This publication “ICT-Enabled Responses to Climate Change in Rural Agricultural Communities” has been published by Adaptation. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) as well as World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington, DC, Washington, DC and written by Angelica V. Ospina & Richard Heeks.
This publication covers information about the role rural agricultural community’s play in the economic, social, and cultural fabric of developing countries. At the same time, they are placed at the forefront of multiple development stressors that include increasing climate change impacts. Within contexts often characterized by poverty, remoteness and marginalization, information and communication technologies (ICTs) can enable new responses to the challenges posed by more frequent and intense climatic events.
This Strategy Brief identifies the role of ICTs within the climate change responses of rural agricultural communities in developing countries. The ICTs can become strategic enablers of action to create awareness regarding mitigate, monitor and adapt to climate change within these communities. The analysis identifies different types of ICT interventions, key enablers and constraints to the use of these tools within rural agricultural settings impacted by climate change. It suggests the importance of adopting an ‘Information-plus’ approach which targets the improvement of local livelihoods through a variety of content and tools, while tackling climatic impacts as part of a broader set of development vulnerabilities.
The Brief concludes by identifying guiding principles for use of ICTs in climate change responses within rural agricultural communities.
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