• 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
    • REFERENCES