http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/browse-resources/natural-resources-management/natural-resources-management This page contains resources on the applications of ICTs in natural resources management. It focuses on global issues such as climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion, as well as local and regional concerns such as land degration, deforestation, water resources management, climate forecasting and disease management. daily 1 2008-06-05T09:53:17Z http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/planting-the-knowledge-seed-adapting-to-climate-change-using-icts This publication explore the practical linkages between climate change, access to and sharing of information and knowledge, communication for development and ICTs in general. More specifically, the publication aims to: 1) Provide an overview of linking the strategic use of ICTs to climate change; 2) Summarize the discussions and conclusions of the BCO Learning Day on ICTs and Climate Change held in December 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa; 3) Demonstrate innovative applications through concrete project examples; and 4) Start a dialogue and stimulate a debate about the added value and applicability of ICTs in climate change programmes. No publisher admin natural resources management 2009-09-27T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/learning-from-the-korean-green-it-strategy Many countries have created initiatives to pursue green IT, especially Asian nations such as the Republic of Korea and Japan. The Republic of Korea in particular has been active in this area and has developed a comprehensive set of policies designed to transform the nation into a lowcarbon economy and society. The Korean strategy addresses how to make the IT sector more energy efficient, how to use IT to transform society and how to pursue “green jobs”. No publisher admin natural resources management 2009-08-04T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/itus-list-of-resources-on-icts-and-climate-change This webpage provides references to external resources: background papers, additional information, statistics, and examples, that cover the positive and negative impact that ICTs have on the climate. No publisher admin natural resources management ITU 2009-07-09T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/itu-symposium-on-icts-and-climate-change-background-report The background report has been revised and prepared by the ITU secretariat for the Symposium on ICT and Climate Change in Quito, Ecuador on 8-10 July 2009. New sections highlight the key issues in the region, including deforestation and financing. In addition, the Annex to this report provides an inventory of work underway in ITU on climate change. No publisher admin natural resources management ITU 2009-07-09T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/ict-world-today-volume-2 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. No publisher admin natural resources management UN-APCICT 2009-02-28T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/assessment-of-global-low-carbon-and-environmental-leadership-in-the-ict-sector This is an assessment of 24 of the industry's world-leading providers and an analysis of where the ICT industry is today in relation to its maturity in mitigating environmental risks and exploiting the opportunities that the need for reduced carbon emissions will create. No publisher admin natural resources management 2008-11-02T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/icts-and-climate-change-itu-background-report This report has been prepared by the ITU secretariat as a background paper for the ITU/MIC Japan Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan on 15-16 April 2008, drawing upon the Technology Watch Briefing Report as well as material from the ITU Telecommunication Development and Radiocommunications Sectors. It looks at the potential role that ICTs play at different stages, from contributing to global warming (section 2), to monitoring it (3), to developing long-term solutions to mitigate its effects, both directly in the ICT sector (4) and in other sectors like energy, transport, buildings etc (5), and finally to helping to adapt to its effects (section 6). No publisher admin natural resources management ITU 2008-04-15T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/icts-for-e-environment This report reviews key ICT trends and provides an overview of the impact that ICTs have on the environment and climate change as well as their role in helping mankind to mitigate and adapt to these changes. The report approaches the topic from a developmental perspective and is based on consultations with key actors and extensive online research. The report documents current activities and initiatives and makes a set of recommendations for strengthening the capacity of developing countries to make beneficial use of ICTs to mitigate and adapt to environmental change, including climate change. No publisher admin natural resources management 2008-03-31T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/high-tech-low-carbon-the-role-of-technology-in-tackling-climate-change This report looks at the role of technology in tackling climate change, the progress Intellect has made to date and the significant challenges the association, as a sector and stakeholder, face ahead in the UK. No publisher admin natural resources management 2008-01-31T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/ict-research-the-policy-perspective The report examines how information and communications technology, or ICT, can help us to monitor and prepare for climate change and take steps towards more sustainable growth. No publisher desaline natural resources management 2008-01-01T02:45:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/the-contribution-of-ict-to-climate-change-mitigation Seven contributions of ICT to mitigating climate change are laid out in this working paper and can be grouped into the following three logical categories: infrastructure innovation; behavioural change and green enablement; and energy efficiency of ICT products and solutions. No publisher admin natural resources management 2007-12-31T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/smart-2020-enabling-the-low-carbon-economy-in-the-information-age This report has quantified the direct emissions from ICT products and services based on expected growth in the sector. It also looked at where ICT could enable significant reductions of emissions in other sectors of the economy and has quantified these in terms of CO2e emission savings and cost savings. The report also launches the SMART framework, a guide for developing ICT solutions. Through standards, monitoring and accounting (SMA) tools and rethinking (R) and optimising how we live and work, ICT could be one crucial piece of the overall transformation (T) to a low carbon economy. Smart motor systems, Smart logistics, Smart buildings and Smart grids are explored. No publisher admin natural resources management 2007-12-31T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/icts-and-climate-change-itu-t-technology-watch-report-3 This report looks at the potential role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) play at different stages of the process of climate change, from contributing to global warming, to monitoring it, to mitigating its impact on the most vulnerable parts of the globe, to developing long-term solutions, both directly in the ICT sector and in other sectors like energy, transport, buildings etc. The final sections examine what ITU-T is already doing in this field and describe strategic options for the future. No publisher admin natural resources management ITU 2007-12-30T15:00:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/ict-and-climate-change-making-the-connection A discussion paper on the scope for using ICT to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. No publisher admin natural resources management 2007-01-01T06:15:00Z Resource Item http://www.unapcict.org/ecohub/resources/how-ict-can-make-a-difference-in-agricultural-livelihoods Agriculture is an important sector with the majority of the rural population in developing countries depending on it. The sector faces major challenges of enhancing production in a situation of dwindling natural resources necessary for production. The growing demand for agricultural products, however, also offers opportunities for producers to sustain and improve their livelihoods. ICT plays an important role in addressing these challenges and uplifting the livelihoods of the rural poor. This article explores the potential contribution of ICT to the livelihoods of small-scale farmers and the efficiency of the agricultural sector in developing countries. No publisher fajrinrasyid natural resources management 2007-01-01T03:10:00Z Resource Item