For the documents referred to here, the draft Declaration and draft
Plan of Action, please see http://www.itu.int/wsis

Environment and ICTs Caucus, http://www.wsis.ethz.ch
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> (…) The third phase would be met when all
> communities have access to and benefit from ICTs ,
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> l) All of the above goals are to be achieved in
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> 37. E-environment
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> [ Suggest merging a) and b) to an new a) as follows]
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> a) Establish systems, using ICTs to forecast
> natural disasters, to monitor environmental impact
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> attention to the needs of small islands.
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> b) [Formerly c) ] Governments and the private
> sector should develop different instruments that can
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> environmental benefits from ICTs and speed the
> development of sustainability solutions throughout
> society, in support of Millennium Goal 7. These
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> c) [ Formerly d) ] Government and the business
> community should initiate actions and implement
> projects and programmes for the environmentally safe
> disposal and recycling of discarded ICT hardware and
> parts, for environmentally sustainable production of
> hardware and energy, e-waste reduction, recycling
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> d) Allocate funds for research on the environmental
> benefits and impacts of ICTs, and development of
> environmentally sustainable technolo0gies, including
> e-waste strategies and renewable energy.
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