Digital Cooperation
Advancing technology has always been coupled with significant impacts on the environment. Operations related to information and communications technologies (ICT) are expected to represent up to 20 per cent of global electricity demand, with one third stemming from data centres alone. The recent advances in technology offer ground-breaking opportunities to monitor and protect the environment, as well as overall planetary health. By harnessing them appropriately, the digital revolution can be steered to combat climate change and advance global sustainability, environmental stewardship and human well-being. Geneva is one of the main hubs where digital policies are debated, evaluated, and adopted.
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14 Sep 2026
The Growing Environmental Risks of E-Waste
09 Sep 2026
Data, Digital Technology, and the Environment
Organizations
Experts
Brigitte Perrin
Brigitte Perrin is the Founder of Earth Info Hub.
Christa Muth
Dr. Christa Muth is a systems specialist, an Emeritus Professor at HES-SO, and a member of the Executive Committee of the NGO Objectif Sciences International.
Luca Dell’Oro
Luca Dell'Oro is the Chief of the Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience Section of the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT).
Madeleine Hamel
Madeleine Hamel is the Lead on Science and Technology at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR).
Pascal Peduzzi
Pascal Peduzzi is the Director of the UN Environmental Programme's (UNEP) Global Resource Information Database Geneva (GRID-Geneva).
Sara Venturini
Sara Venturini is the Chief of Member Services at the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
Thomas Egli
Thomas Egli is the founder of the NGO Objectif Sciences International and CEO of the Geneva Forum.Events
Body Meeting
4th session of the Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological, Marine and Related Environmental Services and Applications (SERCOM-4)
19 – 23 Oct 2026
WMO Headquarter
WMO
Virtual
WIPO GREEN Technology Showcase Webinar: Green Robotics in Action – Sustainable Automation for a Better Planet
20 Oct 2026 | 13:00 – 14:30
Online | Zoom
WIPO
Virtual
Principles for Responsible Banking Data Centres and AI Services Sector Brief
20 Oct 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00
Online | BrightTalk
UNEP FI
Virtual
UNECE Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Bimonthly Open Discussion Forum | Data Centres, Water Resources, and Energy Systems: Meeting Infrastructure Needs Under Resource Constraints
20 Oct 2026 | 14:00 – 16:00
Online
UNECE
Learning
Online Course
Understanding data and statistics better – for more effective SDG decision making
UNITAR, Switzerland
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