ICTs and Community-Based Climate Change
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ICTs and Communitybased Climate Change
Adaptation
Angelica V Ospina and Richard Heeks
Centre for Development Informatics
University of Manchester, UK
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi
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1. Understanding Climate Change Adaptation
Vulnerability
Context
Vulnerability
Dimensions
CLIMATE
CHANGE:
Livelihoods &
Finance
Socio-Political
Health
Habitat &
Migrations
Food Security
Water Supply
ACUTE SHOCKS
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CHRONIC
TRENDS
ADAPTATION
Recovery and
Change
DEVELOPMENT
OUTCOMES
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Ospina & Heeks (2010)
Relation between ICTs and CC Adaptation:
Three Levels
ICTs
CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION
NATIONAL
Level
SECTORAL
Level
COMMUNITY
Level
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Ospina & Heeks (2011)
2. Rural Agricultural Communities (RACs)
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RURAL
AGRICULTURAL
COMMUNITY
Importance of
Agricultural
Sector
Food Security
and Local
Livelihoods
Conservation of
Natural Habitats
and Biodiversity
Cultural Identity
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Poverty and
Marginalisation
(economic,
political and
social)
Geographic
Remoteness
High
Environmental
Risk and Climatic
Exposure
Climate Change AWARENESS
Climate Change MITIGATION
Climate Change MONITORING
Climate Change ADAPTATION
Ospina & Heeks (2012)
3. ICTs and CC Interventions in RACs
Role of ICTs
Climate Change
AWARENESS
Climate Change
MITIGATION
ICT Intervention Focus
Initial/Generic Awareness of Climate
Change
Specific Awareness of Local Issues
Natural Resource-Oriented:
-Forest Management
-Agriculture Management
-Land Evaluation and Use
Capacity-Building Oriented
Climate Change
MONITORING
External Data
Local Data
Hybrid Local-External Systems
Climate Change
ADAPTATION
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Vulnerability-Oriented:
-Food + Water Security
-Income Generation
-Health
-Infrastructure
-Political Participation
-Security
Climatic Threat-Oriented
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4. Key Enablers and Constraints
Access
Knowledge Infomediaries
Content Appropriateness
Multi-stakeholder Engagement
New and Traditional Knowledge
Focus on the Information Chain
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5. Action Steps
Focus on Income Generation
Localise Interventions
Foster the Role of Local Knowledge
Infomediaries
Build Capacity for Emergent Action
Drive the Whole Information Chain
Combine Different Applications
Build upon Traditional Knowledge
Integrate Climate Change & ICTs
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WORKING GROUPS
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Future Agenda Items
One Key Lesson Learned:
- About ICTs and community adaptation to climate change in developing
countries
One Key Strategic Action Priority:
- For organisations involved with ICTs and community adaptation to
climate change in developing countries
One Key Question:
- For the future ICCD research agenda, about ICTs and community
adaptation to climate change in developing countries
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Useful Links
• NICCD Project Website: www.niccd.org
• Online Network on ICTs, Climate Change
& Development:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/niccd
• Blog: http://niccd.wordpress.com/
• Sponsor: www.idrc.ca
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