Klarna, the global digital bank and payments provider, has launched its AI for Climate Resilience Program, a worldwide initiative designed to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in strengthening climate adaptation and community resilience across vulnerable regions.
Klarna, known for its technology-driven financial services and consumer payments offerings, has spent the past two years integrating AI into every part of its business. This experience forms the foundation of its newest programme, which seeks to translate Klarna’s AI expertise into tools that support climate adaptation.
The AI for Climate Resilience Program aims to identify, mentor and scale AI-based projects that confront challenges such as secure access to food and water, public health protection and disaster preparedness. Over an 18-month period, each organisation selected will receive tailored mentoring, technical and strategic guidance, alongside funding to help responsibly scale their climate solutions.
Six projects were chosen by an independent advisory panel of AI and sustainability experts. These include SEEDS in India, which uses AI and satellite data to verify disaster losses more rapidly; Acres of Ice, which turns excess winter water into man-made glaciers through AI; Geotek Water Solutions in Nigeria, which applies AI to locate hidden water sources; and a collaboration between the Self-Employed Women’s Association and IFPRI in India, offering women workers an AI-powered mobile weather advisory. Also selected are Indonesia’s Sakawarga Foundation, using an AI resilience coach, and GainForest e.V. in Latin America, deploying AI to map and monitor biodiversity for Indigenous communities.
Further details reveal that the programme attracted over 1,200 global submissions following a call for proposals earlier this year. Applications spanned areas including climate-smart agriculture, early-warning systems, satellite-imagery analysis and generative AI voice tools. Strong engagement came from emerging tech hubs across Africa, India and Latin America, highlighting the rising momentum behind AI-driven climate innovation.
Klarna CMO David Sandström said, “AI has transformed how people make financial decisions, and we believe it can do the same for climate adaptation. Through this program, we’re empowering innovators to interpret complex environmental data and turn it into locally relevant solutions for challenges like food and water security, public health, and disaster preparedness.”
Founder and CEO of the Global Centre on AI Governance in South Africa, Rachel Adams, said, “This initiative is a powerful example of how AI can serve communities on the climate frontlines. It raises the profile and capacity of organizations using technology to tackle climate adaptation where it’s needed most.”
