Nuclear techniques and digital technology: Solutions for protecting water environments in developing countries.

Tìm hiểu vấn đề:

Water environment is one of the most critical resources for the life and socio-economic development of nations. However, water pollution has become a severe issue in many developing countries. To address this problem, the application of modern methods such as nuclear technology and digital technology can provide effective solutions.

A deep understanding of water and environmental issues helps leaders and policymakers come up with effective solutions for water management, reducing water loss, and mitigating impacts on water environments. These solutions are implemented using large-scale hydrological and environmental maps supported by nuclear techniques (referred to as isotope hydrology techniques). This technique allows experts to study and track how water moves through different stages of the hydrological cycle and the changes that occur in the cycle due to climate change.

However, to fully exploit data from isotope hydrology applications and to achieve optimal solutions on an international scale, data collection and exploitation are key factors. AI is the best choice due to its massive databases shared across global networks and repositories, including data from the IAEA. With the increasing trend of data from satellites, drones, and sensor networks, there is now a vast amount of information available for integration and exploitation along with the IAEA’s global isotope database.

Initiated by the IAEA in 1960, in cooperation with the World Meteorological Organization, the Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) has become the most comprehensive collection of isotope data to date. GNIP has collected approximately 140,000 isotope records from 1,100 stations (350 currently active) with contributions from collaborators worldwide. AI can interpret nonlinear and heterogeneous patterns and operate in non-static environments. In line with leveraging AI capabilities, the IAEA has applied stochastic methods to unravel the relationship between lake evaporation and basin characteristics from the IAEA’s isotope database. Such methods allow for the interpretation of physical phenomena and the differentiation of previously overlooked signals, thereby playing a distinct role in providing insights and discoveries in natural sciences.

Câu hỏi nghiên cứu

• The current state of water resources in developing countries.
• Nuclear techniques in climate change research.
• AI in climate change research.
• Using nuclear techniques combined with AI in climate change applications in developing countries.

Đối tượng & phạm vi nghiên cứu

Leaders and policymakers in developing countries worldwide.