MANILA, 11 July 2024 — The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), UN Women, and Philippine national government agencies will convene for a national consultation on the "Harnessing the Power of Data to Inform a Gender-Climate Change Nexus" project on July 16-17, 2024.

The event will bring together key partners to discuss the current state of data governance and identify remaining gaps before commencing data reprocessing work under the project.

The Philippines will be represented by the Climate Change Commission, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Philippine Commission on Women, and other key agencies and civil society organizations engaged in climate-related work.

Discussion will focus on the critical intersection of gender and climate change, and its relation to equitable social, economic, and environmental outcomes. Participants will explore these gender dimensions within the context of climate-related concerns, policies, and programs.

The consultation is part of the support provided by ESCAP and UN Women to the government of the Philippines in producing and using selected priority statistics and indicators to inform gender- and climate-change related policies.

For more information on the CCC’s climate mainstreaming activities, visit www.climate.gov.ph and www.facebook.com/CCCPhl.