Africa Transformation-Ready: The strategic application of information and communication technologies to climate change adaptation in Africa

The document describes a report on the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to climate change adaptation in Africa. It outlines an analytical framework for adaptation interventions—addressing vulnerability, building response capacity, managing risks, and confronting climate change—and draws on case studies from Senegal, Malawi, and Uganda to suggest policy and practical interventions.

• Information and communication technologies (ICTs) possess three capacities—generating and disseminating information, facilitating actor coordination, and increasing efficiency in government, business, and development processes—that are applicable to climate change adaptation, although they are currently less deployed in adaptation than in health and education.
• The publication utilizes an analytical framework that divides adaptation interventions into four categories: addressing vulnerability drivers, building response capacity for local/regional systems and communities, reducing and managing climate variability and change risks, and confronting climate change.
• The report examines the transformative capacities of ICTs for climate change adaptation in Africa by analyzing challenges and opportunities, utilizing case studies from Uganda, Malawi, and Senegal, and proposing interventions, practical actions, and policy approaches.

APA

Echeverría,, L. B.-E. P. D. E. H. G. A. C. (2012). Africa Transformation-Ready: The strategic application of information and communication technologies to climate change adaptation in Africa. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/africa-transformation-ready-strategic-application-information-and-communication

Chicago

Echeverría,, Livia Bizikova,Jo-Ellen Parry,Julie Dekens,Daniella Echeverría,Anne Hammill,Philip Gass,Ben Akoh,Heather Creech,Daniella. Africa Transformation-Ready: The strategic application of information and communication technologies to climate change adaptation in Africa. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2012. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/africa-transformation-ready-strategic-application-information-and-communication.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{echeverra2012africa, author = {Echeverría,, Livia Bizikova,Jo-Ellen Parry,Julie Dekens,Daniella Echeverría,Anne Hammill,Philip Gass,Ben Akoh,Heather Creech,Daniella}, title = {{Africa Transformation-Ready: The strategic application of information and communication technologies to climate change adaptation in Africa}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2012}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/africa-transformation-ready-strategic-application-information-and-communication}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }