Centre for Development Informatics

Introducing ICTs, Climate Change and DevelopmentRichard Heeks & Angelica OspinaCentre for Development Informatics, IDPMUniversity of Manchester, UKhttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi

Centre for Development Informatics

Centre for Development Informatics

Manchester Centre for Development Informatics• IDPM: no. 1 in UK in development studies –

poverty, governance, management, environment, economics/finance, informatics

• MSc in Management & Information Systems (UK and distance learning)

• MSc in ICTs for Development (UK)

• PhD Programme

• Individual ‘ICT4D’ Research Projects

• http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi

Centre for Development Informatics

Why Climate Change?Top-Down /

Donor

Resources Action Policy

Bottom-Up / Community

Short-Term Shocks

Long-Term Trends

Climate Change

Centre for Development Informatics

A Post-MDG View of Development Challenges

http://caglecartoons.com

21st Century Shocks

Centre for Development Informatics

ICT4D and Climate Change: Entry Challenge

ICT4D

Climate Change

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ICT4D and Climate Change: Separability Challenge

ICT4D Role

Climate Change

Mitigation

Long-Term

Monitoring

Short-Term

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?Adaptation

SustainabilityResilience

Centre for Development Informatics

ICTs, Climate Change and Development Workshop• Overview of Research to Date

• Six State-of-Play Thematic Presentations

• Group Discussion: Research into Practice

• Panel Presentation: Future Priorities

• Group Discussion: Future Priorities

• Forming a Research and Practice Network

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