Round Table Discussion on ICT and Climate Change

Date: 6th February 2008

Venue: Jacaranda Hall – I
              India Habitat Center, Lodi Road
              New Delhi

Time: 1400 hrs– 1800 hrs

Report

TERI organized a round table discussion on ICT and Climate Change on 6 February 2008 in New Delhi to highlight the role of ICTs in adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.

The discussion focused on various activities in this domain, and examined their effective outreach. It also focused on a mechanism through which rural communities could be informed about the impending climatic variations and their effects. It was observed that though ICTs contribute to climate change, the purpose of the forum was to forge a better understanding of these tools in adapting to and mitigating climate change.

Moderator – Dr Basheerahmed Shadrach, Senior Program Officer - Asia, Telecenter.org, IDRC

Speakers
Dr Leena Srivastava, Executive Director, TERI
Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Senior Distinguished Fellow, TERI and former Secretary, MoEF
Dr Veena Joshi, Team leader, Rural Energy & Housing, SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)
Dr L S Rathore, Head AgroMet, Additional Director General, IMD ( Indian Meteorological Department)
Dr L H Prakash, NCMRWF (National Council for Medium Range Weather Forecasting)
Dr R K Mall, Associate Professor, NIDM (National Institute for Disaster Management)
Mr Raghu Saxena, Country Director, Earth Watch Institute