United Nations Biodiversity Conference
SBI-5 / COP 16 / CP-MOP 11 / NP-MOP 5
21 October - 1 November 2024
Cali, Colombia
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Gender equality is crucial for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use — different relationships between women and men with biodiversity impact its management. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), adopted at COP15, emphasises gender-responsive actions. The 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) highlighted the importance of COP15 outcomes for gender equality and the KMGBF (Paragraph 62c). Data is vital for mobilising, monitoring, and directing efforts, but the lack of disaggregated data hinders progress.
Decision CBD/COP15/6 calls for women’s active participation in developing and reporting National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). CSW66 stresses enhancing the collection and use of sex-disaggregated data on the environment. Despite some progress, data gaps remain in the gender-biodiversity nexus, with few SDG indicators considering gender.
Women4Biodiversity and UNEP-WCMC have developed a new methodology to help Parties measure progress on Target 23 and the Gender Plan of Action. Although integrating new data sources and methodologies can help address these gaps, gender-disaggregated data for environmental factors and impacts is still scarce. Addressing these issues requires innovative data collection and analysis methods to understand the gendered dimensions of biodiversity better.
The conference aims to support the KM-GBF’simplementation and align with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) objectives by sharing and exploring strategic and practical actions for integrating gender perspectives in environmental data collection and analysis. This conference will provide a collaborative platform to unite diverse views, explore synergies, and identify pathways for advancing gender equality into biodiversity efforts. The outcomes of this conference are intended to significantly contribute to the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the CBD, taking place in Cali, Colombia.
Furthermore, this Conference aims to,
- Explore the significance of gender-disaggregated data in understanding the interconnections between gender and biodiversity, highlighting the current state of data availability and addressing challenges in collecting and prioritising gender and environmental data.
- Present practical tools and methodologies for integrating gender perspectives into environmental data collection and analysis systems.
- Share concrete examples of data-driven policy, strategies and advocacy successes to influence policy and public opinion.
- Provide inputs towards developing indicators on gender in the context of the Monitoring Framework of the KMGBF.
This conference also seeks to underscore the vital role of gender data in environmental decision-making. It continues the Global Conference on Gender and Environment Data, held prior to COP28 in Dubai. The earlier conference issued a Call to Action, and this subsequent event aims to address some of those ambitions. This is a unique opportunity to align the efforts of the Rio Conventions on this crucial issue.
This Conference is hosted and facilitated by Women4Biodiversity in partnership with UN Women, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and supported with funding from SwedBio through Stockholm Resilience Center through Stockholm University.
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Details About The Sessions
© Sofía Morelia Moreno Vargas / Women4Biodiversity
Session 1: The Power of Data: Understanding the state of gender and environment data
This session will explore the significance of gender-disaggregated data in understanding the interconnections between gender and biodiversity, it will showcase the current state of data availability on gender and biodiversity, will explore how statistical systems collect, analyse, and disseminate data related to biodiversity and gender, addressing the existing challenges in prioritising measurements at the intersection of gender and the environment. This session will also discuss the gaps and challenges in collecting gender-disaggregated environmental data.
Outcomes
- Increased awareness of the importance of gender-disaggregated data.
- Identification of key gaps in current data collection efforts.
Recommendations for improving gender and biodiversity data collection.
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Session 2: Tools and Techniques: Integrating Gender into Environmental Data Systems
This session focuses on transforming gender-disaggregated data into actionable strategies. Experts will share best practices for improving the accessibility, understanding, and application of this data, with a focus on the indicator methodology to measure the national implementation of the Gender Plan of Action. Women4Biodiversity and UNEP-WCMC collaborated to develop this methodology to monitor the progress toward Target 23. Additionally, the session will examine how data can inform the design, implementation, and progress monitoring of environmental policies at local, national, regional, and global levels.
Outcomes
- Increased awareness of the importance of gender-disaggregated data.
- Enhanced understanding of available tools and methodologies.
- Practical skills for integrating gender into environmental data systems.
- Networking opportunities for collaboration and support.
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Session 3: From Data to Action: Policy and Advocacy for Driving Transformative Change for KMGBF
This session will discuss the application of gender-disaggregated data in policy-making and advocacy for sustainable development. It will showcase successful advocacy campaigns and share the space with voices from the ground of women leading actions on the ground. Strategies for translating gender and environmental data into actionable policies will also be discussed.
Outcomes
- Concrete examples of data-driven policy and advocacy successes.
- Strategies for effectively generating, analysing and using data to influence policy and public opinion.
- Actionable recommendations for integrating gender data into national and international sustainable development frameworks.
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Run of the Conference
© Sofía Morelia Moreno Vargas / Women4Biodiversity
Run of the Conference
Time | Session |
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8:30 – 9:00 | Registration |
Welcome and opening remarks | |
9:00 – 10:00 | Welcome and opening remarks from the Co-hosts Bharatnatyam dance performance: Sumina Subba |
Session 1: The Power of Data: Understanding the state of gender and environment data | |
10:00 – 11:15 | This session will explore the significance of gender-disaggregated data in understanding the interconnections between gender and biodiversity, it will showcase current state of data availability on gender and biodiversity, will explore how statistical systems collect, analyze, and disseminate data related to biodiversity and gender, addressing the existing challenges in prioritizing measurements at the intersection of gender and the environment. . This session will also discuss the gaps and challenges in collecting gender-disaggregated environmental data. |
Session 2: Tools and Techniques: Integrating Gender into Environmental Data Systems | |
11:15 – 12:30 | This session focuses on transforming gender-disaggregated data into actionable strategies. Experts will share best practices for improving the accessibility, understanding, and application of this data, with a focus on the indicator methodology to measure the national implementation of the Gender Plan of Action to track progress towards Target 23, Women4Biodiversity and UNEP-WCMC collaborated to ensure the co-development of this methodology with Parties to the CBD. . Additionally, the session will examine how data can inform the design, implementation, and progress monitoring of environmental policies at local, national, regional, and global levels. |
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
Session 3: From Data to Action: Policy and Advocacy for Driving transformative change for KMGBF | |
14:00– 15:15 | This session will discuss the application of gender-disaggregated data in policy-making and advocacy for sustainable development. It will showcase successful advocacy campaigns and share the space with voices from the ground of women leading actions on the ground. Strategies for translating gender and environmental data into actionable policies will also be discussed. |
Session 4: Results and reflections | |
15:15 – 16:45 | Summary of the conference and closing remarks Co-hosts |
16:45 - 17:15 | Summary of the Day (Graphic Recording) |
17:15 - 18:30 | Closing Remarks Group Photo |
18:30 - 21:00 | Networking Reception |
For more information about the conference,
Alejandra Duarte
Policy Associate
Women4Biodiversity
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Venge Nyirongo
Intergovernmental Specialist (Climate Change, Sustainable Development and the Rio Conventions)
UN Women
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