– 166 – (7.2 – Other miscellaneous matters) R 1307 (C09) Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and climate change The Council, recognizing the relevant ITU resolutions relating to climate change, in particular: – Resolution 35 (Kyoto, 1994) of the Plenipotentiary Conference \"Telecommunication support for the protection of the environment\"; – Resolution 71 (Antalya, 2006) of the Plenipotentiary Conference \"Strategic Plan for the Union for 2008-2011\" (Annex 1); – Resolution 671 (WRC-07) \"Recognition of systems in the meteorological aids service in the frequency range below 20 kHz\"; – Resolution 672 (WRC-07) \"Extension of the allocation to the meteorological-satellite service in the band 7 750-7 850 MHz\"; – Resolution 673 (WRC-07) \"Radiocommunications use for Earth observation applications\"; – Resolution 750 (WRC-07) \"Compatibility between the Earth exploration-satellite service (passive) and relevant active services\"; – WTSA Resolution 73 (Johannesburg, 2008) \"Information and communication technologies and climate change\", as well as: – Opinion 3 of the 2009 World Telecommunication Policy Forum (ICT and the Environment) – Document C08/52 (ITU and climate change); – the ITU Corporate Annual Report 2008; – Document C09/48 (ITU and climate change), considering the important role of telecommunications/ICTs in all aspects of preventing further climate change, decides that before adoption of the necessary resolution by PP-10 it would be appropriate: to acknowledge: 1) the importance of telecommunications/ICTs in combating climate change; 2) the efforts being made by the ITU Sectors and ITU secretariat (General Secretariat and the three Bureaux) to develop public awareness of the importance of telecommunications/ICTs in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in the prediction, detection and mitigation of disasters, and in mitigating the negative effects of natural disasters initiated by climate change;