HACKATHON ON CLIMATE & WELLBEING

Nims University Rajasthan and the World Health Summit Academic Alliance, in collaboration with Khushi Baby, have opened registrations for the Climate & Wellbeing Hackathon, a virtual event focused on leveraging AI, remote sensing, and data-driven solutions to address climate change and public health challenges. The hackathon features problem statements on heat, air pollution, and vector-borne diseases, with top prizes including the Dr. B.S. Tomar Innovation Award.

Are you interested in leveraging AI, remote sensing, and data-driven solutions to tackle climate change and public health challenges? The Climate & Wellbeing Hackathon—hosted by Nims University Rajasthan and the World Health Summit Academic Alliance in collaboration with Khushi Baby—is officially open for registrations 🎯 About the Hackathon Climate change directly impacts human, animal, and environmental health. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, air pollution, and changing disease patterns pose severe threats to global wellbeing. This virtual hackathon bridges the gap between scientific research and field execution to create actionable policy guidance and real-world technology interventions. 🏆 Prizes & Recognition The Top 2 Innovative Ideas will receive The Dr. B.S. Tomar Innovation Award at the prestigious World Health Summit Academic Alliance - Expert Meeting on Climate & Wellbeing. 🛠️ Problem Statements & Tracks ☀️ Hazard: Heat Near-real-time heat-health burden nowcast Public-health surveillance / Data fusion Build an excess-illness/mortality index by fusing open environmental & proxy-demand signals to nowcast heat stress days ahead. Satellite rooftop heat-vulnerability classifier & cool-roof prioritisation engine Climate adaptation / Remote sensing Automatically identify and rank urban rooftops that urgently need cooling to produce an operational work-order. From action plans to living, tracked decisions Climate-health governance / Decision-support Develop a copilot to benchmark plans, operationalise daily actions, and monitor public feeds to map heat-health intervention gaps. Early heat-strain warning for outdoor & informal workers Occupational health / Edge AI & sensing Build a smartphone-based system estimating personal heat strain with local-language guidance and zero extra hardware. Heat-surge readiness for the health system Operations research Build decision-support tools to help health systems prepare ahead of forecast heat spikes. 🌬️ Hazard: Air Pollution Exposure-aware routing & advisory for vulnerable people Public health / Behaviour tech Convert air-quality data into cleaner routes, optimal timing, and actionable advisories for sensitive groups. 🦟 Hazard: Vector-Borne Disease Environment-driven vector-risk prediction, nowcast & health-system readiness Earth observation & data fusion Predict fine-geography vector breeding and transmission risks using purely environmental signals ahead of confirmed cases. Community breeding-site reporting with AI verification Participatory surveillance / Computer vision Create a tool for residents/frontline workers to photo-tag breeding sites, with AI validation and automated routing to control teams. 🗓️ Key Dates & Timeline Registrations Open: August 7 – August 20, 2026 Virtual Jury Review: August 20, 2026 Winners Announcement: August 23 – August 24, 2026 👥 Participation Details Team Size: 1 – 5 members Submission Format: Pitch Deck solution submission .pptx format 🔗 How to Register To review the detailed specifications and register your team, head over to the official portal: 👉 Register for the Climate & Wellbeing Hackathon: