- hyperlocal meteorological nowcasting eg. IIT Bombay’s Centre for Climate Studies
- Google Flood Hub: integrate global weather agency models with historical hydrological data to generate alerts 7 days in advance
- integrated hazard mapping
- thermal signature detection with drones eg. during Sept 2026 Nepal Floods
- post disaster: AI evaluation to identify damage, existing road networks, isolated settlements
- supply chain optimization for food, clean water, emergency
UNDRR: value of tech not in complexity or computing scale, but in lives protected and community resilience built