Podcast – The Cause Effect 4.0 with Celina Lee
Episode 2 : What Does It Take To Build Climate Resilience With AI In Africa? with Prof Rendani Mbuvha.
Episode Description
Africa is on the frontline of climate change, facing droughts, floods, and unpredictable seasons that threaten millions of lives. Yet forecasting remains a daunting challenge. With broken weather stations, limited funding, and scarce data, how do you predict tomorrow’s storms when even today’s measurements are missing?
In this episode, host Celina Lee sits down with Associate Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand Rendani Mbuvha, an AI researcher and climate resilience expert, to explore how artificial intelligence is being deployed to fill Africa’s forecasting gaps.
How can models trained on European or American data adapt to the realities of African weather? And what role should African universities and policymakers play in ensuring this technology works for local communities?
We dig into the promise and the pitfalls. Will open-source AI models and localized data finally give African farmers the forecasts they’ve long been denied? Can predictive technology become a tool not only for survival, but for planning a more resilient future?
Listen Here – Episode 2
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Chiwetel Ejiofor (Nigeria/British)
Most Famous Movie: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Short Bio: A British actor with Nigerian heritage, Chiwetel Ejiofor is highly respected for his dramatic range and intense performances. He received an Academy Award nomination for his lead role in 12 Years a Slave and has starred in a diverse range of films, including Dirty Pretty Things, Children of Men, and Doctor Strange.
Pixie Taze
Fun South African Fact: There are more than 2000 shipwrecks off the South African coast, most dating back at least 500 years.
Black Walnut
What do you call the oke at a South African gathering who cooks the food?
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