30 years unep: environment for development - planet, people, prosperity ict and the environment mr....

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

ICT and the Environment

Mr. Mahesh PradhanEnvironmental Affairs Officer

UNEP/ROAP, Bangkokpradhan@un.org

Third Inter-Agency Coordination MeetingAPT Conference Hall, 10 October 2002

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperityhttp://www.gesi.org

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

Asia-Pacific scenario• Largest population and geographic coverage

• Varied environmental/ICT issues

• Sub-regional division• South Asia

• Southeast Asia

• Northeast Asia

• South Pacific

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, ProsperityImpacts of ICT

on the EnvironmentOECD Study, 2001

• First order impacts: manufacture, supply chain, use, disposal (direct)• + ICT applications – monitoring• - e-Waste

• Second order: efficiency gains (indirect)• + dematerialization – electronic directories• - incomplete substitution

• Third order: feedback processes• + life style changes• - rebound effect

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

ICTEAP Thematic areas• Strong applications focus • Complement industry strengths of GeSI

• Empowerment of impoverished groups• Enhancement of eco-efficiency and transparency

through public access to environmental information• Encouragement of cleaner production and sustainable

consumption patterns• Promotion of south–south and regional cooperation

ICT

PovertyGovernance

EnvironmentEmpowerment

of

Impoverished

Groups

Enhancing

Environmental

Governance

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

Empowerment

of

impoverished groups

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

Enhancement of eco-efficiency

and transparency

through public access to

environmental information

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

Encouragement of

cleaner production and

sustainable consumption

patterns

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

Promotion of

South–South

and

regional cooperation

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

ICTEAP – the road ahead• Pilot Projects

• Expansion of DAGs model -ASEAN• Four thematic areas

• Regional Network• 4 thematic centres of excellence• Web based dissemination of experiences• UNEP - network secretariat

• Capacity building• Training for developing countries on applications• Twinning arrangements

30 years UNEP: Environment for Development

- Planet, People, Prosperity

Conclusion

• Asia-Pacific scenario

• Impact of ICT on the environment

• Thematic areas

• Regional success stories

• Way forward – pilot projects, regional network, and capacity building