SDGs and COVID-19

This challenge invites you to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by looking at the current and ongoing change in the monitoring indicators of the UN SDGs using Earth observation/remote sensing and global Earth system model-derived analysis products.

Turn On the Light

Summary

The lack of energy during the pandemic period makes the consequences of social distancing more rigid, in addition it makes access to preventive information more difficult and it is one less tool to maintain mental health. This project consists of using data collected through NASA satellites on energy and wealth distribution to select specific areas, where collective biodigesters will be used to generate energy through the conversion of proven biomass from household waste.After, biodigesters can be used in other areas, however these would have 15% of the energy generated, and the rest is directed to the specific areas selected.

How We Addressed This Challenge

Youtube: https://youtu.be/zo9LIbI2zCE

The project fits into challenge 6 - SDG and COVID-19, which applies a solution that aims to reduce the impacts of the pandemic in relation to compliance with SDG 7 - Access to clean and accessible energy, encouraging the democratization of electricity in a clean way and sustainable, which also implies SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities. The project takes into account the current context, but the impacts affected remain and encourage progress in society during and after the pandemic.





How We Developed This Project

The Challenge 6 proved to be the most interesting and with the greatest opportunities to make a significant difference for society, as it aims to reduce the impacts of the pandemic in meeting the goals established by the SDGs, which are extremely important in the current scenario. Especially regarding SDG 7 - Access to Clean and Accessible Energy, as the lack of energy in this scenario has a very negative impact on people's lives during social isolation.

Together with the team, the main problems were discussed and various solutions were raised. Gathering ideas and researching, all together, we managed to arrive at a main idea, from where we started to develop the project. We share tasks and stay motivated, communicating and sharing information at all times.

Worldwide real-time electricity distribution and wealth distribution data, obtained from NASA satellites and websites, were used to relate and determine in which areas the project should be deployed first and to which it is intended.

The team found difficult to use more advanced projection platforms for prototypes and data collection, but even with the difficulties, we managed to create a 3D model of the main idea of the project.

Project Demo

https://youtu.be/zo9LIbI2zCE

Hello, we are GreenLantern!

According to UN data in 2016, more than a billion people live without electricity. But, during the pandemic, the effects of a lack of energy took on larger proportions, affecting poor people without access to energy. So, we created the “turn on the light” project, which aims to install biodigestors that transform household waste into biomass, that MAKES clean and sustainable energy.

If the future is dark, don't forget to turn on the light.

Data & Resources

ONU. Banco Mundial: 1,2 bilhão de pessoas ainda vivem sem eletricidade e 663 milhões sem água potável. 2016. Disponível em: https://nacoesunidas.org/banco-mundial-12-bilhao-de-pessoas-ainda-vivem-sem-eletricidade-e-663-milhoes-sem-agua-potavel/

GOVERNAMENTAL (EUA). EOSDIS/DAAC. EOSDIS Atmosphere Data. Mesurements, [S. l.], n. 1, p. 1, 31 june. 2020. available in:https://earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/discipline/atmosphere . Acesso em: 31 may. 2020.

GOVERNAMENTAL (Brasil). ODS Brasil. Objetivo 7 - Energia Limpa e Acessível , [S. l.], n. 1, p. 1,  out. 2019. available in: https://odsbrasil.gov.br/objetivo/objetivo?n=7. Acesso em: 31 may. 2020.

PRIVADA (Brasil). Sabrae. Sustentabilidade. Sustentabilidade , [S. l.], n. 1, p. 1, jul. 2018. available in: http://sustentabilidade.sebrae.com.br/sites/Sustentabilidade. Acesso em: 31 may. 2020.

PRIVADA (Brasil). Portal do Saneamento. Otimizador de Produção de Biogás , [S. l.], n. 1, p. 1, 2018. available in: https://www.saneamentobasico.com.br/otimizador-producao-biogas/amp/. Acesso em: 31 may. 2020.

GOVERNAMENTAL (EUA). Spaceappschallenge. SDGs and COVID-19, [S. l.], n. 1, p. 1, 30 may. 2020. available in: https://covid19.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/covid-challenges/sdgs-and-covid-19/details. Acesso em: 31 may 2020.

GOVERNAMENTAL (EUA). United Nations Statistics Division. Global SDG Indicators Database, [S. l.], n. 1, p. 1, 2020. available in: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/. Acesso em: 31 may 2020.

GOVERNAMENTAL (Japan). Jaxa. Participação no “Grupo de Trabalho de Informações Geoespaciais (WGGI), [S. l.], n. 1, p.1, 2019. available in: https://www.jaxa.jp/about/iso/sdgs/index_j.html. Acesso em: 31 may 2020.

Tags
#GreenEnergy #EnergyForEveryone #SelectiveCollect #Sustainability #GreenPower #GivePeopleEnergy #TurnOnTheLigth
Global Judging
This project was submitted for consideration during the Space Apps Global Judging process.