eEnvironment Toolkit
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 ABOUT THIS E-ENVIRONMENT TOOLKIT AND READINESS INDEX
2 SETTING THE SCENE
2.1 The role of the ITU
2.2 Strategic planning framework
3 THE IMPACT OF ICTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
3.1 The urgent situation regarding climate change
3.2 Can ICTs play a role in reducing carbon emissions?
3.3 The contribution of ICTs to climate change
3.4 ICT-based opportunities for abating climate change
3.5 ICT-based technologies for abating climate change in developing countries
4 MEASURING READINESS FOR E-SUSTAINABILITY
4.1 Approach
4.2 Application of the Toolkit
5 THE EERI
5.1 Using the EERI
5.2 Criteria for selecting indicators for the EERI
5.3 A two-tiered approach to developing indicators
6 CATEGORIES OF INDICATORS
6.1 ICT readiness indicators
6.2 Environmental and sustainability readiness indicators
7 POLICY IMPLICATIONS: INTEGRATING THE E-ENVIRONMENT TOOLKIT IN E-SUSTAINABILITYSTRATEGIES AND ACTION PLANS
8 NEXT STEPS
Annex1 DISCUSSION OF INDICATORS
ICT readiness indicators
Energy availability and quality indicators
Indicators of the use of ICTs for environmental sustainability
Environmental and e-sustai nability policy indicators
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