Analyzing climate change and health impacts with data science and alternative data sources
13 June 2024
09:00 - 12:00
Bilbao, Spain - Sala 3A Location
About
How are researchers using earth observation and other data to empower governments to better measure and prepare for the effects of a changing climate on public health? By using spatial analytics platforms to intersect such data with official data from administrative and survey sources, together we can provide decision-makers with timely, granular data that has the power to deliver national, regional, and global impact. The session will mix presentation, panel, and interactive sessions to highlight current work in the area from a data, talent, and technology perspective, while also putting a strong focus on partnerships and implementation paths for national offices and international agencies looking to further adopt such approaches.
Programme
Part 1 - Climate Change, Health and Vulnerable Groups
WHO and Climate Change and Health
Mr. Christian Schweizer, WHO (recorded message) Watch
WHO has been working on climate change and health for over 25 years - overview of current WHO priorities
Project on Climate and Health - developing a framework and platform for official statistics on climate change, environment, and health
Presentation
Mr. Vijendra Ingole, ONS, UK
Assessing Climate Change Inequalities and Health Impacts on Vulnerable Populations in African Informal Settlements
Presentation
Ms. Ángela Abascal, Senior Researcher, Universidad Pública de Navarra
Climate Change and Gender Inequality
Presentation
Ms. Sara Duerto Valero, UN Women
Q & A
Moderator: UNSD
- Mr. Vijendra Ingole, ONS, UK
- Ms. Ángela Abascal, Senior Researcher, Universidad Pública de Navarra
- Ms. Sara Duerto Valero, UN Women
Coffee Break
Part 2 - Climate Change, Health and Risk and new ways of measuring it
Introduction
Haishan Fu, Chief Statistician, World Bank
The Children's Climate Risk Index (CCRI)
Presentation
Alberto Sibileau, UNICEF
Gichogu James, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
The Children's Climate Risk Index (CCRI) provides the first comprehensive view of children's exposure and vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. It ranks countries based on children's exposure to climate and environmental shocks, such as cyclones and heatwaves, as well as their vulnerability to those shocks, based on their access to essential services.
Leveraging DHIS2: Climate & Public Health Administrative Data Watch
DHIS2 team, Rwanda HISP colleagues (remote)
High-Level Panel
Frontiers of Data Technology: Closing the Tech Divide for Climate and Health
Moderator: Mr. Yves Jaques, Chief Frontier Data and Tech Unit, UNICEF
- Mr. Gogita Todradze, Executive Director, National Statistics of Georgia
- Ms. Maria Jose Sanz Sanchez, Scientific Director, Basque Centre of Climate Change
- Mr. Ronald Jansen, Assistant Director, Data Innovation, UN Statistics Division
- Ms. Holly Krambeck, World Bank Data Lab