Water geopolitics in the age of AI
Growing scarcity and unequal access to water are driving tensions, forced displacement, and human rights challenges, placing this vital resource at the center of climate justice debates. In this context, artificial intelligence offers new opportunities, from drought prediction to water network optimization and decision-making support. Yet it also raises critical governance questions: who owns the data, who makes the decisions, and who is excluded from these technologies? This discussion explores whether AI can serve as a tool for water diplomacy and conflict prevention, or whether it risks reinforcing power imbalances between technologically advanced states.
This event is part of the Agora section.
Graham Alabaster
Director UN-Habitat Geneva Office
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Jean Willemin
Senior Water for Peace Programme Manager, Geneva Water Hub
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Discussion in English only
