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Humanitarian needs are rising as the rising world population faces increased risks from climate change, environmental degradation and the consequences of conflict; and much more needs to be done to reduce the impact of disasters before they happen, and to build local capacity. This analytical report provides timely recommendations as the world looks towards the post-2015 framework for development and disaster risk reduction, alongside the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit.

This activity report on ICT and Climate Change presents the conclusions of a dedicated ITU-T Focus Group.

This analytical report provides an overview of the use of radiocommunication systems to monitor the various manifestations of climate change and their impact as well as the application of ICTs and radiocommunications as a solution to contribute to a global reduction in energy consumption.

The world needs to adopt a more integrated and comprehensive approach to development – and in this, ICT and broadband can make a major contribution. This analytical report examines the role broadband and ICT can play as transformative solutions to achieving sustainable development for all.

This document provides an overview of ITU’s work on Smart Sustainable Cities.

Under the theme of ‘Bridging Gaps: Are You?’ this publication outlines a range of do-able actions, from scaling up and accelerating the deployment of renewable and clean energies to investing in sustainable transportation systems and energy efficient buildings. It also spotlights how UNEP is supporting the development, transfer and deployment of clean technologies, and facilitates countries’ access to climate finance, contributing to build a sustainable future.

This book, inspired by the findings of GEO 5, highlights the efforts of young people to protect the Earth’s atmosphere, land, water and biological diversity.

This document provides an overview of ITU’s work on the Environmentally Sound Management of E-Waste.

The PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change provides a framework for considering the full range of approaches to VIA assessment. It aims to help professionals such as researchers, policymakers, sectoral planners and consultants to select the appropriate methods and tools for their particular context and adaptation situation.

In support of the knowledge sharing and capacity building agenda of the Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU-D Study Groups support countries in achieving their development goals. Study Group 2 was entrusted by WTDC-10 with the study of nine Questions in the areas of information and communication infrastructure and technology development, emergency telecommunications and climate-change adaptation.

This analytical report highlights how ICTs can help address some issues related to the current global water crisis such as water security, water accessibility, climate change, aging infrastructure and management.

This Toolkit aims to provide University staff and students with a selection of strategies, tools and resources, gleaned from the literature, from global case studies and from practice which are intended to inspire, encourage and support Universities to develop and implement their own transformative strategies for establishing green, resource-efficient and low carbon campuses.

This analytical report summarizes the evidence for the impact of climate change on water and sanitation technologies in the near to medium term. It aims to help policy-makers, planners, operators and communities in making practical decisions based on clear criteria, to improve the resilience of their water and sanitation services.

This flyer provides an overview of the Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) is a joint initiative of the WMO and the Global Water Partnership. Its objective is to promote the concept of Integrated Flood Management (IFM) as a new approach in dealing and living with floods.

This flyer provides an overview of the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP). Together with our partners, the IDMP aims to provide preventive and demand-driven support mechanisms for the communities, countries and regions affected by drought.

This Tool introduces strategies for climate change adaptation and implementation of the strategies in the context of flood management. Nine case studies are extracted from the following countries and a regional organization, namely US, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, China, South Korea, and EU. The adaptation strategies are described especially from the point of flood risk assessment.

This analytical report takes as given the existence, probable course, and projected effects of climate change and explores the question: “How does one adapt the management of urban floods to the likely effects of climate change?”

This policy document is the baseline reference document outlining Integrated Flood Management (IFM) as a viable development policy option. Since IFM is essentially a dynamic notion, the perception presented in this third revised edition also includes a number of emerging issues, such as risk management, urban floods, climate variability and change, and adaptive management. Through this new edition, WMO hopes that the concept paper will continue to play a key outreach role to flood managers, policymakers and development planners, as well as to those responsible for formulating flood management strategies and policies.

This policy document is part of the ‘Integrated Drought Management Tools and Guidelines Series’, being compiled by the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP). These National Drought Management Policy Guidelines are based on available literature, and draw findings from relevant works wherever possible. These guidelines address the needs of practitioners and policy makers.

This flyer provides an overview of the PEARL project, which aims to develop adaptive risk management strategies for coastal communities against extreme hydro-meteorological events, minimising social, economic and environmental impacts and increasing the resilience of coastal regions in Europe.