ICTUpdate - a current awareness bulletin for ACP Agriculture

Current issue: Adapting to climate change

  • Issue no. 63
  • December 2011

Perspectives

Information exchange

‘Researchers are now realising how indigenous knowledge can enhance scientific knowledge.’
Ben Akoh, project manager at the International Institute for Sustainable Development.


Q&A

Clearing the climate of confusion

‘There is still a massive communication gap between researchers and the ultimate beneficiaries, farmers.’ Geoff Barnard, head of knowledge management at CDKN


Bookmarks

Global warming on the map

Evidence from the field is paramount when it comes to understanding the effect climate change has on the biosphere.


Tech Talk

Store and share for the future

‘There are excellent resources for keeping up to date on trade and policy initiatives around the world.’ Brent Theophille, research assistant at the Caribbean Regional Agricultural Policy Network


EXPLORE ICT update

FEATURED TECHNOLOGY: Hardware

A problem shared..

Introducing technology to rural areas can be difficult. But networking and sharing ideas has provided solutions for one village in western Kenya, where a group o......

Going Local..

Using television, radio, the web and printed publications, a project in the Pacific island of Pohnpei restores interest in traditional crops and promotes healthy......

Reviving a language..

With half of the world’s languages likely to die out this century, a Canadian initiative shows how multimedia technology can regenerate interest....

Localizing languages..

A partnership to provide technology in African languages is helping to make technology more accessible to people across the continent....

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FEATURED Theme: Issue no. 63 - Adapting to climate change

Increasing the flow of data..

GIS improves rainfall data collection and information services in West Africa...

Adapting to risk..

Communities use GIS and GPS to assess climate risks in the Cook Islands...

Rapid response system..

An SMS service delivers quick answers to farmers’ climate questions...

Forecasts for a fairer future..

An early warning system delivers rainfall data to Kenyan farmers’ cell phones...

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