Climate change is a global issue that poses ongoing risks to businesses and communities worldwide. In Sri Lanka, the agriculture and fisheries sectors are particularly vulnerable to these climate-related challenges. It is crucial to harness innovation and opportunities to understand, assess, and mitigate these risks to protect livelihoods and ensure food security. Advanced technologies like big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics offer powerful tools to enhance efficiency and reduce uncertainties in these sectors, supporting adaptation and resilience. Startups are poised to lead the way in transforming these technologies into practical, widely adopted solutions for climate resilience in agriculture and fisheries.
Lanka Impact Investing Network (LIIN) together with Climate Collective Foundation in India, in partnership with USAID, proudly presents Sri Lanka's first Climate Adaptation Hackathon, an innovative event aimed at tackling the pressing climate-related issues within the agriculture and fisheries sectors. This hackathon seeks to generate cutting-edge information, innovative solutions, and practical data-driven solutions that address the climate adaptation needs of these crucial value chains.
Climate Challenge is an initiative that presents a distinctive opportunity for tech-savvy individuals to collaborate with experts and create pioneering data-driven solutions for the urgent climate challenges faced by agriculture and fisheries sectors. This Climate challenge process is designed as a hackathon, to harness the power of data in developing impactful and sustainable solutions.
Most importantly, applicants will have the opportunity to access investment funding to implement and scale up their innovative solutions.
The Climate Adaptation Hackathon is more than just an event; it is a catalyst for change. By stimulating interest and bridging the gap between investor demand and innovative adaptation solutions, the hackathon aims to unlock essential climate financing for enterprises undertaking climate adaptation initiatives. The solutions generated will support farmers and fishermen communities across Sri Lanka, ensuring they can thrive despite the challenges posed by climate change.
Data practitioners, including students, recent graduates, undergraduates, working professionals, entrepreneurs, startups, and personals passionate about addressing climate change impacts in agriculture and fisheries, to join this transformative journey. By participating, you will contribute to building data-driven solutions that enhance climate resilience, promote sustainable practices, and improve the overall well-being of communities dependent on agriculture and fisheries in Sri Lanka.
These problem statements represent the key challenges identified through a series of regional workshops held with stakeholders from the government, private sector, data professionals, entrepreneurs, NGOs, and academic and industry experts. After thorough discussions and consultations, these statements have been finalized to guide participants of the "Climate Challenge" Hackathon. Applicants are encouraged to select one or more of these climate-related issues, focusing on Agriculture and Fisheries in Sri Lanka, and propose innovative, data-driven solutions to address them.
To help guide applicants of the "Climate Challenge" Hackathon, we've compiled a selection of real-world examples that illustrate how effective data-driven solutions can address climate-related challenges in Agriculture and Fisheries. These use cases serve as a reference point, showcasing the type of innovative approaches we're looking for. By reviewing these examples, applicants can gain insights into the structure, impact, and potential of successful solutions, helping them craft their own ideas to meet the challenges identified in our problem statements.