Centre for Development Informatics ICTs and (Climate Change) Adaptation in Developing Countries Richard Heeks Centre for Development Informatics University.

Centre for Development Informatics

ICTs and (Climate Change) Adaptation in Developing

Countries

Richard Heeks

Centre for Development Informatics

University of Manchester, UK

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi

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Physical Consumption

-Dematerialisation of Goods/Services

Journey Substitution

Physical Production

-Shift to Knowledge Economy

Energy Generation & Distribution

-Smart Power/Grid

Energy Use

Manufacture & Use:-ICTs (Green vs. Brown IT)-Smart Motors/Logistics-Smart Building Design-Smart Transport

e-Enabled:

-Carbon Markets

-Decision-Making

-Policy networks

-Awareness/Capacity-Building

-Technology Transfer

-CC Data Capture

-CC Data Processing

-CC Data Presentation and Dissemination

Application Areas / CC Related Vulnerabilities

-Socio-polítical

-Livelihoods & Finance

-Health

-Habitat

-Food (Agriculture)

-Water

ICTs Adaptation Role

-Measuring

-Informing & Networking

-Deciding:•Predicting (Risk, Early Warning)•Planning (inc. Local Mitigation)•Coping (Short-Term/ Disaster)•Adapting (Long-Term)

-Transacting

-Producing

-Mobility

Mitigation

(Causes)

Strategy

Monitoring

Adaptation

(Effects)

ICTs, Climate Change & Development Model

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BoP Shocks and Vulnerabilities

http://caglecartoons.com

Shocks

VulnerabilitiesIllness

Environmental Degradation

Personal Insecurity

Poverty

Food Insecurity

Water Shortage

Disaster

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ICT 1. Informed Decision-Making

ICT 2. Stakeholder Engagement

National Climate Change Adaptation . . . and ICTs

Task 2b:

Formulate Adaptation

Options

Task 1:

Synthesise Knowledge

Task 2c:

Select Adaptation Measures

Task 2d:

Formulate Adaptation Strategy

Vulnerability & risk assessments National CommunicationsNAPAsPilot projects

Task 2a:

Design Adaptation Strategy

Inclusion in National

Development Plans

Projects for Funding

ICT 4. Feedback and Learning

ICT 5. Institutional Capacity-Building ICT 3. Adaptation Delivery

Task 3a:

Implementation

Task 3b:

Monitoring & Evaluation

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Sectoral Climate Change Adaptation . . . and ICTs

VulnerabilitiesIllness

Environmental Degradation

Personal Insecurity

Poverty

Food Insecurity

Water Shortage

Disaster

Telecentres

Community Radio

Mobile Phones

GIS/Remote Sensing

Social Media

Sensor Networks

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e-Resilience

Community Climate Change Adaptation . . . and e-Resilience

Vulnerability Dimensions

Vulnerability Context

Livelihood System

Acute Shocks

Chronic Trends

Climate Change

Livelihood Determinants

•Assets

•Institutions

•Structures

Livelihood Capabilities

Functionings

System Levels:

MACRO

MESO

MICRO

ADAPTATION/ADAPTIVE ACTIONS

Development Outcomes

Resilience Sub-properties

Robustness Scale Redundancy Flexibility Self-organisation

Learning EqualityRapidityICTs

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Integrate, Don’t Isolate

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Be Janus-Headed About Technology

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Embrace the Current Informatics Ecosystem

KnowledgeInformationData

Hardware Software

Networks

Radio/Etc

People & Processes

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Check The Time: It’s the 21st Not 20th Century

Transactional

e-Adaptation

None

Informational

Productive

Transformational

Delinked

Indirect

Active User

Producer

Worker

Entrepreneur

Innovator

ICT CapabilitiesUser Role

Intermediated Consumer

Passive Consumer

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More Hands On Deck fore-Adaptation

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Useful Links

• NICDD Project Website: www.niccd.org

• Online Network on ICTs, Climate Change

& Development:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/niccd

• Blog: http://niccd.wordpress.com/