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High Level Panel:
Climate Change and the ICTs
20 May 2009, 09:00 - 11:00
ITU Headquarters, Room B1
This High-Level Panel will provide
panelists with an opportunity to
exchange views on climate change by
providing an overview of the role of ICTs in the wider context of the efforts
by developed countries to implement the
Kyoto Protocol and by all countries to
commit to more ambitious reductions as
part of the Bali Action Plan and
negotiations under the UNFCCC.
Climate change is a concern for all
humanity and requires efforts on the
part of everyone, including the
information and communication
technologies (ICTs) sector. ICTs
contribute an estimated 2.5 per cent of
total greenhouse gases, and this share
will grow as usage of ICTs expands at a
faster rate than the general economy.
Although ICTs are part of the cause of
global warming, they can also be part of
the solution. ICTs play a vital role in
monitoring changes in the climate,
helping to identify new weather patterns
and the extent of global warming. ICTs
can also contribute to the reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions produced by
transportation and travel through the
use of teleconferences and
telecommunication technologies to work
at home.
Draft Agenda
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PROGRAMME - Wednesday, 20 May 2009
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9:00 -
11:00 | Opening remarks |
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Opening remarks
Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director of the
ITU Telecommunication
Standardization Bureau |
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Moderator
Mr. Arthur B. Levin, Head, ITU Telecommunication Standarization Policy Division
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H.E. Mr. Mauricio Montalvo,
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of
Ecuador to the United Nations Office
at Geneva |
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H. E. Ms. Marie-Louise Overvad,
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of
Denmark to the United Nations Office
at Geneva |
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Climate Monitoring
Jean-Michel Rainer,
Consultant, WMO |
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Presentation of SMART 2020 Report
Mr. Luis Neves, GeSI Chairman |
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Adapting to climate change with ICTs
Mr. Matthew Bateson, Managing
Director, Energy and Climate, World
Business Council for Sustainable
Development (WBCSD) |
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Mr. Art Reilly, Director of
Technical Standards, Cisco |
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Question and answers |
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Closing remarks
Mr.
Arthur
B. Levin, Head, ITU
Telecommunication Standardization
Policy Division |
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