UN Women AI Climate Action Bootcamp

UN Women's regional office for Asia and the Pacific is running a free half-day bootcamp on how artificial intelligence can support climate action that advances gender equality, and where its risks and limits lie. It takes place on 3 October 2026 during Bangkok Climate Action Week, in person at Nextopia, Siam Paragon (up to 50 places) or online via Microsoft Teams. No previous AI or coding experience is asked for on the registration form.

What you get:

• An afternoon of interactive sessions and practical exercises led by UN Women
• An introduction to AI fundamentals, gender bias and ethical considerations
• Hands-on practice with prompt engineering and custom GPTs, applied to climate work
• Support to develop your own project idea
• The choice to join in person in Bangkok or online via Microsoft Teams

What you'll do:

• Take part in interactive sessions and practical exercises on AI for climate action
• Critically assess the risks and limitations of AI from a gender perspective
• Develop your own climate project idea by the end of the session

Key dates:

• Bootcamp: 3 October 2026, from 13:00 Bangkok time (UTC+7)
• Bangkok Climate Action Week runs 3 to 11 October 2026
• No registration closing date is published; in-person places are capped at 50

More information:

• Register through UN Women's registration form, where you choose in-person or online participation
• The event is listed on the Bangkok Climate Action Week programme as organised by UN Women and UNEP Asia and the Pacific

• Resident in one of the 38 Asia and Pacific countries and territories listed on the registration form
• No previous AI or programming experience required
• Register as an individual or activist, or on behalf of an organisation
• In-person participants must get themselves to Nextopia, Siam Paragon, Bangkok; no travel support is mentioned