Organizer(s):
UNSD
Description: Both the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) and the Statistical Commission (StatComm) recognize the important role of the integration of statistical and geospatial information in all its forms, including Earth observations, for making informed decision-making in response to climate-related challenges, disasters, security issues, food production and other thematic areas of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at both national and local levels. In this regard, both UN-GGIM and the StatComm have urged Member States to implement and operationalize the Global Statistical Geospatial Framework, anchored by the United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF), as the guiding framework that facilitates the integration of statistical and geospatial information. Furthermore, both bodies have supported the development of the SDGs Geospatial Roadmap. The Statistics Division (UNSD) as the secretariat to UN-GGIM is organizing the Joint Expert Meeting on Geo-statistical Integration, incorporating the eighth meeting of the Expert Group on the Integration of Statistical and Geospatial Information and the seventh meeting of the Working Group on Geospatial Information of the IAEG-SDGs in Nairobi, Kenya from 17 - 19 September 2024 at the offices of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. This Joint Expert Meeting aims to bring together national, regional, and international experts from governments, the United Nations system, SDGs Custodian Agencies, international organizations, the private sector, academic and research institutions, and civil society. Participants are expected to engage, share, and discuss relevant sciences, knowledge, practices, and experiences. They will consider priority issues and actions in the area of geo-statistical integration for the SDGs to: Address the challenges faced in the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of reliable, timely and accessible geospatial data and earth observations for better evidence-based policymaking and the 2030 Agenda; Leverage national geospatial information management, its systems and infrastructures and today's geospatial technologies to collate and integrate the data needed to keep the promise to leave no one behind; Discuss recent views and guidances from UN-GGIM and StatComm to develop applicable work plans and establish future working modalities to ensure the Expert Group and Working Group can deliver their objectives and functions to Member States; Review and deliberate their respective future directions, including identifying how to advance the GSGF, SDGs Geospatial Roadmap and other relevant internationally agreed norms and practices, while also considering how to optimize resources and capabilities across the membership of both groups; Agree on the next steps to support Member States in strengthening geo-statistical integration and coordination towards the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda; Identify means of providing guidance to Member States that enable the full disaggregation of statistical data, including SDG indicators, by geography; and, Provide Member State representatives responsible for geo-statistical integration the opportunity to discuss challenges in the geo-statistical domain and develop work plans that identify and advance solutions in a participatory and inclusive manner.
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