Aruzhan Imangali
Chair
Aruzhan Imangali is a third-year International Relations student at SDU University and an active member of the SDU UNESCO Club. A graduate of BIL for girls in Astana, she has participated in 10+ MUN conferences and served as a Chair at SDU MUN and CESMUN. She has completed the Aspire Leaders Program and participated in the NU Research Program 2025. Beyond academics and MUN, she is an English teacher and a volunteer with UNICEF and Astana Zhastary. She has also served as a judge at SDL Debates and received invitations to international academic and youth events, including the Global Impact Summit 2025. Aruzhan is excited to welcome delegates to UNEA at NOVA MUN 2026 and looks forward to creating an engaging space for meaningful debate, diplomacy, and innovative solutions.
aruzhanimangali07@gmail.com
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United Nations Environment Assembly
Assessing environmental cost and sustainability of Artificial Intelligence systems
As the fastest growing technology in today's world, AI is changing millions of lives. Around the world AI is being increasingly integrated in education, transport, health, art, and communication by companies, people and governments alike. According to the recent UN University study, AI-related water consumption could equal the basic annual domestic needs of 1.3 billion people by the end of the decade. Data centers' annual electricity consumption could be triple the combined annual electricity use of several developing countries. Expansion of AI infrastructure also creates digital divides between and within countries, posing challenges to developing nations in particular, as some countries bear the environmental costs without sharing in the benefits of AI-driven growth.
In light of ongoing environmental degradation and climate change, the international community is called upon to ensure that technology develops sustainably and within planetary limits. Committee delegates are urged to work on reducing artificial intelligence’s environmental impact and advancing artificial intelligence applications for environmental protection, with principles built on transparency, efficiency by design, equity, lifecycle responsibility, global cooperation and sustainable use.
In light of ongoing environmental degradation and climate change, the international community is called upon to ensure that technology develops sustainably and within planetary limits. Committee delegates are urged to work on reducing artificial intelligence’s environmental impact and advancing artificial intelligence applications for environmental protection, with principles built on transparency, efficiency by design, equity, lifecycle responsibility, global cooperation and sustainable use.
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