article · Transactions on Engineering and Computing Sciences
Natural disasters intensified by climate change increasingly disrupt telecommunications infrastructure at critical moments when connectivity is essential for saving lives. Existing resilience measures in 4G and 5G networks, including infrastructure reinforcement and temporary deployments, often prove inadequate during large-scale or simultaneous disruptions. A transition toward climate-resilient 6G networks focuses on proactive, intelligent, and adaptive communication architectures. Critical enabling technologies include space-air-ground integrated networks to supply flexible aerial and satellite connectivity, integrated sensing and communication for real-time environmental monitoring, artificial intelligence for autonomous self-healing network recovery, and ambient energy harvesting to maintain operations without traditional power grids. Realising these resilient systems requires overcoming substantial challenges, notably integrating satellite and terrestrial systems, managing seamless handovers, and ensuring the energy efficiency of artificial intelligence systems.
Severe weather events frequently destroy conventional communication lines, leaving emergency responders and communities cut off during crises. Developing resilient 6G networks that incorporate satellites, drones, and self-healing intelligence ensures that vital communications stay operational. This continuous connectivity is essential for coordinating disaster relief and saving lives when ground infrastructure fails.
The surveyed concepts outline future applications in disaster response and resilient telecommunications systems for network operators and emergency services. Because this research is an architectural survey mapping future 6G technologies alongside unresolved integration and energy-efficiency hurdles, the concepts remain at an early research stage and are distant from commercial market readiness.
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Climate change has significantly increased the severity of natural disasters, causing serious issues in telecommunication infrastructures when connectivity is most needed, especially for saving lives. Although current 4G and 5G networks integrate resilience procedures, such as infrastructure reinforcement and temporary network that can be deployed, these solutions may fail under large-scale, or simultaneous climate disruptions. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of a climate-resilient 6G networks, proposing an architectural transition toward proactive, intelligent, and adaptive communication systems. The study reviews key 6G technologies that enable greater resilience during disasters, including Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks (SAGIN) for flexible aerial and satellite connectivity, Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) for real-time environmental awareness, AI-native self-healing mechanisms for autonomous network recovery, and ambient energy harvesting for sustainable operation beyond traditional power grids. Furthermore, the paper discusses major research challenges, including satellite–terrestrial integration, seamless handover management, and the energy efficiency of AI-Driven network intelligence.
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DOI: 10.14738/tecs.1405.12159
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