ICT in poverty reduction and environmental protection in Kenya

Using ICTs for Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection in Kenya: The “M-vironment” Approach By, Wainaina Mungai, OneWorld International, Kenya Mungai recommends a more significant consideration of environmental issues in the regional and national poverty reduction and ICT discussions in Kenya. Specifically, he recommends addressing poverty reduction as proposed in the MDGs and resolutions of the WSSD. Opportunities for quick gains for Kenya lie in e-environment and e-agriculture initiatives. An illustration of a potentially beneficial application of new technologies is found in mobile telephony. The author presents the “M-vironment Framework,” a mobile telephony platform which can help enable financial sustainability for environmental protection efforts; facilitate awareness-raising and exchange of information; strengthen early warning systems; raise environmental consciousness among ICT solutions providers; create employment; and protect livelihoods. This paper was published in A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap between the Information Society and Sustainable Development ISBN 1-895536-77-4 Terri Willard, Maja Andjelkovic, Steve Vosloo, Wainaina Mungai, Margarita Salas, Anusha Lall, Atanu Garai, Diogo André de Assumpção, Amira Sobeih, IISD, 2005. © 2005 International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Download the paper here.

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