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The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Grenada is no exception. The country is situated in the tropical cyclone belts and is directly exposed to the forces of the oceans. And as a small geographical area, disasters might affect vast proportions of the country. Availability of quality statistics and indicators are crucial to effectively respond to the effects of climate change and build resilience.
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Background
The Caribbean region is acutely threatened by climate change, particularly the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Grenada is no exception. The country is situated in the tropical cyclone belts and is directly exposed to the forces of the oceans. And as a small geographical area, disasters might affect vast proportions of the country. Availability of quality statistics and indicators are crucial to effectively respond to the effects of climate change and build resilience.
Against this backdrop, the ECLAC´s Statistics Division, Sub regional Office for the Caribbean, in collaboration with the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, are joining forces to enhance the production and use of key indicators and metrics to monitor and adapt to the effects of climate change and strengthen Environmental Information Systems (EIS). These efforts, supported by the Development Account of the United Nations, aim to boost the environmental pillar of the 2030 Agenda and improve policy coherence in the implementation of the Escazú Agreement, the Revised St. George´s Declaration (SGD 2040), the SAMOA Pathway, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework.
Objectives
- Train the participants to build selected environment, climate change and disaster indicators and its metadata.
- Identify data and capacity gaps to develop an Environmental Information System (EIS) and build a regional resilience platform.
- Have a better understanding of how geospatial data can enhance the use of environment, climate change and disaster indicators for effective decision making.
Expected outcomes
- At least three prioritized climate change and disasters indicator and its metadata are available at the end of the workshop.
- A selection of prioritized indicators from the Global Set of Climate Change Indicators are identified for Grenada.
- Follow up steps to build further selected climate change and disasters indicators are agreed with the national focal points from the Central Statistical Office of Grenada and the Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy.
Programa de trabajo:
Inaugural session and introduction to the workshop
Facilitator: Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Coordinator of Statistics and Social Development Unit, ECLAC Caribbean
▪ Faustina Wiggins, CARICOM Secretariat
▪ Chamberlain Emmanuel, Environmental Sustainability Division, OECS
▪ Reena Shah, Environment Statistics Section, UNSD
▪ Rolando Ocampo, ECLAC Statistics Division
▪ Hon. Lennox Andrews, Ministry of Economic Development, Planning, Tourism, ICT, Creative Economy, Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries & Cooperatives
Presentaciones:
Presentation of the participants, introduction and objectives of the workshop
1. Global and regional enabling frameworks and strategies
Presentaciones:
1.1 Regional work on environment statistics as a guiding force to improve availability of climate change and disasters statistics and indicators
1.2 Regional strategy to strengthen capacity development for environment and climate change statistics in the Caribbean
1.3 Global Set of Climate Change Statistics and Indicators: a tool to identify multi-purpose indicators on climate change
1.4 The Escazú Agreement: a pathway to developing an Environmental Information System (EIS)
» Q&A Session
2. Environment, climate change and disasters indicators for Grenada needs and priorities
Presentaciones:
2.1 National policies and plans where environment, climate change and disaster indicators are required
- Tonya Hyacinth, Deputy Disaster Coordinator (Ag.), National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA)
- Aria St.Louis, Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy, Government of Grenada
» Q&A Session
2.1.1 Group dynamic: demand for and priority indicators along the policy-making cycle, by group
2.1.2 Group dynamic: groups report back to plenary
2.2 Individual work: Review the Global Set of Climate Change Indicators and select priority indicators for the country
2.3 Presenting the indicator to be built during the workshop
Conclusion of the day and what to expect for day 2
End of day 1
3. What is needed to produce environment, climate change and disaster statistics and indicators?
Facilitator: Karina Cázarez, ECLAC
Presentaciones:
3.1 Types of data sources available and used in Grenada: strengths and weaknesses
3.2 Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES)
4. How to produce environment, climate change and disaster statistics and indicators?
Presentaciones:
4.1 From data to environment, climate change and disaster statistics and indicators and statistical classifications and typologies
4.2 The geospatial dimension of environment, climate change and disaster statistics and indicators
4.3 ECLAC´s methodology to produce environment, climate change and disasters indicators
4.4 How to develop a methodological sheet & examples of methodological sheets
» Q&A Session
4.5 Interactive quiz on Methodological Sheet
5. Building selected environment climate change and disasters indicators with national data
Presentaciones:
5.2 Group work: building selected climate change and disasters indicators and their methodological sheets
- Insights from the working groups
Conclusions of the day and what to expect for day 3
End of day 2
6. Recap from day 2 and introduction to day 3
Facilitator: Iskuhi Mkrtchyan, Statistics and Social Development Unit, ECLAC Caribbean
Iskuhi Mkrtchyan, ECLAC Welcome and introduction to day 3 of the workshop |
Janet Geoghagen-Martin and Paula Fuenzalida, ECLAC Interactive Recap from day 2 |
7. Presentation of group work results: indicators and methodological sheets
All groups present their indicators and methodological sheets |
Remaining groups present their indicators and methodological sheets and receive feedback from the audience and the ECLAC team |
8. Towards an environmental information system in Grenada
Presentaciones:
8.1 Instructions for group work
8.2 Group work: dissemination and sustainability of the new indicators: challenges & potential Solutions by groups
8.2 Reporting back from group work
8.3 Recommendations to establish an Environmental Information System
8.4 Evaluation of the workshop
Closing remarks
End of the workshop
Institución organizadora:
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- http://www.cepal.org/es
- 56 222100000
ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
- http://www.cepal.org/en/headquarters-and-offices/eclac-caribbean
- (868)224-8000