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On the
spotlight -
Featured ITU
activities |
 New
ITU website on
ICTs, the
environment and
climate change.
We
invite you to
access our new
homepage on
ITU's activities
in the area of
ICTs and climate
change. Do you
like our new
design? Send us
your feeback to
climate@itu.int
Click here
to access our
new site
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New ITU
publications on
ICTs,
sustainability
and climate
change
ITU-T released
during the
2nd
ITU Green
Standards Week
a new series of
reports on ICTs,
sustainability
and climate
change. The
reports cover
issues such as
smart grids,
using submarine
telecommunications
cables for ocean
and climate
monitoring and
disaster
warning, using
ICTs to support
climate change
adaptation and
mitigation and
adaptation in
Ghana,
among other
issues.
Click here to
access and
download these
reports for free
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This case study
looks at the
potential and
existing
contributions
broadband is
making towards
the achievement
of MDG7, which
targets
environmental
sustainability.
It presents a
global overview
of the inclusion
of references to
environmental
sustainability
in national
broadband
policies. Of the
193 countries
reviewed, 119
were found to
have a broadband
policy, 34 per
cent of which
contained a
reference to
environmental
sustainability.
The final two
chapters of the
study review two
country cases:
Australia and
Rwanda.
Click here to
download the
report and find
out more about
the role of
broadband in
accelerating the
Millenium
Development
Goals (MDGs)
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ITU and
Climate change |
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"Climate
Change is a global challenge
that the world cannot afford
to lose"
Dr Hamadoun I.
Touré,
ITU Secretary-General
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs),
such as satellites, mobile phones or the
Internet, play a key role to address the
major challenges related with climate change
and sustainable development. ICTs are
fundamental to monitor climate change,
mitigate and adapt to its effects and
assist in the transition towards a green
economy.
By raising awareness of the role of ICTs,
ITU is promoting transformative solutions
that can ensure a sustainable future.
Find more about ITU´s
vision and mission in the area of climate
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ITU together with UNEP supports the
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