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ITU-T L.1502 (11/2015)

Adapting information and communication technology infrastructure to the effects of climate change

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be part of the solution to climate change by, for example, helping countries adapt to the effects of climate change. At the same time, ICT equipment and infrastructure are themselves exposed to the effects of climate change and therefore need to be both robust and resilient.

This Recommendation identifies direct and indirect threats of climate change on ICT services and provides options for adaptation and mitigation. These threats include extreme rainfall, flooding, landslides, extreme wind, lightning, extreme humidity, drought, ice storms and heavy snowfall.

This Recommendation was developed within the framework of Recommendation ITU-T L.1500. It focuses on telecommunication networks and infrastructure.

Citation:	https://handle.itu.int/11.1002/1000/12629
Series title:	L series: Environment and ICTs, climate change, e-waste, energy efficiency; construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant L.1500-L.1599: Adaptation to climate change
Approval date:	2015-11-29
Provisional name:	L.Infrastructure Adaptation
Approval process:	AAP
Status:	In force
Maintenance responsibility:	ITU-T Study Group 5
Further details:	Patent statement(s) Development history

Ed.	ITU-T Recommendation	Status	Summary	Table of Contents	Download
1	L.1502 (11/2015)	In force	here	here	here


ITU-T Supplement	Title	Status	Summary	Table of contents	Download
L Suppl. 4 (04/2016)	Guidelines for developing a sustainable e-waste management system	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 5 (12/2014)	Life-cycle management of ICT goods	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 14 (10/2015)	ITU-T L.1500 - Standardization gap analysis for smart water management	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 15 (10/2015)	ITU-T L.1500 series - Requirements for water sensing and early warning systems	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 20 (10/2015)	Green public ICT procurement	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 21 (04/2016)	Implementation guidance for small- and medium-sized enterprises on information and communication technology supply chain due diligence concerning conflict minerals	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 25 (04/2016)	ITU-T L.1502 - Best practices for infrastructure adaptation to climate change	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 27 (10/2016)	Supplement on success stories on e-waste management	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 28 (10/2016)	Circular economy in information and communication technology; definition of approaches, concepts and metrics	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 32 (10/2016)	Supplement for eco-specifications and rating criteria for mobile phones eco-rating programmes	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 33 (10/2016)	Assessment of energy consumption of information and communication technology services	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 41 (05/2021)	Requirements on energy efficiency measurement models and the role of artificial intelligence and big data	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 42 (05/2021)	Guidelines on the environmental efficiency of machine learning processes in supply chain management	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 43 (05/2021)	Smart energy saving of 5G base stations: Traffic forecasting and strategy optimization of 5G wireless network energy consumption based on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 44 (05/2021)	Guidelines on best practices and environment friendly policies for effective information and communication technology deployment methods	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 46 (12/2021)	Definitions and recent trends in circular cities	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 47 (07/2022)	Examples of resource saving within the information and communication technology sector	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 49 (07/2022)	Overview on adaptation to climate change for information and communication technology networks	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 52 (10/2022)	Computer processing, data management and energy perspective	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 53 (10/2022)	Guidelines on the implementation of environmental efficiency criteria for artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 54 (10/2022)	Guidance for assessing the greenhouse gas emissions consequences of the financial effects generated by information and communication technology	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 55 (10/2022)	Environmental efficiency and impacts on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of data centres and cloud computing	In force	here	here	here
L Suppl. 56 (10/2022)	Guidelines for connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable Development Goals	In force	here	here	here

Title	Approved on	Download
Partnering for solutions: ICTs in Smart Water Management	2014	here
Resilient pathways: the adaptation of the ICT sector to climate change	2014	here
The case of Korea_the quantification of GHG reduction effects achieved by ICTs	2013	here
Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) - The Case of Ghana	2012	here
Greening ICT Supply Chains – Survey on Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Initiatives	2012	here
Review of Mobile Handset Eco-Rating Schemes	2012	here
Boosting Energy Efficiency through Smart Grids	2012	here

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