“Use of Radio
Spectrum for Meteorology: Weather, Water and
Climate Monitoring and Prediction”
About COP17/CMP7
COP17/CMP7 is the 17th edition of Conference of the Parties of the
United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (COP) and the 7th Conference of the
Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP). 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 COP17 delegates from ITU Secretary-General
In the 21st
century, climate
change and
environmental
sustainability
are two of the
key challenges
facing our
global community.
They affect
every single
country
worldwide,
regardless of
geographical
location or
social and
economic context.
These challenges
are also
all-encompassing
because
addressing them
implies
completely
transforming the
way we live,
work, travel and
do business. It
implies shifting
our model of
development to a
greener, fairer
and more
sustainable
paradigm, to
ensure our
survival as a
species. To
achieve this
transformation
we will need to
draw on all our
knowledge and
understanding,
and mobilize the
political will
to turn
discussions and
negotiations
into agreements
and actions.
Unsustainable
development is
already
affecting food
production,
water supply,
disease
proliferation
and other
important areas.
The risks of
inaction are
real, and we do
not have time to
waste.
The Coalition on ICTs and
Climate Change is an initiative that aims at
bringing together in an informal group a
selection of the key actors working on the field
of ICTs and climate change. Initiated by the ITU
and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)
the coalition is a response to a call for a
united ICT voice on the virtues of ICT in
combating climate change.