From Cairo to Accra;
The Cairo Declaration and Beyond
Facing Our Common Challenges
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Egypt
From Cairo To Accra;
One Continent … A Common Challenge
* Kyoto
2008
* London
2008
* Quito
2009
* Seoul
2009
* Cairo
2010
Accra
2011
Cairo Roadmap
“ICTs and Environmental Sustainability””
Step 1: Share best practices and raise awareness about the
benefits associated with the use of green ICTs
 Stipulating the wide sharing of best practices and exchange of
information to maximize the diffusion of green ICTs and “smart” ICT
solutions in the public and private sector, Promoting green ICT
related education, and widespread development and adoption of
standards based on a life cycle assessment of ICT goods and ICT
solutions.
Step 2: Demonstrate success and feasibility
 Encouraging the development of methodologies for assessing the
environmental impact of ICT as well as indicators, using compatible
assessments to evaluate the potential of “smart” ICT solutions and
management practices and using pilots and flagship demonstration
projects.
Cairo Roadmap
“ICTs and Environmental Sustainability”
Step 3: Engage the private sector, civil society and
academic community
 Encouraging ICT Sector to invest in appropriate ICT based
applications, Implementing effectively the net polluter pays principle,
Observing the existing obligations under the Multilateral
Environment Agreements and National Regulations pertaining to ewaste and hazardous wastes, namely the Prior Informed Consent
before exportation, ensuring that the importing countries has the
technical capacity to recycle and dispose, Promoting coherent
environment-friendly and socially responsible R&D, design,
production, use and disposal of ICTs, and extending their working life
wherever environmentally efficient.
Cairo Roadmap
“ICTs and Environmental Sustainability”
Step 4: Promoting national, regional and
international cooperation
 Promoting co-operation and exchange of knowledge between ICT and non-
ICT firms, international organizations, Seeking ways to integrate ICT
policies as part of the ongoing dialogue on climate change within
international organizations such as the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Seeking ways to integrate ICT
policies within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
encouraging national, regional and international ICT cooperation for
environmental sustainability, enhancing partnerships between developing
countries, and between developed and developing countries to address
global environmental challenges, Making available adequate financial
resources to build the capacity of developing countries to better use ICTs to
protect the environment.
Cairo Roadmap
“ICTs and Environmental Sustainability”
Step 5: Integrating ICT, climate, environment and energy
policies
 Bridging the gap between ICT, environment and energy experts and
policy makers, to allow the integration of ICT into environment and
energy, Integrating the use of ICT in national adaptation plans to make
use of ICTs as an enabling tool to address the effects of climate change,
Minimizing the environmental impact of public administration through
green ICT approaches, policies, applications and services, Setting
transparent policy objectives and targets to improve government
strategies, Monitoring and evaluating the enforcement of policies on a
regular basis to set clear responsibilities and improve accountability.
Cairo Roadmap
“ICTs and Environmental Sustainability”
Step 6: Develop and implement a National Pro-Growth
Green ICT strategy
A readiness assessment to help understand ICT use at the national
level and in the environment sector; A situation analysis assessing the
use of ICTs for environmental research, management and planning;
Identifying key players and stakeholders; Identify gaps and obstacles
faced during the formulation of the strategy and in the
implementation phase, and report success stories in dealing with
such challenges; Looking at some key issues, such as how countries
are meeting their obligations under the various international and
regional conventions and agreements; A feasibility report.
A National Example The Egyptian Green
ICT Pro- Growth ICT Strategy
Sustainable life
cycle
management
of E-waste
Raising
Community
awareness
ICT Solutions
for sustainable
future
Egyptian
Green
ICT
Strategy
Step 1; Sharing best Practices and
Awareness Raising
Leveraging existing
capabilities, working for
and with the community
to raise awareness on
Green ICT.
Developing Green ICT
skills& forming local
Cadres.
Step 2; Demonstrate success and
feasibility
Life Cycle Sustainable management of ICT Resources with special focus on
E-waste…
Seeking ICT solutions For a sustainable future.
MCIT to be a green certified building
Step 3; Engaging the Private Sector, Civil
Society and Academic Community
• Public sector
• International Organizations
• Academic partners
Step 3; Engaging the Private Sector, Civil
Society and Academic Community
 Private Sector
Step 4: Promoting Regional and
International Cooperation
 ITU; hosting 5th ITU symposium on ICT, the environment and climate change
in 2010 and conducting study on assessing the potential of ICTs in saving
energy and decreasing the green house gas emissions of the building
environment in Egypt.
 World Bank; MoU for the development of Green ICT strategy, design of e-
waste pilot project, design of awareness, information dissemination and the
knowledge development campaign on e-waste management.
 OECD; Exchange within the WPIE
 UNFCCC; participation in COP 15 and joining UNGCC public private work
stream on “transformation to low carbon economy”.
 Identifying common concerns for Africa and coordinating accordingly
especially in e-waste.
Step 5; National Climate Change
Datacenter (NCCD)
Objectives:
 Mapping national and international entities collecting and hosting climate change
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adaptation related data and information as well as national experts in this field.
Monitoring of all activities related to Climate Change and other related
organizations (Including the Annual Work Plan)
Dissemination of data to beneficiaries and related organizations.
Used as a reference for preparing data/information on the web.
Used as a reference for preparing presentations of any impacts on climate change
and environment in Egypt.
Connecting the Web GIS in EEAA for presenting Climate Change projects and
others.
Storing different reports with suitable classifications regarding Climate Change
and other Related Organizations
Used as a tool for evaluation of Lessons Learned.
“ITU- T SG5- Question 23; A Step Forward Towards
Helping Developing Countries in Adapting to Climate
Change”
 What are the standardization requirements for ICTs to enable
adaptation to climate change?
 How can ICTs, in particular fiber submarine cable networks, be
used more effectively to monitor the global
environment/ecosystem and what new standards are required?
 How can ICT standards be used and adapted to more effectively
disseminate information on both natural and man-made
disasters (early warning) to communities (e.g. supporting
GDACS under the UN framework?
 Identification if new ICT standards are needed to address food
security, water transportation and supply in close collaboration
with D sector.
SG5/Q23
 How can ICT standards better enable water management under
accelerating climate change conditions to improve the overall
efficiency of water use, leading to a more sustainable use of
water resources?
 How can ICTs be used to reduce CO2e emissions by better
waste management through a ‘cradle to cradle’, i.e. ‘closed loop’
approach whereby more efficient recycling means fewer raw
materials need to be mined?
 How can ICTs be used in education and to raise awareness on
climate change and what standards development is required?
 What e-health standards are needed for more effective
healthcare, as diseases spread due to changing climatic
conditions, and to ensure interoperability?
SG5/23 Questionnaire: ITU SURVEY ON ICT AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
Survey of the Types of ICT and Standards Available
to Enable Countries to Adapt to Climate Change
The survey categorizes the types of ICT and standards as
follow:
1. Survey of ICT and standards used to gather data to
monitor climate change
 Satellite systems
 Airborne systems
 Terrestrial systems (fixed and mobile)
 Subsea systems
2.
Survey of ICT and standards used to analyze climate
change
 Supercomputers
 Personal Computers
 Microcomputers
The e- Waste Issue in Africa
Setting the right priorities for our Continent
Thank You
Egypt’s Green ICT Team
Nevine Tewfik
ntewfik@mcit.gov.eg