Role of Information Technology for the Improvement of Climate

Change

Adam Mentsiev

1 a

, Usam Takhaev

and Elmira Amirova

2 b

Kadyrov Chechen State University, 32 Sharipov Street, Grozny, Russia

Institute of Economics, Kazan State Agrarian University, 65 K.Marx Street, Kazan, Russia

Keywords: Information technology, cloud technology, automation, sustainable energy development, climate change.

Abstract: The role of information technology in climate change is critical, and the usage of information technology and

information technology-based applications is gaining more and more attention throughout the globe.

Developing and developed nations are looking for greater chances to implement information technology and

information technology-based applications in the areas of climate change monitoring, mitigation, and

adaptation. This paper includes many case studies that demonstrate the significance of the role of information

technology and the potential available in the climate change sector.

1 INTRODUCTION

We cannot disregard the effects of climate change in

Europe. As the frequency of natural disasters rises

due to climate change, we must be prepared to deal

with the consequences of such a dramatic shift. There

is a wide range of climate change factors, such as

rising water levels in rivers owing to glacier melting

and the loss of crops due to drought, that are causing

flash floods as a result of climate change. Climate

change has a direct effect on the environment and on

human activity. The IPCC is in charge of defining

climate change People's lives and the environment

may be negatively impacted as a result of climate

change. Major climatic changes, according to the

"United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Change (2021)," include heat waves, bush fires,

severe temperatures, droughts, and global warming.

There has been an increase in the severity and

frequency of floods as glaciers have melted. Seawater

is constantly collecting CO2 and heat from the

atmosphere, which is a key contributor to increasing

ocean temperatures and acidity. Climate change

brought on by air pollution is unsafe and destructive

to the people who live there. The main causes of air

pollution and noise pollution in large growing nations

like Europe and Asia are fast population increase,

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heavy traffic, the burning of fuel and energy. Around

five years of human life may be lost due to air

pollution (Dwivedi et al., 2022).

2 MATERIALS AND METHODS

Information technology has a critical role to play in

reducing the effects of climate change or at the very

least monitoring the present changes in Europe and

making suitable decisions based on the current

situation. Climate change concerns may be

monitored, mitigated, and adapted with the use of

information and communication technology (ICT).

Geospatial information systems, wireless sensor

networks, mobile technology, web-based

applications, satellite technology, and remote sensing

are just a few of the cutting-edge IT tools available

today (RS). Global warming is causing significant

shifts in weather patterns. Climate change mitigation

and adaptation activities may benefit from the use of

ITs, which include knowledge centres, community

radio, mobile phones, and interactive media.

Educating and enabling vulnerable communities to

lessen the danger of climate change by sharing

practical and theoretical knowledge, as well as

equipping them to access vital information that may

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save lives, is a key component of IT ability to support

these communities. Developing nations are

concerned about climate change and are searching for

new technologies to monitor, mitigate, and adapt to

climate change in order to lessen the region's

susceptibility to the effects of climate change. There

is a concern with GHG emissions in developing

nations because of increased industry and

transportation (Garlík, 2022).

Designing smart buildings with IT may be a

reality in Europe. Information Technology may be

used to govern the transmission and distribution of

energy in the implementation of smart grids in

Europe. Micro-sensor one of the most widely used

and often praised technologies of the twenty-first

century is the wireless network. There are a variety of

uses for wireless sensor networks, including

commercial and human-cantered monitoring of the

environment, military applications, and robots.

Networking wireless sensors are one of the most

intriguing new technologies to emerge in the last

several years. Compared to the rest of the planet,

wetland ecosystems resemble kidneys. A wireless

sensor network (WSN) based on digital video is

presented in this research for monitoring the wetlands

ecology in real-time. Presented It is possible to

describe the Wetland Monitoring Ecosystem as a self-

organized system with calculation and

communication abilities made up of nodes with

sensing capabilities and performing monitoring tasks

autonomously under various situations using the

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) (Senadheera et al.,

2021).

A solar energy-based environment monitoring

system may save money on both power production

and power consumption by reducing the overall cost

of the system in the case of Europe. The provided

Remote Sensing (RS) information system helps to

capture more accurate, real-time, and wide-ranging

data using remote sensors and also provides

tremendous aid to relevant departments, helping in

decision-making on the basis of a current and correct

image. Web-based and sensor-based EM systems are

discussed in this research, which includes an urban

environment EM system. Data from sensors installed

in the urban environment, such as temperature, air

pollution, and humidity, is collected and archived by

this system. It also monitors the emission of carbon

dioxide, carbon monoxide, and oxygen. Groundwater

and surface water are included in this category.

Analysis of groundwater behaviour using remote

sensing and GIS is discussed in this paper since

freshwater is a critical resource for human survival

(Zhao et al., 2019).

Schweizer-Ries points out that energy

sustainability is typically reduced to a technical

difficulty, and that renewable and alternative energy

sources, as well as energy-efficient technologies, are

being developed in order to solve the issue.

Consumers at every level of society are responsible

for deciding what kind of energy they use.

Governments, businesses, and communities of all

sizes must use a variety of mitigation and adaptation

approaches as well as technical and social solutions

to mitigate the negative effects of climate change,

which are expected to get more severe as time goes

on. According to Schweizer-Ries, society's demands

and progress are the driving forces behind

technology, and they are the ones who define its

usage, and therefore they are the ones who produce

consequences of employing technology, as opposed

to the other way around. As an alternative, some

individuals feel that technology is the "wrong path"

to a sustainable future and that it should be avoided at

all costs (Schweizer-Ries, 2007). Particularly if some

technologies are used incorrectly, which might result

in catastrophic or fatal results. Verbruggen argues

that nuclear power and renewable energy sources are

promising combinations of technologies for dealing

with human-induced climate change (Verbruggen,

2008). Several factors impede the construction of new

nuclear power plants, including fear of catastrophic

and long-lasting consequences of an accident at a

nuclear power plant, as demonstrated by accidents at

Chornobyl in Ukraine and at Three Mile Island in the

United States, as well as the proliferation of nuclear

knowledge and weaponry and the disposal of nuclear

waste into the environment (Middleton, 2008). If

science and technology continue to work on

developing new weapons, there will always be the

possibility of an enormously destabilizing war.

Technology solutions are expected to play a big

role in addressing the complex issues of our day and

age such as increasing energy consumption and

climate change, and research is now being conducted

into these possible future courses (Omer, 2009). To

put it another way, Shah asserts that new technologies

may be a powerful instrument in the fight against

poverty, illiteracy, and human-induced climate

change, among other things, by helping poor

countries to modernize their economy. Since the

emergence of contemporary science and technology,

advancements in society and economic success have

been increasingly prevalent (Shah et al., 2021).

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3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

We are living in the age of the technological

revolution. Almost every aspect of human existence

has been improved by technological advancements.

Our everyday regular living activities are enhanced

by technology, which serves humanity at its finest.

All of our everyday activities are being affected

by the current technological developments. This

includes everything from our shopping to our health

care to our banking to our stock market to our public

services to our transportation and logistics. In our

pockets, we have the same computing power as Neil

Armstrong had to travel to the moon. Humanity has

access to a wide range of technologies, but computer

science and telecommunication are the two most

widely used and widely adopted. Computer, Internet,

e-mail, and mobile devices were all covered by the

technology. IT is a breakthrough technology that is

rapidly becoming the most popular, fastest-growing,

and widely used technology in almost every aspect of

human existence. It's impossible to understate the

impact of IT and mobile technology's (MT) rapid

growth and progress. Because of the growing

popularity of mobile technology (MT), there are more

chances to provide a wide range of beneficial services

through mobile devices.

Climate change's primary risks and how IT may

help mitigate them

People's water and food supplies are at risk

because of climate change. As a result, storms,

heatwaves, droughts, and floods are becoming more

frequent and more severe, and our air is becoming

less healthy as a result. Poverty has the greatest effect

on the world. A quarter of a billion Africans will be

under greater water stress by 2020, and agricultural

yields in certain African nations are predicted to

plummet by half over that time period.

Because of these climate shifts, farmers tend to

see lower yields. While El Nio and other human-

induced and natural climate variability may be taken

into consideration in long-term projections, farmers

have enough time to prepare for shifting weather

conditions by planting crops that would flourish in

those settings. Even if text messaging and broadcast

radio or TV networks are all that are needed to deliver

warnings to at-risk areas, an internet connection is

required to provide reference material, statistics, and

adaptation strategies. Information on climate change

adaptation is being sent to isolated communities using

mobile phone networks that can access the internet

via web surfing (Novikov et al., 2019).

Water irrigation may benefit from medium-term

forecasts. Farming is more economical and

sustainable when it is possible to monitor

environmental and soil conditions with ITs. IT-

assisted water management reduces waste and

increases the long-term viability of water resources

by allowing for greater efficiency in water usage.

4 CONCLUSIONS

Climate change is dramatic, and its repercussions are

not insignificant; in the long run, these consequences

may have ramifications for a wide range of

destructive occurrences, such as natural disasters.

Climate Change Monitoring, Mitigation, and

Adaptation may be made more effective by the use

and integration of technology. This can assist to

preserve the environment from damage and

deterioration. IT and MT may play a critical role in

the monitoring, mitigation, and adaptation to the

issues posed by climate change. The use of common,

widely available, and affordable technology allows us

to replace the standard CCM system with more

complex and advanced systems, resulting in more

accurate, faster, live, and multidimensional data at a

lower cost and effort than the earlier methods. The

rapid growth and progress of information technology

and machine learning cannot be overstated. The

widespread penetration and widespread acceptance of

mobile technology (MT) in human life are generating

potential for the provision of a number of valuable

services through mobile devices. Climate change

consequences are being tolerated in both developed

and developing nations, with the emphasis on the use

of information technology to overcome these issues.

Europe is well-versed in the use of technology in

climate change monitoring and disaster management,

but Europe is still in the process of implementing

these technologies in CCM and DM. Insufficient

budgets, short-term planning, a lack of knowledge, an

illiterate population, inadequate training, as well as a

variety of social, economic, and political variables,

are the most significant obstacles to the deployment

and acceptance of information technology in

developing nations. To summarize, Europe is to face

gaps and possibilities in the integration of technology

in climate change monitoring, adaptation, and

mitigation efforts, as well as in other areas.

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