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ICTs,
CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES *Please note: This table seeks to identify key references that
integrate ICTs, Climate Change and Development, and will be updated as new
publications become available. Resources have been organized chronologically, according to their
publication year, and alphabetically, according to their title. |
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YEAR |
TITLE |
AUTHOR / INSTITUTION |
MAIN OBJECTIVE |
AVAILABLE AT: |
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2010 |
Building Capacity in Communication and ICT
Applications for Community-Based Adaptation |
Simone
Sala In
“Advancing Adaptation through Communication for Development”, FAO. |
This article explores the role of ICTs within
adaptation processes, suggesting six key adaptive steps in which these tools
can contribute (namely observation, analysis, planning, implementation and
management, capacity building and networking). It also suggests that
Communication for Development (ComDev) can facilitate the application of ICTs
to Community Based Adaptation
(CBA) strategies at the local level. *Note: This document is included in the
Proceedings of the Technical Session on Communication, Third International
Workshop on CBA to Climate Change, February 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
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2010 |
Collaborative Change: A Communication Framework
for Climate Change Adaptation and Food secutiry |
Communication
for Sustainable Development Initiative (CSDI), FAO |
The document provides a preliminary framework for
strengthening development institutions and programmes
in their capacity to address the communication dimensions of the new
challenges related to climate change and food security. It argues the need to
integrate communication FOR development (ComDev) in
community-based adaptation to give the most vulnerable groups change to cope
with climate change and food insecurity. |
http://www.comminit.com/files/CSDICollaborativeChangeFINAL.pdf |
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2010 |
Communication Assessment and Action Plan for the
LACC Porject in Bangladesh |
Communication
for Sustainable Development Initiative (CSDI), FAO |
The document presents FAO’s
supported project Livelihood Adaptation to Climate Change (LACC) in Bangladesh,
systematizing lessons learned on the role of communication within project
activities, and presenting a set of recommendations related to Communication
for Development (ComDev) and ICTs
for the next phase of this initiative. |
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2010 |
ICTs and the Environment in Developing Countries: Opportunities and
Developments |
John
Houghton |
This document explores how the Internet, ICTs and
related research communities can help tackle environmental challenges in
developing countries through more environmentally sustainable models of
economic development. It includes the identification of key tools, emerging
issues and areas of concern for developing and emerging economies. *Note: This document is a Chapter of an
OECD publication that draws on discussion papers prepared for the workshop
Policy Coherence in the Application of ICTs for Development (OECD, infoDev/WB, Sep. 2009). |
http://browse.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/pdfs/browseit/0309091E.PDF |
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2010 |
ICTD Case Study 2: ICT
for Disaster Risk Reduction |
UN-APCICT/ESCAP |
The document addresses the role of ICT in the
various phases of disaster management, examining their impact on
preparedness, response and mitigation in the aftermath of disasters like the
Indian Ocean Tsunami and the Haiti Earthquake, while drawing lessons learned
by practitioners in the field. |
http://unapcict.org/ecohub/ict-for-disaster-risk-reduction-1 |
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2010 |
Linking
ICTs and Climate Change Adaptation: A Conceptual Framework for e-Resilience
and e-Adaptation |
Angelica
Valeria Ospina and Richard Heeks, Centre
for Development Informatics, University of Manchester. Funding support
provided by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
The aim of this paper is to
set out a conceptual foundation that links climate change, livelihoods
vulnerability, and the potential of ICTs in supporting systemic resilience.
The document builds
four new conceptual models: i) Climate change
vulnerability in developing countries; ii) Climate change adaptation and
adaptive capacity of communities and wider 'livelihood systems'; iii) Climate
change resilience; iv) The contribution of ICTs to
'e-resilience' and 'e-adaptation'. The models can be used as the
foundation for research, consulting and strategy on ICTs
and climate change. |
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2010 |
Smarter
Moves: How Information Communications Technology can promote Sustainable
Mobility |
Sustainable
Development Commission (SDC) |
With the aim of providing
policy recommendations to reduce UK’s carbon dioxide emissions, the report
explores the role of ICTs in mobility, including the scope of these tools in
travel reduction, driver and vehicle behavior change, and the efficiency of
transport networks, among others. |
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2010 |
Unveiling the Links between ICTs and Climate
Change in Developing Countries: A Scoping Study |
Angelica
Valeria Ospina and Richard Heeks, Centre
for Development Informatics, University of Manchester. Funding support
provided by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
The document responds to the need to explore
further the links between ICTs, climate change and development, as these fields
become increasingly interlocked due to the magnifying effect of climate
change on existing development challenges and vulnerabilities. It targets an
audience of development strategists and practitioners – working on ICTs-for-development (ICT4D), on climate change, on
disaster response, and other focal areas – interested in gaining a
better understanding of the current trends and perspectives in ICTs-and-climate change research, with a focus on
developing countries. It seeks to raise awareness on the potential and
challenges associated with the use of these tools from a developing country
perspective, as well as to identify emerging issues and research gaps that
require further academic analysis and/or multi-stakeholder collaboration. |
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2009 |
Achieving
Environmental Sustainability and Growth in Africa: the Role of Science,
Technology and Innovation. |
Christian Webersik &
Clarice Wilson |
Based on the recognition of
the environmental challenges and climate change vulnerability in developing
regions like Africa, the article argues for the need to rethink not only
policies and practices but specially the role of science and innovation,
including ICTs, in addressing sustainability challenges. |
JOURNAL ARTICLE Sustainable Development,
17, p. 400-413. |
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2009 |
A five-step Plan
for Low Carbon Urban Development |
World Wild Fund/Ericsson |
The
document aims at promoting action and increase the understanding of how the
existing ICT infrastructure can deliver immediate and transformative
solutions to policy makers. It presents a five step plan to accelerate the
uptake of low carbon services based on current technologies. |
http://docbox.etsi.org/Workshop/2009/200911_GREENAGENDA/02Final
policy paper 5-step-plan.pdf |
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2009 |
E-Environment
Toolkit and Readiness Index (EERI) |
International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
The
document is aimed at helping countries, jurisdictions, communities and
organizations, particularly those in the developing world, assess the
contribution of ICTs in the reduction of energy consumption and greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions, as part of a national climate change strategy and action
plan. The toolkit considers the readiness of countries and jurisdictions to
use ICTs for mitigating and adjusting to the impacts of climate change.
Indicators of the readiness of countries are captured using the e-Environment
Readiness Index (EERI). |
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/cyb/app/docs/eEnv_Toolkit_draft_for_comments_Dec_09_vf.pdf |
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2009 |
Enhancing the
Effectiveness of ICT Applications for Disaster Management |
The
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)/ IDRC |
The
document presents the results of an applied research project implemented by
CDEMA with funding support of the International Development Research Centre
(IDRC), focused on enhancing the effectiveness of Disaster Management
practices in the Caribbean region through the identification and testing of
innovative ICTs applications. Research includes e-messaging, amateur (Ham)
radio and GIS applications, as well as policy recommendations. |
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2009 |
Green ICT: A
“Cool” Factor in the Wake of Multiple
Meltdowns |
Preminda Fernando and Atsuko Okuda. ESCAP
Technical Paper, Information and Communications Technology
and Disaster Risk Reduction
Division |
The
report focuses on the role that green ICT can play in stimulating economic
activities, advancing social development goals and promoting sustainable
development. The document defines “Green and cool ICT” as “ICT which, as a
result of usage, produce comparatively low levels of carbon emissions while
having the potential to exponentially reduce emissions in other areas by
catalyzing technological, institutional and behavioral change, while bringing
forth socio-economic benefits”. It also provides recommendations for the
introduction of this approach into the ICT4D practice and debate. |
http://www.unescap.org/idd/working%20papers/IDD_TP_09_10_of_WP_7_2_907.pdf |
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2009 |
ICTs, the
Environment and Climate Change, High-level OECD Conference: 27-28 May 2009 |
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
The
document presents the main outcomes of the OECD High level meeting held 27-28
May 2009, hosted by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and
Innovation. The event focused on the role of ICTs in the improvement of
environmental performance and climate change mitigation in all sectors of the
economy. The theme of “Green ICTs” was discussed in the context of the
economic crisis and the role of innovation for green growth. |
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2009 |
ICTs and Climate
Change, ITU Background
Report: Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change. Quito, Ecuador, 8-10 July 2009 |
International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
The
report presents an overview of the main issues faced by Latin American
countries in regards with climate change, including deforestation and
financing. It provides examples of ICT potential in the fields of monitoring,
mitigation, adaptation, and emergency communication. The Annex to the report
provides an inventory of work underway in ITU on climate change. |
http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/06/0F/T060F00600C0004PDFE.pdf |
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2009 |
ICT World Today |
Korea Information Society Development
Institute (KISDI) |
This
second issue of ICT World Today examines the role ICTs play in promoting
environmental sustainability, including ways in which ICTs are being used to
address climate change mitigation and adaptation. This publication is supported
by the UN Asia and Pacific Training Centre for ICT4D (APCICT). |
http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/ict-world-today-volume-2 |
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2009 |
Issues and Challenges of Climate Change for Women Farmers in the Caribbean: The potential of ICTs |
Nidhi Tandon. Commissioned
by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
The
objective of this concept paper is to identify and analise the potential that
ICTs can offer to women farmers of the Caribbean region, in order to better
prepare for and manage climate change. |
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2009 |
Mobile's Green
Manifesto |
GSMA
/The Climate Group |
The document presents the
mobile industry plans to lower its greenhouse gas emissions per connection,
seeking to demonstrate the key role that mobile communications can play in
lowering emissions in other sectors and industries. It provides policy
recommendations for governments and the United Nations Climate Change
Conference, in order to realize the potential of these tools to enable
reductions in global greenhouse emissions. |
http://www.gsmworld.com/documents/mobiles_green_manifesto_11_09.pdf |
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2009 |
Planting the
Knowledge Seed: Adapting to Climate Change Using ICTs |
Patrick
Kalas & Alan Finlay, Commissioned by Building Communication Opportunities
(BCO) Alliance |
The
report explores the role of ICTs (i.e. radios, mobile phones, personal
computers, the internet and interactive media) in the reduction of climate
change risks faced by vulnerable populations. It is targeted to an audience
of development practitioners and policy makers, and includes concrete project
examples of innovative ICT applications that are emerging in the developing
field. |
http://www.bcoalliance.org/Climate-Change |
|
2009 |
Policy Brief on
ICT Applications in Knowledge Economy |
UN
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, UN ESCAP |
The paper briefly examines
the functional roles that a telecentre can add to its services to support
Disaster Risk Management (DRM) at the community level. It also examines the
challenges that could affect their usefulness and effectiveness in DRM. |
http://www.unescap.org/IDD/pubs/Policy_Brief_No.5_camera-ready.pdf |
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2008 |
From Fossil to
Future with Innovative ICT Solutions |
World Wild Fund (WWF) |
The
report explores the opportunities for ICTs to increase efficiency and reduce
CO2 emissions by using existing equipment and implementing existing
solutions. It also proposes eight steps towards a low-carbon society using
ICTs innovatively in order to achieve transformative change, and identifies
some of the challenges that need to be addressed in this process. |
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2008 |
ICTs for
e-Environment: Guidelines for Developing Countries with a Focus on Climate
Change |
Richard
Labelle, with input from and Tony Vetter. Commission by the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
The report presents an
overview of ICT trends and impacts on the environment and climate change, as
well as their role in mitigation and adaptation efforts. The document
approaches the topic from a developmental perspective, and provides an
account of current activities and initiatives in the field. It also draws a
set of recommendations aimed at strengthening the capacity of developing
countries to make beneficial use of ICTs to mitigate and adapt to
environmental change. |
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/cyb/app/docs/itu-icts-for-e-environment.pdf |
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2008 |
ICTs, Adaptation to Climate Change, and Sustainable Development at
the Edges |
Don
MacLean. Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
The
paper addresses the topic of adaptation in vulnerable regions and the role of
ICTs, considering both threats and opportunities that arise from climate
change effects. It presents examples of climate change adaptation in the
Arctic to demonstrate that it is a complex, multi-dimensional challenge,
while identifying linkages between ICTs and key adaptation issues. |
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2008 |
ICTs, Innovation and the Challenge of Climate Change. |
Don
MacLean & Bill St. Arnaud, Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
The
document explores the relationship between ICTs, innovation, and the
challenge of climate change; with the aim of providing recommendations to
help the OECD Working Party on the Information Economy (WPIE) develop a work
program on the subject of “ICTs and the Environment”. It addresses the challenge of
reconciling ICT-enabled innovation and economic growth with reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to the consequences of climate
change. |
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2008 |
ICTs and Climate Change: ITU Background Report. |
ITU/MIC Japan Symposium on ICTs and Climate
Change. Kyoto, 15-16 April 2008. |
This report looks at the
potential role of ICTs from their contribution to global warming, to
monitoring it, mitigating its effects in the ICT and other sectors, as well
as in adaptation. It also looks at the work that the ITU has conducted on the
subject, including the UN climate-neutral campaign. |
http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/06/0F/T060F0000070001PDFE.pdf |
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2008 |
ICT-enabled
disaster risk reduction in Asia & the Pacific |
UN
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, UN ESCAP |
The document describes
trends related to the development and application of ICT in support of
disaster risk reduction. It explores the role of these tools with respect to
effective early warning systems, emergency communications and disaster management
systems; the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, and
strategy support for risk reduction. |
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2008 |
Information
Technology and Sustainability: Essays on the Relationship between Information
Technology and Sustainable Development |
Hilty,
Lorenz M. |
This
book presents a compilation of essays on various topics related to the role
of IT and environmental sustainability. |
BOOK |
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2008 |
Impacts of
Information and Communication Technologies on Energy Efficiency |
Bio-Intelligence (European
Commission DG INFSO) |
This study examines the
impacts of ICTs on energy efficiency in Europe, including renewables and
energy production and GHG emissions. It analyses the environmental footprint
of the ICT sector, as well as the effects of using ICT applications in
support of higher energy efficiency and energy savings in other areas,
including dematerialisation. |
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/ict/docs/sustainable-growth/ict4ee-summary_en.pdf |
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2008 |
ITU and Climate
Change |
International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
The document presents a
general overview of the key issues related to the ICT sector and climate
change. It makes reference to ITU’s actions in this field, and identifies
areas of ICT potential in monitoring, mitigation and adaptation efforts. |
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2008 |
Outline for the First Global IT Strategy for
CO2 Reductions |
World Wild Fund (WWF) |
The report presents ten strategic ICT-based
solutions that can help accelerate the reduction of CO2 emissions. They
include smart city planning and buildings, smart appliances,
dematerialization, smart grids, and intelligent transport, among others. |
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2008 |
SMART 2020:
Enabling the Low-Carbon Economy in the Information Age |
The
Climate Group. Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) |
The report outlines a set of
actions needed for ICTs to contribute to climate change mitigation and energy
efficiency, including standardize and monitor energy consumption and
emissions information, allow
accountability in the field, rethink consumption patterns and foster business
models that drive low carbon alternatives, among others. |
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2008 |
The
Contribution of ICT to Climate Change Mitigation |
World
Economic Forum (WEF |
The paper presents three
main areas in which ICTs can contribute to climate change mitigation, namely
infrastructure innovation; behavioral change and green enablement; and energy
efficiency of ICT products and solutions. It also
explores the need for a unified and clear message on the role of ICT in mitigation, to better inform regulatory and investment decisions. |
http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/the-contribution-of-ict-to-climate-change-mitigation |
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2008 |
The ICT
Sector and the Global Connectivity System: A Sustainable Development Overview |
Vetter,
T. & Creech, H. International Institute for Sustainable Development
(IISD) |
The
report explores the role of the ICT sector in sustainable development,
including the environmental challenge of ICT innovation. The analysis
includes the role and growth of personal computers, network traffic, data
centres and mobile phones, as well as their impact on E-waste. |
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2008 |
The Potential
global CO2 Reductions from ICT use |
World Wild fund (WWF) |
The document provides a
comprehensive global assessment of
strategic opportunities for ICT solutions that can help accelerate the
reduction of CO2 emissions. It proposes ten solutions areas that could deliver one
billion tonnes of strategic CO2, from smart city planning, appliances and grids,
to dematerialization and intelligent transport, among others. |
http://www.wwf.se/source.php/1183710/identifying_the_1st_billion_tonnes_ict.pdf |
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2007 |
Climate
Change and ICT: An Environment of Change. |
European
Commission (EC) |
The report examines how ICTs
can assist monitoring and preparing for climate change, while taking steps
towards more sustainable growth. The document is focused on the priorities
and strategies in the field in Europe, and provides examples of projects and
initiatives that have been implemented in this region. |
http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/pdf/policyreport/INF
7 0100 IST-R policy report-forweb.pdf |
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2007 |
A Review of Research on the Environmental Impact of e-business and
ICT |
Lan,
Y. & Hywel R, T. |
This paper provides a
review of the current state of the art of how e-business/ICT affects the
environment. It includes findings from journal papers and thesis which have
been peer-reviewed, as well as other resources such as projects and project
reports, conference and symposia,
and Web sites. |
JOURNAL
ARTICLE Environment International, 33 841-849. |
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2007 |
ICTs and Climate
Change |
ITU-T
Technology Watch Report #3, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) |
The
report looks at the potential role of ICTs at different stages of the process
of climate change, including the need to developing long-term solutions, both
in the ICT sector and in other sectors of the economy. It includes an
overview of ITU’s actions in the field, as well as strategic options for the
future. |
http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/23/01/T23010000030002PDFE.pdf |
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2006 |
Mobile
Telephony as an Enabler of Environmental Action in the Philippines |
Dolma
Dongtotsang & Sagun, R. A. International Institute for Sustainable
Development (IISD) |
The
paper explores how the telecommunications sector, and in particular mobile
telephony, offers tools that may be used for environmental action in the
Philippines. It identifies a strong need for collaboration on SMS initiatives
to address air and water pollution in this country, and provides policy recommendations
to use mobile telephony as an enabler of environmental sustainability in
national SD policies and e- strategies. |
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2006 |
The
Implications of New Information and Communication Technologies for
Sustainability |
Christian
Fuchs |
This paper discusses the
relationship between ICTs and sustainable development, exploring the myths
associated with telework and dematerialization. It also explores the notion
of a sustainable information society, arguing that its achievement requires
conscious reduction of profits by not investing
in
the future of capital, but the future of humans, society, and nature. |
JOURNAL ARTICLE Environment, Development and
Sustainability, 10 (3), June 2008 |
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2005 |
Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) in Egypt |
Amira
Sobeih |
The
study describes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a technology that
could be used
by Egypt and other countries to assist with natural resource management initiatives and enable increased public
participation in decision-making. |
BOOK CHAPTER In:
Willard, T. & Andjelkovic, M. (eds.) A Developing Connection: Bridging
the Policy Gap Between the Information Society and Sustainable Development.
Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development |
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2005 |
Saving the
Climate @ the Speed of Light: First roadmap for reduced CO2 emissions in the
EU and beyond. |
Dennis
Pamlin, & Katalin Szomolanyi, Commissioned by ETNO & WWF |
The report explores the
opportunity for ICT services to reduce CO2 emissions, with a focus on travel
replacement, de-materialization and sustainable community/city planning. It also suggests a strategy for CO2
reductions in Europe, including targets and next steps. |
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/road_map_speed_of_light_wwf_etno.pdf |
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2005 |
Tsunami Lessons,
LIRNEAsia |
Samarajiva,
R. LIRNEasia.net |
This source presents key
experiences and lessons learned in terms of the role of ICTs in disaster
response, based on the Asian Tsunami. |
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2005 |
Using ICTs for Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection in
Kenya: The "M-vironment" Approach. |
Wainaina
Mungai, OneWorld International, Kenya. In: A Developing Connection: bridging the policy gap between information
society and sustainable development. International Institute for
Sustainable Development (IISD) |
The
document addresses the need to integrate environmental issues in the regional and national poverty
reduction and ICT discussions in developing countries such as Kenya. It
presents the “M-vironment Framework,”
in order to explore the potential of a mobile telephony platform to enable financial sustainability for
environmental protection efforts; facilitate awareness-raising and exchange of information;
strengthen early warning
systems; create employment and protect livelihoods, among others. |
http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2005/networks_dev_connection_kenya.pdf |
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2004 |
IT and
Sustainable Development |
Pamlin,
D. & Ewa, T. Ministry of Environment/Swedish EPA (Forum IT och Miljö) |
The
report present strategic issues related to ICT/IT and sustainable
development. It explores general cultural,
democratic and
economic changes generated by the diffusion of IT, suggesting a series of principles that could
serve as a basis for integrating discussions on IT and sustainability in
organizations, both in the private and public sectors. These include shifting the focus from products to services; include the issue of
environmental benefits in all major IT investments, and reducing rebound
effects, among others. |
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2003 |
Communication
and Natural Resource Management |
Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
The book presents analyzes
through a series of experiences the importance of communication in natural
resource management. It presents practical cases of Africa, Asia and Latin
America, illustrating the importance of community-based action and the
potential of ICT tools in the management of natural resources. |
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2003 |
ICTs and Ensuring Environmental Sustainability |
Daly,
John. In:
The Digital Pulse: Current and Future applications of ICTs for
Developmental Health Priorities. The Communication Initiative. |
Seeking
to identify ways in which the information revolution can be utilized to
advance environmental goals, particularly the MDGs, the document examines the
way in which ICTs can contribute to environmental sustainability. |
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2003 |
The
Information Society and Sustainable Development |
Willard,
T. & Halder, M. International Institute for Sustainable Development
(IISD) |
The
paper provides an introduction to various analytical frameworks available for
policy research and analysis on harnessing the information society to achieve
national sustainable development priorities. It includes an exploration of environmental information
systems, eco-efficiency and innovation approaches, national information
society and sustainable development policies, among others, in order to
demonstrate the potential and of the information society in the achievement
of sustainable development goals. |
http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2003/networks_sd_exploring_linkages.pdf |
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2002 |
By Choice or by Chance: How the Internet is used to Prepare for,
Manage, and Share Information about Emergencies |
Laurie
Putnam. In:
First Monday, 7(11). |
The
article explores the implications of the Internet for agencies that work to
mitigate, prepare for, and respond to natural and human-made disasters. The
analysis includes the implications of the Internet for members of the general
public who are directly or indirectly affected by disasters. |
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2002 |
Sustainability @
the Speed of Light |
World
Wild Fund (WWF) |
The report explores the role
of ICTs in tomorrow’s society, through the identification of key sustainable
development challenges and the potential contribution of these technologies.
The analysis includes the role of the Internet in the new energy economy,
e-commerce and the environment, travel substitution, technology leapfrogging
and the implications of cyber-consumption, among others. |
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2002 |
The Contribution of ICTs to the Transition towards a
Climate-Neutral Society. |
Adriaan
Slob, & Marc van Lieshout. |
This book chapter presents
an assessment of the potential contribution of ICTs in the transition towards
a more climate-neutral society. It places technology within a social context,
and identifies key trends in ICT applications, including possible effects in
energy consumption. |
BOOK CHAPTER In: Kok, M. T. J., Vermeulen, W. J. V., Faaij, A. P. C. & de
Jager, D. (eds.) Global Warming and
Social Innovation: The Challenge of a Climate-Neutral Society. |
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2002 |
The Grey Side of ICT |
Andrius
Plepys |
The paper analyses the rebound effects of
ICTs, arguing that the performance improvements in ICT lead to increased
consumption of ICT products and services, which has numerous environmental
implications on different levels. By presenting examples from different
literature, the paper illustrates the complexity of the environmental impacts
and stresses the decisive role of human behavior in determining their
significance. |
JOURNAL ARTICLE Environmental Impact Assessment
Review, 22(5) |
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2000 |
The Knowledge
Economy and Climate Change: An Overview of New Opportunities |
European
Commission/IST |
The
report explores the potential of various IT-based solutions to reduce
emissions of carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gases. It includes the analysis of
dematerialization, substitution, transport efficiency and production, among
others. |
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1997 |
Deep
information: The role of Information Policy in Environmental Sustainability |
John
Felleman |
The book analyses the
connection that exists between information and environmental sustainability.
It explores a series of information and knowledge models and systems, and
links them to issues of policy and regulation. |
BOOK |
The "Climate Change, ICTs and
Innovation" project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's Centre for Development Informatics. The project is funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre.
http://www.niccd.org/resourcetable.htm.
June
2010.