Environmental Impact
Green ICT Guide: A Guide to the conscientious purchase, use and disposal of ICT
(2010) by GeSCI
GeSCI’s objective in producing the Green ICT Guide is to provide ICT stakeholders, including teachers, students, principals and policy makers with access to up-to-date information on the responsible acquisition, use and disposal of ICT. This information pack contains links to the most relevant documents available concerning the conscientious purchase, use and disposal of ICT. This guide draws on current good and emerging practices in government agencies and business.
Access to Climate Change Technology by Developing Countries: A Practical Strategy
The paper examines suggested approaches for achieving greater access to climate change technology by developing countries. By ICTSD, 2009.
Kenya E-waste Guidelines
GESCI collaborated with the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources through the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) for several months on the development of e-waste guidelines. 2010.
ICTs and Environmental Sustainability
GISWatch 2010 makes an important contribution as the voice of global civil society, and is aimed at both beginners and experts in the fields of ICTs and climate change, electronic waste (e waste), and the use of ICTs for environmental good generally. By Global Information Society Watch, 2010.
Climate Change as a Strategic Priority for ICT4D Organisations: Current Attitudes, Responses and Needs
This paper considers the extent to which climate change has become a strategic priority for information and communications technology for development (ICT4D) organisations. Through a survey of 30 ICT4D organisations primarily from developing countries, as well as an overview of the thematic interests of authors participating in a recent publication on ICTs and environmental sustainability, it shows that there is a predominant interest in adaptation strategies in developing contexts. By Centre for Development Informatics Institute for Development Policy and Management, SED, 2010.
Guide to Greener Electronics 2010
Greenpeace wants to see electronics companies clean up their act, May 2010.
Guide to alternative power for small scale rural projects
An excellent guide that provides an overview of existing technologies to generate electricity and recommendations applicable to rural schools, 2004.
Planting the Knowledge Seed: Adapting to climate change using ICTs
Planting the Knowledge Seed – Adapting to climate change using ICTs a publication from the Building Communication Opportunities alliance, explores the practical linkages between climate change, access to and sharing of information and knowledge and communication for development, 2010.
Basel Convention
the Basel Convention treaty restricts the export of hazardous waste from developed countries to developing countries. However, it hasn’t been signed by all countries yet.
Federal electronics challenge
This website contains several useful resources about environmental considerations in bidding processes, like “Incorporating Environmental Criteria in Electronics Acquisition” and other tools like checklists, model contracts, TCO tools considering waste, etc.