Using ICTs to Support Climate Change Strategy: New Case Studies

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Four new case studies analysing uses of ICTs for climate change strategy in developing countries are available online at: http://www.niccd.org/casestudies.htm

The cases can be used for practitioner/strategy guidance, training materials, or research.

Each case outlines the nature of the ICT application, the drivers and objectives behind the case, its stakeholders, an evaluation of cost/benefit and success/failure, analysis of key enablers and challenges, and a summary set of lessons learned and recommendations.

Using ICTs to Integrate Frontline Views into Strategic Planning for Climate Change analyses the use of web- and mobile-based channels to bring frontline views from 69 countries into global debates on disaster risk reduction.

Supporting Strategic Decision-Making on Climate Change Through Environmental Information Systems: The Case of ENVIS reviews a national environmental information network created in India, learning lessons from both its achievements and shortcomings.

Building the Evidence Base for Strategic Action on Climate Change: Mexico City's Virtual Climate Change Centre describes a multi-stakeholder initiative that sought to build city-wide climate change information in Mexico.

PRECIS: Regional Climate Modelling for Adaptation and Development Planning investigates roll-out of UK-origin climate modelling software to developing countries, providing the basis for many scientific and policy documents.

Links to thematic papers, strategy briefs, other case studies and materials on ICTs, climate change and development can be found at: http://www.niccd.org/

We encourage you to share ideas on ICTs, climate change and development via http://groups.google.co.uk/group/niccd and comment on key issues at: http://niccd.wordpress.com

These case studies are the product of the University of Manchester's "Climate Change, Innovation and ICTs" research project, funded by Canada's International Development Research Centre (http://www.idrc.ca) and managed by the University's Centre for Development Informatics (http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk).