Chairman: Mr. Paarock Vanpercy, Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana
[ SPEECH ]
Welcome:
Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU [ BIOGRAPHY | SPEECH ]
H.E. Ms. Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science & Technology, Ghana and Co-Chairman of the Symposium [ BIOGRAPHY | SPEECH ]
H.E. Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications, Ghana and Co-Chairman of the Symposium [ SPEECH ]
H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama, Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana [ BIOGRAPHY | SPEECH ]
Mr. Adoulkarim Soumaila, Secretary General of African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30
High-Level Segment: From Cancun via Accra to Durban – A Roadmap on ICTs, Climate Change and the Environment
The world community adopted at COP-16 the Cancun Agreements, a package of decisions that set all governments more firmly on the path towards a low-emissions future and support enhanced action on climate change in the developing world.
This High-Level Segment will aim to set transparent policy objectives and targets to measure and improve government green ICT strategies, including ICT-enabled applications across the economy.
This High-Level Segment will provide panelists with an opportunity to exchange views on how ICTs can help in the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and in preparation for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD).
Moderator: Mr. Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman of the ITU-T Study Group 5 "Environment and Climate Change"
[ BIOGRAPHY ]
Speakers:
H.E. Mr. Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications, Ghana and Co-Chairman of the Symposium
Mr. Malcolm Johnson Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU [ BIOGRAPHY | SPEECH]
H.E. Mr. Ruhakana Rugunda, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Uganda
H.E. Mr. Nelson Chamisa, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Zimbabwe
H.E. Prof. Margaret Kamar, Assistant Minister of Environment and Mineral Resources, Kenya [ SPEECH ]
Mr. Kyle Whitehill, CEO, Vodafone Ghana [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Mr. Lawrence Atiase, Secretary General of the African Broadcasting Union [ BIOGRAPHY ]
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30
Session 1: Adaptation and
Climate Change Impact
Changing global climatic conditions, due
to both physical and anthropogenic
factors, have an impact on ecosystems in
general and on the human habitat in
particular, for instance influencing
access to natural resources such as
drinking water and food, affecting
health and migration processes, and
causing severe atmospheric and oceanic
disturbances. Citizens around the world
are becoming more aware of the potential
impact of climate change on their own
lives. But effects and resilience skills
vary from country to country. In
particular, the most vulnerable
countries in the developing world often
do not have the technological, human,
financial and governance resources
needed to adapt to climate change.
This session will look at how ICTs can
help in adapting to the new
environmental challenges, especially in
developing countries. It will also look
at national climate change adaptation,
early warning systems, prevention,
disaster risk reduction issues, and
technological issues such as the use of
remote sensing.
Moderator: Mr. William Agyemang-Bonsu, Manager, Technical Support for Developing Countries (TSDC) Subprogramme, UNFCCC
Speakers:
Mr. Daniel Amlalo, Acting Executive Director Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. Cosmas Zavazava, Chief, Projects and Initiatives Department, ITU [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Ms. Nevine Tewfik, Deputy Director of International Relations, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Ms. Elizabeth Nzagi, Director, Legal Affairs of the Regulatory Authority, Tanzania [ PRESENTATION ]
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30
Session 2: ICTs As a Green
Technology for Sustainable Development
In today’s world, economy and
environment are to be considered as a
single imperative in order to achieve a
durable economic growth. More than any
other industrial sector, the ICT
industry intersects both economy and
environment interests. In the urgent
fight of our time against climate
change, the ICT sector brings a valuable
contribution to the transition towards a
low-carbon economy, enabling energy
saving.
This session will look at how ICT
industry is reducing its own carbon
footprint and will explore the ICT
industry’s potential role as enabler for
the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG)
emissions and the savings created
through ICT applications in other
industry sectors.
Moderator: Mr. Flavio Cucchietti, Chairman of the Energy Efficiency of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative
[ BIOGRAPHY ]
Mr. Koichi Fujinuma, Deputy Director, Information and Communications Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. James Kasigwa, Ag. Commissioner Broadcasting Infrastructure, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Uganda [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. Olaseni Ashiru, Government and Industry Relations, Region sub-Saharan Africa, Ericsson [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Friday, 8 July 2011
09:00 - 10:30
Session 3: Industry Engagement: Towards a Climate-Neutral ICT Sector
It is estimated that the ICT Sector produces directly some 2/2.5% of total emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), and that this share will increase as ICTs make a larger contribution to the global economy.
This session will provide an overview of what ICT companies – manufacturers, service providers, users – have done and do to reduce their own carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency.
This session will also examine work underway in ITU to measure the impact of ICTs on climate change and ways to assist developing countries to obtain and make best use of ICTs to address climate change, and how to standardize the way to calculate the reduction of GHG that ICTs have.
Moderator: Mr. John Smiciklas, Director, CSR, Research In Motion
[ BIOGRAPHY ]
Speakers:
Ms. Cristina Bueti, Programme Coordinator (ITU-T activities on ICT, the Environment and Climate Change) [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. Jean Manuel Canet, Rapporteur of Question 18 of ITU-T Study Group 5 [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. Ken Baker, Senior Consultant, Critical Facilities Services, EMEA, Hewlett Packard Company [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. Ray Pinto, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Microsoft [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30
Session 4: Space and Climate
Change
A key element in addressing global
warming and the impact of natural
disasters is the effort to improve
global climate monitoring. The use of
accurate climate change indicators
increases the possibilities of
mitigating climate change and helping
countries to adapt to extreme weather
events. ICTs are a key to monitoring
systems for weather forecasting, climate
monitoring, and predicting, detecting
and mitigating the effects of climate
change.
This session will provide an overview
of:
Use of ICTs to monitor climate change
and predict climate change.
ICTs to collect, analyze, plan and
disseminate information on climate
change.
Moderator: Mr. Vadim Nozdrin, Counselor of ITU-R Study Group 7, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU
[ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Speakers:
Mr. Glenn S. Feldhake, Senior Spectrum Engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center, NASA [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. Philippe Tristant, Senior Spectrum Engineer, Meteo France [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. Ayilari-Naa Juati, Director, Synoptic Meteorology and Forecasting, Ghana Meteorological Agency [ PRESENTATION ]
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30
Session 5: E-waste
Over the last decades the electronics
industry has revolutionized the world:
electrical and electronic products have
become ubiquitous of today's life around
the planet.
The alarming and increasing reports on
the e-waste situation in many countries
and in particular in Africa call for an
urgent global action.
This session will provide an overview of
best practices and global standards
related to e-waste issues.
Moderator: Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, Executive Director, University of Ibadan Linkage Centre For Cleaner Production Technology & Hazardous Waste Management, Nigeria
[ BIOGRAPHY ]
Speakers:
Mr. Matthias Kern, Senior Programme Officer, UNEP-Secretariat of the Basel Convention [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
Dr. Dave Faulkner, Chairman of the Joint Coordination Activity on ICT and Climate Change and Mr. Mike Anane, Coordinator, League of Environmental Journalists [ BIO: FAULKNER | BIO: ANANE | PRESENTATION ]
Mr. James Mulolo, Senior Inspector, Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 17:20
Session 6: Review and Wrap up
This session will provide an overview of
each session and will suggest
recommendations on how ICTs can be used
to tackle climate change and to protect
the environment.
The output of the meeting will identify
possible goals and commitments of the
ICT sector in the process leading to the
next UNFCCC Conference of Parties – 17
to be held in Durban, South Africa in
November 2011. It will also be used to
develop a set of recommendations for
action in relation to ICTs, the
environment and climate change towards a
green economy as a contribution to the
Rio+20 UNCSD to be held in 2012.
Moderator: Mr. Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman of the ITU-T Study Group 5 "Environment and Climate Change"
[ BIOGRAPHY ]
Mr. William Agyemang-Bonsu, Manager, Technical Support for Developing Countries (TSDC) Subprogramme, UNFCCC
Mr. Flavio Cucchietti, Chairman of the Energy Efficiency of the Global e-Sustainability Initiative [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Mr. John Smiciklas, Director, CSR, Research In Motion [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Mr. Vadim Nozdrin, Counselor of ITU-R Study Group 7, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, Executive Director, University of Ibadan Linkage Centre For Cleaner Production Technology & Hazardous Waste Management, Nigeria
