Planting the knowledge seed: Adapting to climate change using ICTs

Planting the knowledge seed: Adapting to climate change using ICTs
Concepts, current knowledge and innovative examples

Edited by Patrick P Kalas (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) and Alan Finlay (Open Research)

September 2009

• Preface
• 1. Overview of publication
• 2. Including the excluded: Connecting climate change and ICTs
• 2.1. Introduction
• 2.2. What is at stake?
• 2.3. Using ICTs as an enabling tool for more effective development programmes
• 2.4. The role of ICTs in meeting the climate change challenge
• 2.5. ICTs, climate change adaptation and development
• 2.6. Beyond access: The role of voice, communication and the interactive media
• 2.7. Awareness raising and capacity development of all development stakeholders
• 2.8. Conclusion
• 3. Innovative approaches and examples: Working close to the ground
• 3.1. Africa: Building bridges through community radio and ICTs for development
• 3.2. India: “Knowledge connectivity”: The Integrated Knowledge System on Climate Change Adaptation
• 3.3. Peru: ICTs and food security: The case of Huaral Valley
• 3.4. Madagascar: Survival strategies: Participatory video project
• 3.5. South Asia: Online Media Campaign on Climate Change: Notes towards an intervention
• 3.6. Ecuador: First steps: Information and knowledge advocacy for climate change amongst small-scale farmers
• 4. Report back: BCO Learning Day on ICTs and Climate Change
• 5. Conclusions and recommendations
• 5.1. General conclusions
• 5.2. Specific conclusions from innovative examples for practical application
• 6. About the organisations
• 7. About the contributors
• 8. Annexes to Section 2: Including the excluded
• 9. Abbreviations and selected links