AI-driven Climate Resilience Platform for Small Island Developing States
AI4SIDS is a research and innovation initiative led by The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, exploring how responsible artificial intelligence, climate and geospatial data, predictive analytics and stakeholder knowledge can support climate-resilient decision-making in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Originally recognised as the Grand Prize winner of the 2024 AI Innovation Challenge at COP29, AI4SIDS entered a new three-year research and implementation phase in September 2026, supported by The UWI Research and Development Impact Fund.
From idea to implementation
From Idea to International Recognition
AI4SIDS received the Grand Prize in the 2024 AI Innovation Challenge at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Research & Prototype Development
The concept progressed through research, prototype development, AI experimentation, technical capacity building and stakeholder engagement.
Research & Implementation
AI4SIDS is now advancing through a UWI-funded research and implementation programme focused on responsible AI, climate decision intelligence, community resilience and real-world evaluation.
Four areas of focus
Government & Decision Intelligence
Exploring responsible AI-enabled approaches to climate and disaster-risk decision support.
Responsible AI & Technology
Developing and evaluating AI, predictive analytics and data-integration approaches with human oversight, transparency and responsible data governance.
Communities & Resilience
Understanding how communities access, understand and use climate-risk information and incorporating community perspectives into AI4SIDS.
Research & Impact
Generating research, capacity building and practical lessons for responsible AI and climate resilience in SIDS.
The people leading AI4SIDS
AI4SIDS brings together expertise in artificial intelligence, statistics, climate and geospatial science, behavioural and community research, public health, software development and responsible innovation.
Dr. Letetia Mary Addison
Dr. Kris Manohar
Prof. Patrick Hosein
Dr. Christine Descartes
With thanks to those who built the foundations
AI4SIDS has evolved through the contributions of researchers, developers, students and collaborators who have supported different stages of initiative, from the original concept and early research to prototype and technical development. We acknowledge their contributions to the AI4SIDS journey.
Akil-Hosang
Trevon Tewari
Tamia-Ashley Tuitt
Kevan Rajaram
Tamika Ramkissoon
Kwasi Edwards
Abdullah Ali
Devon Murray
Building the evidence base
AI4SIDS contributes to the growing evidence base on responsible AI, climate resilience, disaster preparedness and digital innovation in Small Island Developing States.
L. Addison, A. Hosang, T.-A. Tuitt, K. Manohar and P. Hosein, “A LLM-Based Platform for Flood Risk Education and Weather Alerts in SIDS” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Technology Management, Operations and Decisions (ICTMOD). doi:10.1109/ICTMOD63116.2024.10878134
Stay connected
AI4SIDS continues to evolve through research, technical development, Government and community engagement, evaluation and collaboratioin.