India Offers AI-Based Disaster Management Solutions to the World

• High-level dialogue on AI for Disaster Management held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, hosted by SEEDS and UNDRR.
• Experts discussed transforming disaster management from reactive to continuous risk governance using AI, integrating early warning, preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Prof. V.K. Sharma highlighted Sikkim's post-2011 earthquake rebuilding with embedded disaster resilience and technology-enabled monitoring.
• Dr. Sujit Kumar Mohanty emphasized institutional readiness, legal frameworks, and policies for effective AI-based insights in disaster management.
• Indian approach to AI focuses on context-specific, resource-efficient solutions like edge AI and lightweight 'pocket models' for low-connectivity settings.