from cairo to accra; the cairo declaration and beyond facing our common challenges
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From Cairo to Accra; The Cairo Declaration and Beyond Facing Our Common Challenges. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Egypt. From Cairo To Accra; One Continent … A Common Challenge. * Kyoto 2008 * London 2008 * Quito 2009 * Seoul 2009. * Cairo 2010 Accra 2011. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
From Cairo to Accra; The Cairo Declaration and
BeyondFacing Our Common
Challenges Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Egypt
From Cairo To Accra;One Continent … A Common Challenge
*Kyoto 2008
*London 2008
*Quito 2009
*Seoul 2009
*Cairo 2010
Accra 2011
Cairo Roadmap “ICTs and Environmental
Sustainability””Step 1: Share best practices and raise awareness about
the benefits associated with the use of green ICTsStipulating the wide sharing of best practices and
exchange of information to maximize the diffusion of green ICTs and “smart” ICT solutions in the public and private sector, Promoting green ICT related education, and widespread development and adoption of standards based on a life cycle assessment of ICT goods and ICT solutions.
Step 2: Demonstrate success and feasibilityEncouraging the development of methodologies for
assessing the environmental impact of ICT as well as indicators, using compatible assessments to evaluate the potential of “smart” ICT solutions and management practices and using pilots and flagship demonstration projects.
Cairo Roadmap “ICTs and Environmental
Sustainability”Step 3: Engage the private sector, civil
society and academic community Encouraging ICT Sector to invest in appropriate ICT
based applications, Implementing effectively the net polluter pays principle, Observing the existing obligations under the Multilateral Environment Agreements and National Regulations pertaining to e-waste and hazardous wastes, namely the Prior Informed Consent before exportation, ensuring that the importing countries has the technical capacity to recycle and dispose, Promoting coherent environment-friendly and socially responsible R&D, design, production, use and disposal of ICTs, and extending their working life wherever environmentally efficient.
Cairo Roadmap “ICTs and Environmental
Sustainability”Step 4: Promoting national, regional and international cooperation
Promoting co-operation and exchange of knowledge between ICT and non-ICT firms, international organizations, Seeking ways to integrate ICT policies as part of the ongoing dialogue on climate change within international organizations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Seeking ways to integrate ICT policies within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), encouraging national, regional and international ICT cooperation for environmental sustainability, enhancing partnerships between developing countries, and between developed and developing countries to address global environmental challenges, Making available adequate financial resources to build the capacity of developing countries to better use ICTs to protect the environment.
Cairo Roadmap “ICTs and Environmental
Sustainability”Step 5: Integrating ICT, climate, environment
and energy policies Bridging the gap between ICT, environment and energy
experts and policy makers, to allow the integration of ICT into environment and energy, Integrating the use of ICT in national adaptation plans to make use of ICTs as an enabling tool to address the effects of climate change, Minimizing the environmental impact of public administration through green ICT approaches, policies, applications and services, Setting transparent policy objectives and targets to improve government strategies, Monitoring and evaluating the enforcement of policies on a regular basis to set clear responsibilities and improve accountability.
Cairo Roadmap “ICTs and Environmental
Sustainability”Step 6: Develop and implement a National Pro-
Growth Green ICT strategy A readiness assessment to help understand ICT use at the
national level and in the environment sector; A situation analysis assessing the use of ICTs for environmental research, management and planning; Identifying key players and stakeholders; Identify gaps and obstacles faced during the formulation of the strategy and in the implementation phase, and report success stories in dealing with such challenges; Looking at some key issues, such as how countries are meeting their obligations under the various international and regional conventions and agreements; A feasibility report.
A National Example The Egyptian Green ICT Pro- Growth
ICT Strategy
Step 1; Sharing best Practices and Awareness Raising
Leveraging existing capabilities, working for and with the community to raise awareness on Green ICT.
Developing Green ICT skills& forming local Cadres.
Step 2; Demonstrate success and feasibility
Life Cycle Sustainable management of ICT Resources with special focus on E-waste…
Seeking ICT solutions For a sustainable future.
MCIT to be a green certified building
• Public sector
• International Organizations
• Academic partners
Step 3; Engaging the Private Sector, Civil Society and Academic Community
Step 3; Engaging the Private Sector, Civil Society and Academic Community
Private Sector
Step 4: Promoting Regional and International
CooperationITU; hosting 5th ITU symposium on ICT, the environment and
climate change in 2010 and conducting study on assessing the potential of ICTs in saving energy and decreasing the green house gas emissions of the building environment in Egypt.
World Bank; MoU for the development of Green ICT strategy, design of e-waste pilot project, design of awareness, information dissemination and the knowledge development campaign on e-waste management.
OECD; Exchange within the WPIE
UNFCCC; participation in COP 15 and joining UNGCC public private work stream on “transformation to low carbon economy”.
Identifying common concerns for Africa and coordinating accordingly especially in e-waste.
Step 5; National Climate Change Datacenter (NCCD)
Objectives:Mapping national and international entities collecting and
hosting climate change adaptation related data and information as well as national experts in this field.
Monitoring of all activities related to Climate Change and other related organizations (Including the Annual Work Plan)
Dissemination of data to beneficiaries and related organizations.
Used as a reference for preparing data/information on the web.Used as a reference for preparing presentations of any impacts
on climate change and environment in Egypt.Connecting the Web GIS in EEAA for presenting Climate Change
projects and others.Storing different reports with suitable classifications regarding
Climate Change and other Related OrganizationsUsed as a tool for evaluation of Lessons Learned.
“ITU- T SG5- Question 23; A Step Forward Towards Helping Developing
Countries in Adapting to Climate Change”
What are the standardization requirements for ICTs to enable adaptation to climate change?
How can ICTs, in particular fiber submarine cable networks, be used more effectively to monitor the global environment/ecosystem and what new standards are required?
How can ICT standards be used and adapted to more effectively disseminate information on both natural and man-made disasters (early warning) to communities (e.g. supporting GDACS under the UN framework?
Identification if new ICT standards are needed to address food security, water transportation and supply in close collaboration with D sector.
SG5/Q23How can ICT standards better enable water
management under accelerating climate change conditions to improve the overall efficiency of water use, leading to a more sustainable use of water resources?
How can ICTs be used to reduce CO2e emissions by better waste management through a ‘cradle to cradle’, i.e. ‘closed loop’ approach whereby more efficient recycling means fewer raw materials need to be mined?
How can ICTs be used in education and to raise awareness on climate change and what standards development is required?
What e-health standards are needed for more effective healthcare, as diseases spread due to changing climatic conditions, and to ensure interoperability?
SG5/23 Questionnaire: ITU SURVEY ON ICT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Survey of the Types of ICT and Standards Available to Enable
Countries to Adapt to Climate Change The survey categorizes the types of ICT
and standards as follow:1.Survey of ICT and standards used to
gather data to monitor climate changeSatellite systemsAirborne systems Terrestrial systems (fixed and mobile)Subsea systems
2.Survey of ICT and standards used to analyze climate change
SupercomputersPersonal ComputersMicrocomputers
The e- Waste Issue in Africa
Setting the right priorities for our Continent
Thank You Egypt’s Green ICT Team
Nevine Tewfik [email protected]