Facilitation Meeting: UNEP Action Line C7 (e-Environment)
UNEP/ITU
20 May 2009, 11:00 - 12:30
ITU Headquarters, Room B1

• Environmental issues are increasingly at the fore of public concerns. The increased rate of natural disasters, affecting millions of people and producing large economic losses each year, has underscored the need for both developing and developed countries to take action on climate change.

• Information and communications technologies (ICTs) and applications can significantly contribute to mitigate climate change. They provide energy efficient alternatives to reduce carbon emissions produced by the ICT industry and those of other sectors; they help monitor, learn about and protect the environment, and are a valuable tool for the sustainable use of natural resources.

• This facilitation meeting on WSIS Action Line C7-e-Environment will provide a forum for discussing initiatives undertaken by diverse stakeholders to support the responsible use of ICTs for environmental action. It will also introduce a tool, developed by the International Telecommunication Union, to support Member States assess their level of e-Environment readiness.

PANELISTS

• E-Waste program under the Basel Convention
  Mr. Ibrahim Shafii, Head, Program Support Unit, Secretariat of the Basel Convention, United Nations Environment Programme.

• WMO activities on e-Environment
  Mr. Pierre Kerhervé, Chief, Data Representation, Metadata and Monitoring Division, WMO Information System Branch, Observing and Information Systems Department,
  World Meteorological Organization.

• ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and Climate Change
  Mr. Alexandre Vassiliev, Radiocommunication Study Group Counselor, BR Focal Point on Radiocommunications and Climate Change, Radiocommunication Bureau,
  International Telecommunication Union.

• Indicators of  e-Environment Readiness: The ITU e-Environment Readiness Index (EERI)
  Dr. Lilia Pérez-Chavolla, ICT Applications Coordinator, ICT Applications and Cybersecurity Division, Telecommunication Development Bureau,
  International Telecommunication Union.

Meeting Documents

Briefing Report C7_e-Environment (doc)

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