Dr Stanley Yip, CEO of G1X, was invited to visit for an expert exchange program at the Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau (BMFPB) from 27 to 29 October.

Dr Yip chaired a cross sector workshop to explore the collaboration on “The use of AI data analytics in developing an early climate risk warning system to support the climate adaptation of old neighbourhoods in the City of Beijing”. Old neighbourhoods in Beijing are facing climate hazards of increasing strong wind and rain flood events.

The workshop iexplored the joint effort to set up a meteorological data driven warning system, backed up by machine learning models plus the use of nature based solutions (NBS) at street block level to mitigate the potential damages to buildings and injuries to residents in these vulnerable communities.

Dr Yip was tasked by the joint team to prepare the project proposal supported by the Bureau. He also had the opportunity to have a tour at the Bureau's research institute (Beijing Academy of Forestry ) which is housed on 170 ha of beautiful landscape, tree nurseries and national ecological monitoring stations.