Institute (Viri) – The Organisation Focusing On the Sustainable Development of Rural Industry ENT of Living Standards of Disadvantaged People in A Sustainable Manner Willop Seaweed Farms Along The Coastal Lines on, regulatedFarming Community and CO-OPS, and Appropriate Co-Operation from Local Authorities. The SeaWEED Development Shall BriFES for LIFETRILE WHAL ting to decarbonisization effects and to the adaptation of climate Change.
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