ITU at COP16, 29
November - 10 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico At COP16, ITU
promoted the
use of ICTs as part of the solution
to address the causes and effects of climate
change.
“Use of Radio
Spectrum for Meteorology: Weather, Water and
Climate Monitoring and Prediction”
COP16
COP16/CMP6 is the 16th
edition of Conference of the Parties of the
United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (COP), signed by 194 State
Parties, and the 6th Conference of the
Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), signed
by 184 State Parties. The conference, also
referred as the United Nations Climate
Change Conference, will take place in
Cancun
(Mexico) from 29 November to 10 December
2010. The Conference has the mandate of
adopting the necessary decisions for the
promotion of the effective application of
the Convention on Climate Change.
Message
to
COP16 delegates from ITU Secretary-General
"As
the UN specialized agency
for information and
communications technologies
(ICTs), the International
Telecommunication Union
(ITU) is working to connect
the world. This connectivity
will give us the ability to
address some of the key
challenges faced by our
society – including climate
change.
As global leaders,
environmental experts and
representatives from
international organizations,
NGOs and other sectors
gather in the city of
Cancun, Mexico, to establish
the basis for a future
agreement that will enable
the full, effective and
sustained implementation of
the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) through long-term
cooperative action I call on
them to recognize the
phenomenal power of ICTs in
addressing climate change..."Full message
Call
for action to COP16 from the ITU Plenipotentiary
Conference 2010 "ITU
welcomes the opportunity to
send a message, concerning
the important role
that ICTs can play to tackle climate change.
Specific mention of ICTs in
the negotiating text, the
adoption of an agreed
methodology for measuring
the carbon footprint of ICT
equipment and its inclusion
in National
Adaptation/Mitigation Plans,
would provide an incentive
to the ICT industry to
invest in developing
countries, help reduce the
digital divide, and at the
same time help fight climate
change. ITU Membership,
therefore, urges COP16
delegates to take maximum
advantage of the
power of ICTs to reduce
emissions worldwide ..."
