Description

Climate change significantly impacts human activities, the environment, and people’s well-being, intensifying economic and social vulnerabilities, especially among the most disadvantaged groups. In this context, there is a growing need for reliable statistics and indicators to monitor its effects and support public decision-making.

This project aims to strengthen the capacities of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to produce, analyze, and use climate change statistics, incorporating approaches such as data disaggregation, geospatial analysis, and a gender perspective. It also promotes the use of advanced analytical tools and diverse data sources to improve the design, monitoring, and evaluation of public policies focused on sustainable development, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation.

In addition, the initiative fosters the development of more integrated and coordinated statistical systems, aligned with international frameworks, to generate timely and high-quality evidence. This will facilitate the implementation of more effective climate policies and the monitoring of global commitments, contributing to more inclusive, resilient, and evidence-based planning in the region.

Objective

To improve technical capacities in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries for generating statistics and indicators to monitor climate change and the impact of economic activities on climate change to inform evidence-based policies that foster resilience and green productive transformation.

Specific objectives:

1. Strengthened technical and analytical capacities of national statistical offices and other public institutions to produce and use relevant climate change-related statistics and indicators, including input-output tables.
2. Strengthened national capabilities for disseminating through web platforms selected indicators that, on the one hand, illustrate the impact of climate change on both the environment and the economy and, on the other, provide valuable inputs for green environmental policies.
    

Expected results:

1. Strengthen the capacities of practitioners and policymakers from National Statistical Offices, Ministries, and Central Banks to produce and disseminate relevant climate change statistics.
2. Develop new environmental indicators to support the design and monitoring of green productive transformation policies.
3. Design a proposal for a national web platform to disseminate internationally agreed climate change statistics and indicators.
4. Strengthen capacities for the design and evaluation of policies aimed at green productive transformation
    

Principales actividades contempladas en el proyecto:

The process will begin with stakeholder mapping and preparatory consultations to identify priority public policy needs, followed by the compilation and review of available data sources and methodological frameworks. Workshops will be conducted combining technical training sessions on environmental, climate change, and disaster statistics, as well as input-output analysis, with hands-on exercises to select priority indicators, construct them, and develop their metadata. Between workshops, technical teams will refine outputs and provide virtual follow-up support. In parallel, support will be provided for the development and implementation of web platforms to disseminate the generated indicators, ensuring interoperable systems. Finally, validated indicators, methodological documentation, and recommendations will be consolidated to strengthen data production and use, enabling the application of these tools in evidence-based decision-making that promotes resilience and green productive transformation.