Climate change data and indicators: Challenges and opportunities 

Dec 4, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Description

Climate change is not only an environmental problem but also a political, economic and social one, posing a range of complex and interconnected policy challenges. For this reason, countries require extensive information and indicators to understand the drivers of climate change, the range of impacts across human and environmental systems and, above all, the policy response. Understanding the nature of climate impacts and the responses of policymakers in their various forms will be central to the development and assessment of appropriate policies to face the challenges presented by climate change in the 21st century, perhaps the single most important global policy problem the world has ever faced. The Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) and the OECD International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC) will share insights on common challenges to access reliable climate change data and the implications this has on reaching global climate targets. The session will showcase recommendations for strengthening climate data systems, as well as good practices from country partners. New IPAC climate change indicators will also be presented and panellists will discuss how international data collection can support and complement countries’ access to relevant information.

Moderated by

James Mabbutt

UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Economist, Chair of the International Programme for Action on Climate’s (IPAC)...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-mabbutt-4290ab55/

Speakers

Georgina Alcantar

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Chief of Environment and Climate Change Statistics Unit Statistics Division

Diana Castillo-Trejo

Statistical Institute of Belize

Director General

Nathalie Girouard

OECD

IPAC Manager and Head of Division Head of Division, Environmental Performance...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-girouard/

Johannes Jutting

PARIS21

Executive Head

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannes-paul-j%C3%BCtting-0864a0b1/

Mathilde Mesnard

OECD

Deputy Director, Environment Directorate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathilde-mesnard-b0355aa/

Paz Patiño

PARIS21

Inter-Regional Advisor

Dindial Ramrattan

Caribbean Development Bank

Statistician and Country Economist for Trinidad and Tobago

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dindial-ramrattan-8753854b/

Find out more Related resources

The OECD International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC) supports country progress towards net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a more resilient economy by 2050. Through regular monitoring, policy evaluation and feedback on results and best practices, IPAC helps countries strengthen and co-ordinate their climate action. It complements and supports the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement monitoring frameworks.

The Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21) has as core goal to make progress towards better data for sustainable development. Within its areas of action, PARIS21 promotes better use and production of statistics to support and accelerate climate change mitigation and adaptation actions under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13.

By envisioning and developing an effective climate change data ecosystem (CCDE), national leaders, international organisations, and climate experts can work across data silos and leverage data to address all aspects of the climate crisis.

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