Producing enough food on the existing cultivable land requires
sustainable management practices, which in turn benefit greatly from
investment in and access to ICT. With a growing interest in
agro-ecological projects within the agriculture sector, IICD will be
looking at ways to integrate this into future projects.
Our environment projects focus on sustainable development, and are
strongly related to development issues. The projects support the use of
ICT to develop sustainable production systems, improve the
dissemination of information on best practices and technology for
small-scale farmers, and ensure that villagers have adequate
information on the hygienic use of water.
IICD has contributed to a report that shows how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can be used by people in the Global South to reduce the risks they face from climate change. The document was released at the end of 2009 and was co-written by organisations that are active in ...
IICD and NComputing Inc., the worldwide leader in low-cost computing, signed an agreement in December to cooperate to promote reliable low-cost ICT solutions among IICD’s partner organisations in Africa and Latin America.
Strengthening the Network for Sustainable Development and Environment - Bolivia
