Accelerating Data-Driven Climate Solutions
DataDotOrg
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As the world races to keep up with climate change and understand the consequences of inaction, global climate models explore the likelihood of storms, pandemics, natural resource constraints, endangered species, and beyond at small-sounding, but big-impact warming changes like 1 or 1.5 degrees Celsius.
More often than not, those models are focused on the big picture—a global scale. That work is critically important, yet too far removed from local context, local decisions, and locally-designed solutions.
We need to put more data in the hands of our communities, and empower them with the tools and resources they need to develop strategies for resilience and mitigation that make sense for their city, village, or neighborhood.?
At DataDotOrg , as we build the field of data and AI for social impact, the climate crisis is one of the primary global challenges on our minds. It affects our health, socioeconomic status, financial inclusion, gender equity, and gender-based violence—it truly underpins our lives and the stability of our communities. It is clear that data must be part of the solution, but there is much work to be done to improve data collection and analysis, close data gaps, and build capacity so that communities and leaders at the local level can apply its insights to inform action and drive policy. We will continue the drumbeat for better climate data at this week’s webinar, From Insight to Impact: Gender Data’s Role in Climate Resilience , and again at our first-ever Accelerate conference in June .
Increasing data access, equity, and capacity is an urgent call to action for our team, and we will continue to create resources and convene partners in ways that make climate data, in particular, more accessible and actionable for all.
Cheers,
Perry Hewitt | Chief Marketing and Product Officer, DataDotOrg
Climate Data to Policy Action
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A Laboratory for Collaboration
Uyi (O.T.) Stewart , our chief data and technology officer at data.org , participated in the World Health Organization’s recent speaker series, A Laboratory for Collaboration: Leveraging Diversity for Better Decision-Making (starting at 45:03). While the principle of using data to inform decisions seems straightforward, Uyi underscores that local context is often nuanced and the people driving decisions are often disconnected from those most impacted—especially when it comes to climate.
A Roadmap for Better Data
There is increasing evidence that women, girls, and other marginalized communities disproportionately suffer from climate change and environmental disasters. But women and girls also have unique strengths in adapting to changing environmental conditions and driving sustainable solutions. Our Gender Data and Climate Playbook is both a guide to understanding the gender and climate data landscape and a practical tool for creating more equitable and sustainable solutions.