ShingiMachaka/ClimateIQ-Zim

AI-powered climate policy research assistant for Zimbabwe # ClimateIQ-zw An AI-powered climate policy research assistant built for Zimbabwe policymakers, government agencies and NGOs. climateiq-zim.streamlit.app ## What it does ClimateIQ allows users to query a curated library of official Zimbabwe and international climate documents using natural language. It returns structured answers and policy briefs grounded in the actual documents. ## Document library Curated from official Zimbabwe government documents and international climate frameworks including IPCC reports, UNFCCC submissions, UNDP and UNEP publications. ## Built with - Python - Anthropic Claude API - LangChain - ChromaDB - Streamlit - HuggingFace Embeddings ## How to run locally 1. Clone the repository 2. Create a virtual environment and activate it 3. Install dependencies with `pip install -r requirements.txt` 4. Add your Anthropic API key to a `.env` file 5. Add your PDF documents to the `data/` folder 6. Run `python ingest.py` to build the vector database 7. Run `streamlit run app.py` to launch the app ## Built by Shingi Machaka — MS Business Analytics & AI, American University (Kogod School of Business)