Global Gender & Environment Conference Urges World Leaders: Strengthen Data Partnerships, Boost Funding
The Global Conference on Gender and Environment concluded recently, issuing a strong call to action for world leaders. The conference urged leaders to create and strengthen multi-stakeholder partnerships for gender and environment data. It also emphasized the need for ethical and transparent data production, increased funding, and inclusive data governance.
The conference stressed the importance of accelerating the use of gender-environment data in decision-making, program development, monitoring, research, and advocacy. Leaders were encouraged to ensure that global, regional, and national statistical and data governance processes consider gender. The conference closed with a specific call for leaders to drive investments in gender data by allocating more funding for its production and use. Additionally, it urged leaders to promote and prioritize the production of gender and environment data ethically and transparently.
The Global Conference on Gender and Environment has set a clear path forward for world leaders. By strengthening multi-stakeholder partnerships, promoting ethical data production, increasing funding, and ensuring inclusive data governance, leaders can drive progress in gender and environment data. This, in turn, will inform better decision-making and advocacy, ultimately benefiting both people and the planet.
