WEATHERING THE STORM IN EUROPE: USE OF AI IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND CHALLENGES FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE

Year 2025, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 94 - 107

Elif Naz Nemec

https://doi.org/10.21492/inuhfd.1732027

Abstract

The climate crisis is growing increasingly dire by the day, and its impacts are now significantly affecting vulnerable populations. In this context, climate adaptation and resilience measures are inclined to deploy more and more Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven tools as this technology enables analysis of immense amounts of data in a very short time span, which constitutes an auspicious instrument to understand the consequences of climate change including but not limited to extreme weather conditions, sea level rise, drought and their impact on communities. However, such tools are not free of bias and social risks. This study aims to understand the human rights risk posed by deploying AI tools in climate adaptation in Europe, particularly for vulnerable groups that are disadvantaged in becoming resilient towards climate change impacts. Accordingly, it examines whether international and European regulatory frameworks effectively address these risks. Given this background, the paper proposes certain normative and policy-based solutions to the identified gaps.

Keywords

Climate Adaptation , Climate Change , Artificial Intelligence , Human Rights , Vulnerability

Supporting Institution

The work was supported by the grant SVV n. 260750, International and supranational regulation of autonomization and automatization of human and machine decision-making.

Thanks

The author wishes to express gratitude to Dr. Ebru Demir for their valuable supervision and constructive feedback during the preparation of this article.

AVRUPA’DA FIRTINAYI ATLATMAK: İKLİM ADAPTASYONUNDA YAPAY ZEKÂ KULLANIMI VE İKLİM ADALETİ İÇİN ZORLUKLAR

Abstract

İklim krizi her geçen gün daha da vahim bir hâl almakta ve etkileri artık kırılgan grupları ciddi şekilde etkilemektedir. Bu bağlamda, iklim adaptasyonu ve dirençlilik önlemleri giderek daha fazla Yapay Zekâ (YZ) tabanlı araçların kullanımına yönelmektedir; zira bu teknoloji, çok kısa bir zaman diliminde büyük miktarda veriyi analiz etme imkânı sunarak, aşırı hava olayları, deniz seviyesinin yükselmesi, kuraklık gibi iklim değişikliğinin olumsuz sonuçlarını ve bunların topluluklar üzerindeki etkilerini anlamada umut verici bir araç teşkil etmektedir. Ancak, bu tür araçlar önyargı ve toplumsal riskleri de beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu çalışma, Avrupa’da iklim uyumu kapsamında YZ araçlarının kullanılmasının özellikle iklim değişikliğine karşı direnç geliştirmekte dezavantajlı konumda olan kırılgan gruplar açısından doğurabileceği insan hakları risklerini anlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, uluslararası ve Avrupa düzeyindeki hukuki çerçevelerin söz konusu riskleri ne ölçüde ele aldığını incelemektedir. Bu çerçevede, çalışma, tespit edilen boşluklara yönelik bazı normatif ve politika temelli çözüm önerileri sunmaktadır.

Keywords

İklim Adaptasyonu , İklim Değişikliği , Yapay Zeka , İnsan Hakları , Kırılganlık

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