---
id: "aiethics:lecture/ai-sustainability-north-africa"
type: "AI Ethics course lecture"
title: "Using AI Applications to Achieve Environmental Sustainability in North Africa"
url: "https://aiethicscourse.org/lectures/ai-sustainability-north-africa"
authors: ["Maha Jouini","Muhammad Mokhtar"]
summary: "In this module, we explore the ethical use of AI technologies to address climate change in North African countries."
source: "AI Ethics: Global Perspectives (aiethicscourse.org)"
licence: "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)"
---

# Using AI Applications to Achieve Environmental Sustainability in North Africa

A lecture of the course [AI Ethics: Global Perspectives](https://aiethicscourse.org/).

## Lecturers

- Maha Jouini, Founder, African Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology
- Muhammad Mokhtar, Deputy Director of Democracy and Good Governance Unit, Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights

## About this lecture

In this module, Maha Jouini and Muhammad Mokhtar explore the ethical use of AI technologies to address climate change in North African countries. Looking at examples from Mauritania, Libya, Egypt and more, they highlight some of the challenges and contexts specific to the region before pointing to potential solutions. They conclude their module with a series of recommendations around implementing AI systems in the region, such as the use of ethical frameworks to promote inclusivity and protect vulnerable populations. Note: Please refer to the presentation in the additional sources for more information on the examples and use cases from this lecture.

## Video and transcript

- Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIxoEA36-Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzIxoEA36-Q)
- Transcript (PDF): [https://aiethicscourse.org/img/be310c10-d8b7-4ada-a3e7-958533f9f0e0.pdf](https://aiethicscourse.org/img/be310c10-d8b7-4ada-a3e7-958533f9f0e0.pdf)

## Read, watch, and listen

- [Using AI Applications to Achieve Environmental Sustainability in North Africa - Lecture Slides](http://bit.ly/3Zq3cHQ)
- [Al Jazeera English: Egypt struggles with climate change](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGjce6uc1v0)
- [africanews: Libya's decade-old conflict impacts mitigations on climate change](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1TLjGIabMA)
- [AFP News Agency: Moroccan nomads' way of life threatened by climate change](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyTWRxvkVlA)