DPGs FOR CLIMATE ACTION

This call includes DPGs that operationalise the following approaches:

• Reuse: Adopting DPGs that are commonly used in other sectors for climate action.

• Multi-purpose: DPGs relevant for multiple purposes across climate change monitoring, mitigation, and adaptation efforts, including earth observation tools.

• Configurability: DPGs part of climate-stack approaches, where different interoperable components can be used and configured to address multiple climate use cases.

• Transparency: Open data and content DPGs that enhance and protect information integrity and strengthen science-based climate action, including as part of public interest AI.

• Collaboration: DPGs that can serve as platforms for collaborative multi-stakeholder climate action, for instance to pool demand or financing, facilitate integrations or build on top of existing open solutions, or bring stakeholders together to accelerate impact.

KEY ACTIONS

• Identify open-source solutions with high potential for climate impact that could become DPGs
• Support the adaptation and identification of existing DPGs for climate-related use cases
• Strengthen understanding of DPGs for climate action through targeted research and case studies

WHY THIS

Climate change poses an existential threat to global ecosystems, economies, and communities, necessitating the deployment of innovative solutions that can scale rapidly and effectively. Furthermore, while climate change impacts every region differently, the fundamental tools required to address these challenges are often the same, negating the need to reinvent for each unique situation.

WHY NOW

As climate experts continue to present increasingly alarming predictions and analyses, the need to move swiftly to implement effective mitigation and adaptation measures is more critical than ever before. At the same time, major geopolitical shifts and changing political priorities are diverting attention and investment away from climate initiatives. This shift necessitates innovative approaches that are not locked into specific companies and countries, that can accomplish more with less, and that can ensure that meaningful climate action accelerates despite resourcing and political priority challenges.

HOW TO SUPPORT

• Strengthen the evidence base for the approaches listed in the call, or for complimentary additional cost-effective and scalable approaches, for instance by sharing and initiating relevant research and case studies on DPG-implementations.

• Share existing DPGs and other open-source solutions that operationalise these approaches.

• Fund and/or develop new DPGs that operationalise these approaches.

CLIMATE DPGs IDENTIFICATION FRAMEWORK

In collaboration with over 20 stakeholders and digital public goods, the DPGA is proud to present the creation of the first version of a Framework for Identifying Digital Public Goods for Climate Action. This framework takes a layered approach to identify DPGs and open-source solutions that can ideally serve as building blocks for shared global climate action infrastructure because of their potential for interoperability and scaling. Read the report now to learn more and discover the actions you can take to further support this effort.