Advancing Climate Adaptation Through Technology 

The Climate-Adaptation Challenge

Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it’s a daily governance challenge. From extreme weather to crop failure, governments are being pushed to act faster, smarter and more decisively. But many still don’t have access to the tools, insights and data they need to plan, prepare and respond effectively. The Reimagined State Accelerator for Climate and Agriculture is our platform for addressing this.

By connecting governments with cutting-edge technology partners, the Accelerator enables climate-vulnerable countries to bring innovative solutions for everything from disaster response to agricultural policy directly into their core public systems.

That’s climate adaptation, reimagined.

A Multi-Partner Model

The Reimagined State Accelerator for Climate and Agriculture brings together a growing coalition of governments and technology partners, each working together to solve real-world public challenges such as disaster response and sustainable agriculture. This work goes beyond tech pilots. The Accelerator embeds practical tools into public systems and accelerates learning and improvement for scaled adoption across countries. Our current partners include:

• Planet: Provides Earth-observation data to help governments monitor climate risks, manage natural resources and respond to disasters in real time. Its data are now integrated into the core planning and emergency-response systems of places such as Zanzibar, Sierra Leone and the Philippines.

• Thinking Machines: Uses advanced data science and AI modelling to support governments. For instance, in the Philippines, Thinking Machines is working alongside Planet and TBI to co-develop models that predict landslide and flood risk, enabling government agencies to plan ahead and respond more effectively to climate-driven disasters.

• Amini: Partners with TBI and governments to apply AI-powered insights for improving agricultural productivity, climate monitoring and food-system resilience, starting with a national-scale initiative in Sierra Leone.

• Oracle: Provides the Agriculture Intelligence platform, which combines relevant open, proprietary and government-owned data into a solution to empower governments with a unified, authoritative source of truth. Oracle and TBI use Agriculture Intelligence to deliver a holistic view of the critical drivers of agricultural productivity – both present and future – to equip leaders with reliable, timely data and advanced predictive analytics. This enables more effective decision-making to help address challenges with precision and foresight and build resilient food systems.

These collaborations are already helping governments put innovation into action – from predictive disaster models to AI-driven food systems.

Turning Satellite Insights Into Action in Zanzibar

In 2023, Zanzibar and TBI launched a pioneering partnership with Planet to bring the power of satellite imagery into government decision-making. Through the Reimagined State Accelerator for Climate and Agriculture, Zanzibar's government became one of the first in East Africa to embed geospatial data in the heart of public-service delivery.

Over the course of the pilot, more than ten ministries, departments and agencies began using Planet’s imagery to monitor forests, manage fisheries and track coastal erosion in near real time.

It wasn’t just the technology that made this initiative successful; it was the approach. From co-designing local use cases and delivering technical training to embedding geographic information system (GIS) tools into everyday workflows, TBI provided tailored support across every step of the journey.

Now extended into a multi-year programme, Zanzibar is scaling its use of satellite data across sectors, integrating geospatial insights into planning, infrastructure and environmental policy, and setting out a blueprint for other governments to follow.

Forecasting Risk, Preventing Harm

In the Philippines, TBI is working with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in partnership with Planet and local AI firm Thinking Machines. The goal? Use satellite imagery and AI to improve the government’s ability to predict and plan for landslides and flooding, two of the most devastating and recurrent natural hazards in one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries.

This collaboration is training AI models to assess terrain risks, monitor infrastructure and simulate high-risk zones. It marks Planet’s first commercial contract in the country and is paving the way for more predictive, preventative climate-resilience tools across South-East Asia.

AI That Secures Crops and Futures

Global food security is increasingly under threat – disrupted not only by climate change, but also by supply shocks and outdated agricultural systems. In response, governments are seeking out smart, data-driven ways to protect crops, improve yields and reduce reliance on imports.

In Sierra Leone, TBI and Amini have partnered under the government’s Feed Salone strategy to co-create an AI-powered solution that delivers real-time crop monitoring and predictive insights. This work combines geospatial data, advanced climate modelling and AI-driven diagnostics to help inform government decision-making around rice production, a key national priority.

By embedding this technology into public systems, the project not only supports food security today, but also lays the foundation for a scalable, sustainable model that can be applied across the continent. That’s agricultural transformation powered by innovation: protecting crops, and the people who depend on them.

Scaling the Impact

The Reimagined State Accelerator for Climate and Agriculture explores what is possible when technology and government work in lockstep. By co-creating, testing and scaling digital solutions, the Accelerator is helping countries move from reactive crisis response to proactive climate adaptation. These satellite-data and predictive-analytics tools are forming the backbone of a more resilient state.