This one-day workshop on ICTs, climate change and development included a mixture of thematic presentations, group discussions and a panel debate. It was held on Monday 13 December, 2010 at Royal Holloway, University of London.
A five-page summary report from the workshop can be found here. Links to presentations and photos are listed below.
| Time | Activity | Speaker(s) | Online Resources |
| 10.00 | Welcome and introductions | Laurent Elder (IDRC) | Photo (1.4 MB) |
| 10.10 | Introducing ICTs, Climate Change and Development | Richard Heeks & Angelica Ospina, Centre for Development Informatics, University of Manchester, UK | PowerPoint Presentation (225 kB) |
| 10.20 | Understanding ICTs, Climate Change and Development | Angelica Ospina & Richard Heeks, Centre for Development Informatics, University of Manchester, UK | PowerPoint Presentation (358 kB) |
| 10.40 | Informational Governance of Climate Change Institutions in Developing Countries | Laurence L. Delina, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand | PowerPoint Presentation (266 kB) |
| 11.10 | Climate Change as a Strategic Priority for ICT4D Organisations | Alan Finlay, Open Research, South Africa | PowerPoint Presentation (209 kB); Workshop Photo (1.6 MB) |
| 11.40 | Break | ||
| 12.10 | ICTs and Climate Change Mitigation in the Context of Emerging Economies | Helen Roeth & Leena Wokeck, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand | PowerPoint Presentation (5.3 MB) |
| 12.40 | Turning ICCD Findings into Action – Dissemination and Engagement Mechanisms and Channels | Group Discussion | Photo (1.7 MB) |
| 13.10 | Report back | ||
| 13.30 | Lunch | ||
| 14.30 | ICT-Enabled Learning Networks for Climate Change Adaptation | Laxmi Prasad Pant, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo, Canada | PowerPoint Presentation (1.45 MB) |
| 15.00 | Disaster Management, Communities and Climate Change: Role of ICTs | Nonita T. Yap, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph, Canada | PowerPoint Presentation (280 kB) |
| 15.30 | New and Emerging ICTs For Climate Change and Development | Stergios Karanasios, Leeds Business School, University of Leeds, UK | PowerPoint Presentation (540 kB) |
| 16.00 | Break | ||
| 16.30 | Future Priorities for ICCD Research and Practice | Panel Debate: – Martin Adolph (International Telecommunication Union) – Patrick Kalas (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) – Richard Labelle (The Aylmer Group) |
Photo (1.4 MB) |
| 17.00 | Future Priorities for ICCD Research and Practice | Group Discussion | |
| 17.30 | Report back | ||
| 17.50 | Next steps |
Photostream
View more photographs from the event.
Sponsorship
The workshop was supported with funding from Canada’s International Development Research Centre.