Gender and Environment Data Alliance: Gender-Responsive Data for Climate Action

Date and Time: Wed, 12 June 2024, 13:15-14:30

Location: Room Bonn, World Conference Center Bonn

Co-organizers

• Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
• Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University (ASU)
• Development Initiatives (DI)
• International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
• Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)
• Population Council 

Overview

In the context of the upcoming review of the Gender Action Plan at COP29, the finance-focused agenda of COP29, and the recent Global Conference on Gender and Environment Data in Dubai (and its respective Call to Action), our event takes place at a crucial moment for shaping climate policy. As nations prepare to submit their new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) as mandated by Paris Agreement’s Article 4.9, and informed by outcomes from the Global Stocktake (GST), the imperative for data-driven decision-making becomes increasingly evident.

Titled “Gender and Environment Data Alliance: Gender-Responsive Data for Climate Action,” this side event to the 60th meeting of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB60) aims to showcase the critical role of gender data in shaping national climate policies. Focusing on the ongoing process around the Gender Action Plan and its cascading impact on regional and local actions, the discussion will demonstrate how gender data informs and influences these policies. Highlighting concrete examples from the work of GEDA members, this event will emphasize how gender-responsive data not only enriches the Gender Action Plan but also serves as a foundational element in national climate actions, policies and frameworks.

Objectives

This event aims to underscore the critical role of gender and environment data in informing and enhancing gender-responsive national climate policies, emphasizing the interconnection between the Gender Action Plan and climate action at regional, national, and local levels. It will: 

• Identify how gender and environment data is fundamental in the Gender Action Plan, both in ongoing progress and in its subsequent iteration; 
• Provide examples from the work of GEDA members at various levels, emphasizing how  data can support Parties and contribute to updating national climate policy (e.g. NDCs); and
• Highlight the potential use of GEDA and its members in amplifying gender and environment data and contributing to more gender-transformative policy, within and beyond the UNFCCC.