Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are now used by the entire society to improve the quality of life and ensure sustainable development. Social, economic and environmental issues have become tightly interconnected and there is growing application of these technologies in areas such as power generation, transport, health, education and commerce.  

ICT stakeholders have a major role in the response to climate change at all levels. Whilst facilitating deployment of the underlying fast broadband infrastructure and the coming 'Internet of Things', they also play pivotal role in developing ICT technologies to reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) in other sectors. Study Group 5 of ITU-T on Environment & Climate Change  has been exploring this relationship for 6 years and has developed standards for the technologies that can be used to tackle climate change. Smart Grids are one of the most important technologies for this as they can improve energy efficiency and reduce GHGs from the power network by up to 30%. ITU-D Study Group 2 has studied ICT and Climate Change (SQ 24/2) in the previous cycle and continues to study this under the current ITU-D Study Group Cycle  "SQ 6/2 - ICT and Climate Change" as well as "SQ 8/2 Strategies and policies for the proper disposal or reuse of telecommunication/ICT waste material. ICT and Climate Change as well as e-Waste are also the priority areas identified for the human capacity building initiatives as noted in the call for application for the Centres of Excellence in 2014. 

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​Day 1 (15 September 2015)

Session1 Introduction to Climate Change, Energy ICTs, Keith Dickerson

Session2 Roles of ICTs in Tackling Climate Change, Keith Dickerson

Session 3 Roles of Stakeholders in Policy, Regulation Strategy, Ashish Narayan

Session 4 Roles of Telecoms and IT Service Providers, Keith Dickerson