Case studies on various areas of ICTs, climate change and development are presented below.
Each follows a consistent format, outlining the nature of the ICT application; the drivers and objectives behind the case; its stakeholders; an evaluation of cost/benefit and success/failure; analysis of key enablers and challenges; and a summary set of lessons learnt and recommendations.
| Title | Authors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Pakreport: Crowdsourcing for Multipurpose and Multicategory Climate-Related Disaster Reporting | Faisal Chohan, Pakreport; Vaughn Hester, CrowdFlower | Abstract | Download |
| A2 | Role of ICTs in Early Warning of Climate-Related Disasters: A Sri Lankan Case Study | Kanchana Wickramasinghe, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka | Abstract | Download |
| A3 | Using Mobile Phones to Reduce the Adversities of Climate Change in Rural Nepal | Shradha Giri, Practical Action Nepal Office; Yuwan Malakar, Practical Action Nepal Office | Abstract | Download |
| B1 | Participatory Video for Monitoring and Evaluation of Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change | Isabelle Lemaire, InsightShare; Soledad Muñiz, InsightShare | Abstract | Download |
| B2 | ICT-Enabled Knowledge Sharing in North-South Partnerships: Lessons from the AfricaAdapt Network | Dr. Blane Harvey, Institute of Development Studies, UK; Dr. Tom Mitchell, Overseas Development Institute, UK | Abstract | Download |
| C1 | e-Arik: Using ICTs to Facilitate "Climate-Smart Agriculture" among Tribal Farmers of North-East India | R. Saravanan, Central Agricultural University, India | Abstract | Download |
| C2 | An ICT-Based Community Plant Clinic for Climate Resilient Agricultural Practices in Bangladesh | A.H. Rezaul Haq, Shushilan; Mustafa Bakuluzzaman, Shushilan | Abstract | Download |
| C3 | Using Radio to Improve Local Responses to Climate Variability: The Case of Alpaca Farmers in the Peruvian Andes | Yezelia Caceres Cabana | Abstract | Download |
| C4 | ICT-Enabled Knowledge Brokering for Farmers in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh | Patrice Braun, University of Ballarat, Australia; Md. Faisal Islam, Padma Research and Development Organisation | Abstract | Download |
| C5 | e-Adaptation within Agricultural Livelihoods in Colombia's High Mountain Regions | Angelica Valeria Ospina, University of Manchester | Abstract | Download |
| D1 | Combining Local Radio and Mobile Phones to Promote Climate Stewardship | Ryan Jones, FrontlineSMS; Bill Siemering, Developing Radio Partners | Abstract | Download |
| D2 | Reducing Carbon Emissions through Videoconferencing: An Indian Case Study | Debendra Kumar Mahalik, Sambalpur University, Orissa, India | Abstract | Download |
| D3 | Mitigating ICT-Related Carbon Emissions: Using Renewable Energy to Power Base Stations in Africa's Mobile Telecommunications Sector | Isabelle Gross, Balancing Act | Abstract | Download |
| E1 | ICT-Based Monitoring of Climate Change-Related Deforestation: The Case of INPE in the Brazilian Amazon | Raoni Rajão, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil | Abstract | Download |
| E2 | Improving Access to Mapping, Modelling and Scenario-Building Technology in Climate-Vulnerable Regions: Learning from ClimSAT | Karen Anderton, Independent Environmental Consultant | Abstract | Download |
| E3 | Learning from Egypt's Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Systems | Leila Hassanin, Independent Environmental Consultant | Abstract | Download |
| F1 | Using ICTs to Integrate Frontline Views into Strategic Planning for Climate Change | Terry Gibson, Global Network for Disaster Risk Reduction; Nigel Scott, Gamos | Abstract | Download |
| F2 | Supporting Strategic DecisionMaking on Climate Change Through Environmental Information Systems: The Case of ENVIS | Ushakiran Madari, Sustainability Consultant | Abstract | Download |
| F3 | Building the Evidence Base for Strategic Action on Climate Change: Mexico City's Virtual Climate Change Centre | Olinca Marino, Consultant | Abstract | Download |
| F4 | PRECIS: Regional Climate Modelling for Adaptation and Development Planning | Martin Mahony, University of East Anglia; Mike Hulme, University of East Anglia | Abstract | Download |