Introduction

Environment statistics are an emerging and cross-cutting area requiring inter-institutional collaboration for their production in Latin America and the Caribbean. Having environmental statistics and indicators is vital for monitoring the 2030 Agenda. However, its production is insufficient to meet the region's growing demand. Our region certainly faces numerous challenges, many of them associated with climate change. There is evidence of impacts such as droughts, floods, storms, sea level rise, changes in precipitation, and temperature patterns. These phenomena can have devastating consequences for food security, public health, infrastructure, and our region's economy. For this reason, we consider it appropriate and necessary to have this opportunity for dialogue to deepen the discussion and exchange of opinions.

This webinar is coordinated by the Environment Statistics, Climate Change and Disasters Unit of ECLAC's Statistics Division for our member states in the region and is part of the activities of workstream 2.1 "Statistics related to climate change and disasters" of the project "Resilient and agile national statistical systems to respond to post-COVID-19 data needs to recover better", under tranche 14 of the United Nations Development Account.

General Objective

Increase the resilience and agility of national statistical systems (NSS) to respond to new economic, social, and environmental data needs in times of crisis and disaster using innovative data sources, advanced data acquisition methods, and modern technologies while ensuring a pathway toward achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Specific Objectives

• To review the state of the art, progress, and challenges of environment statistics, indicators, and accounts, climate change and disasters in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
• To present the Global Set of Climate Change Statistics and Indicators adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission.
• To show some experiences of indicators and statistics related to climate change and disasters in the region.