Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 21 Feb 2025 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP SIAP
Description: Disasters continue to have an ever-increasing impact on lifewell-being and sustainable development. Given these impactsthere is a high demand at the localnational and international levels for high qualityintegrated statistics to inform all phases of the disaster risk management cycle. Furthermoredisaster related statistics are not only relevant to those working to prepare and respond to disasters but also to the public at largeresearch institutions and policy analysts at the local and national levels. In response to the increased demands for disaster related statisticsthe disaster management and official statistics communities in Asia-Pacific have developed the Disaster-related Statistics Framework (DRSF).The DRSF aims to improve countries capacities to produce high qualityintegrated statistics on disasters; and it is the basis for this course. During the course participants will learn about the importance of harmonized data and its relevance to policy making at the national and global level. Other topics covered include statistics on disaster riskdisaster occurrence and impactsand economic losses. Further details on course content follow below. Please note that a course on disaster related statistics was last held in 2023; this is an updated course and those who participated in the 2023 course are welcomed to join.
Description: Background The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), together with other United Nations Development System partners, are working to strengthen the capability of countries to collect, process and disseminate data and statistics to respond to emerging economic, social and environmental data needs in times of crises and disasters through the use of innovative data sources, advanced data acquisition methods and modern technologies, while ensuring a path towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda. In Bhutan, during 2024-25, through support from the United Nations Development Account, activities are underway to support the following outcomes: The production of land and forest accounts, in line with Bhutan’s published System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) implementation plan. The creation of a strategic plan for producing and developing disaster-related statistics. To initiate this support a capacity building workshop on SEEA land and forest accounting, and a multi-stakeholder consultative workshop on disaster-related statistics were held in Thimphu between 8-10 October 2024, with the involvement of the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of Bhutan and relevant stakeholders. Aim and Objectives The workshops had the following primary objectives: Provide practical support on the identification and application of available data sources for the development of land and forest accounts, in line with the Bhutan’s published SEEA implementation plan. Follow up on actions identified in the 2023 High-Level Seminar on Statistical-Geospatial Integration, with a focus on the use of geospatial data for SEEA compilation. Enhance awareness and understanding of relevant international statistical frameworks, guidelines and tools on disaster-related statistics. Identify and prioritise national data needs for disaster-related statistics through a multi-stakeholder workshop. Support the identification of priority data and capacity gaps to facilitate the development of a national plan for disaster-related statistics. A key outcome was the development of an agreed approach for taking forward the production of land and forest accounts and developing a strategic plan for disaster-related statistics for Bhutan.
Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 07 Dec 2023 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP SIAP
Description: Disasters continue to have an ever-increasing impact on lifewell-being and sustainable development. Given these impactsthere is a high demand at the localnational and international levels for high qualityintegrated statistics to inform all phases of the disaster risk management cycle. Furthermoredisaster related statistics are not only relevant to those working to prepare and respond to disasters but also to the public at largeresearch institutions and policy analysts at the local and national levels. In response to the increased demands for disaster related statisticsthe disaster management and official statistics communities in Asia-Pacific have developed the Disaster-related Statistics Framework (DRSF).
Description: Institutionalizing sound evidence-based sustainable development policies in the Caribbean requires quality, timely, and accessible climate change and disasters indicators that are harmonized and comparable across countries.
Description: The Global Webinar on Strengthening Climate Change and Disaster-Related Statistics: Needs, Priorities, and Action is part of a series of online webinars being held under the 14th tranche of the United Nations Development Account (DA14) Project “Resilient and agile National Statistical Systems to meet post-COVID-19 data needs to recover better”. The DA14 Project aims to help enhance the resilience and agility of the national statistical systems (NSS) of the 50 beneficiary countries to respond to emerging economic, social and environmental data needs in times of crises and disasters, through the use of innovative data sources, advanced data acquisition methods and modern technologies, while ensuring a path towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This webinar is organized under Workstream 2.1 of the DA14 project, which aims to strengthen national capacities, and increase the availability and policy use of statistics and indicators on climate change and disaster-related statistics. The Workstream is co-facilitated by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). The objectives of this webinar are to: Enhance awareness and understanding in the beneficiary countries of relevant international statistical frameworks and guidelines on climate change and disaster-related statistics; Share experiences, including good practices as well as technical and institutional challenges, on the production and use of climate change and disaster-related statistics between beneficiary countries; Discuss national priorities and plans for improving climate change and disaster-related statistics, and, Share and discuss how countries may further engage in the project. Before and after the webinar, each participant will be invited to complete a short survey on their level of awareness and knowledge relating to climate change and disaster-related statistics.
Description: The Global Webinar on Strengthening Climate Change and Disaster-Related Statistics: Needs, Priorities, and Action is part of a series of online webinars being held under the 14th tranche of the United Nations Development Account (DA14) Project “Resilient and agile National Statistical Systems to meet post-COVID-19 data needs to recover better”. The DA14 Project aims to help enhance the resilience and agility of the national statistical systems (NSS) of the 50 beneficiary countries to respond to emerging economic, social and environmental data needs in times of crises and disasters, through the use of innovative data sources, advanced data acquisition methods and modern technologies, while ensuring a path towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This webinar is organized under Workstream 2.1 of the DA14 project, which aims to strengthen national capacities, and increase the availability and policy use of statistics and indicators on climate change and disaster-related statistics. The Workstream is co-facilitated by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). The objectives of this webinar are to: Enhance awareness and understanding in the beneficiary countries of relevant international statistical frameworks and guidelines on climate change and disaster-related statistics; Share experiences, including good practices as well as technical and institutional challenges, on the production and use of climate change and disaster-related statistics between beneficiary countries; Discuss national priorities and plans for improving climate change and disaster-related statistics, and, Share and discuss how countries may further engage in the project. Before and after the webinar, each participant will be invited to complete a short survey on their level of awareness and knowledge relating to climate change and disaster-related statistics.
Description: This activity, organized by ECLAC, was carried out within the framework of the eighth session of the Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (PR23), which took place from February 28 to March 2023 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, which was sponsored by the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.
Description: The Statistics Division and the Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in collaboration with United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, have been working together over the past year and a half at the country level to strengthen institutional and statistical capacities of selected Caribbean countries to better produce, disseminate and use environment, climate change and disaster indicators. Work at the country level has helped in identifying coordination and data sharing as the most critical areas where exchange of knowledge and experiences and peer learning at the regional level bring the most value for countries. Therefore, as part of the Development Account 12th Tranche (DA12) project on Caribbean SIDS relevant climate change and disasters indicators for evidence-based policies, a regional workshop is being organized to facilitate exchange of ideas and peer learning among project beneficiary and non-beneficiary countries.
Description: About the session The Asia-Pacific region is prone to various disasters every year and the aftermath of these disasters tend to be a huge cost to economies/ countries and individual households. It is quite common to hear of economic losses or financial losses because of these disasters. Similarly, crude estimates of loss to gross domestic product (GDP) are cited as some of the effects of disasters. National statistical agencies have not been on fore front of measuring losses from disasters in the Asia-Pacific though they have made strides to produce disaster related statistics. Other statistical systems are simply in the process of setting up systems to compile disaster related statistics. Disaster management agencies have been on the forefront to measure potential economic losses from disasters. This Stats Café will discuss issues relating to how economic losses from disasters. It will provide a forum to share experiences on how economic losses are measured. Furthermore, it will highlight specific case studies on measuring economic losses based on conceptual frameworks for economic losses from disasters. Speakers Lutfi Alfia, Statistician, BPS Indonesia: Disaster related statistics in Indonesia Daniel Clarke, Researcher, Statistics and Data Directorate, OECD: Concepts of measuring economic losses from disasters Alper Aras, Economic Affairs, United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR): Concepts and case studies on economic losses from disasters , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events in 2022 2021 events 2020 events
Description: The aims of the course is build national capacities for the compilation of disaster-related statistics for enhancing disaster management and promoting risk-informed sustainable development in the countries. Also aims to facilitate national monitoring and reporting on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 04 Jan 2022 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP SIAP Forum of Statistical Society Indonesia Disaster Management Agency Indonesia SINDPA within the MNDP
Description: This course in Indonesian language aims to build national capacities for the compilation of disaster related statistics for enhancing disaster management and promote the risk-informed sustainable development in Indonesia.
Description: The workshop was held virtually on Friday, 21 May 2021, 13:00 – 15:00 hours, Bangkok time. List of participants draft Five-year plan of Technical Working Group (TWG) on Disaster-related Statistics Objectives of the workshop: to finalize the 5-Year Strategic Plan of the TWG that is required to support countries to establish disaster-related statistics to identify the priority areas where the countries needs support from the 5-Year Plan to identify priority areas where the countries can extend support to the 5-Year Plan to formulate a work program for the TWG for 2021 based on the 5-Year Plan , Home: TWG Confluence Previous TWG Meetings
Description: About the session This Stats Café session will showcase the recent efforts and advances in disaster-related statistics being undertaken by ESCAP and UN partner agencies through enhanced regional cooperation and platforms. This is with the aim of improving the production, dissemination and use of disaster-related statistics at the national and regional levels to promote evidence-based policymaking for building disasters resilience; reporting to and monitoring of the Sendai Monitoring Framework and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Programme Welcome Remarks by Rikke Munk Hansen, Chief, Economic and Environment Statistics Section, ESCA Introduction of the Speakers by Puji Pujiono, Senior Adviser, Technical Working Group (TWG) on Disaster-related Statistics, ESCAP Presentations by Maria Fe Talento, Statistician, Statistics Division, ESCAP Michael Nagy, Statistician, UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Timothy Wilcox, Programme Management Officer, UNDRR Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Question and Answer Presentations by Sara Duerte Valero, Regional Advisor, Gender Statistics, UN Women, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Amin Shamseddini, Programme Officer, Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information (APDIM), ESCAP Question and Answer Summary of the Stats Café by Puji Pujiono Closing Remarks by Rikke Munk Hansen , Stats Café Home: Upcoming events Concluded events
Description: Compared to other regions of the world, Latin America and the Caribbean has historically made a minor contribution to climate change. Nonetheless, the region is acutely vulnerable to its negative consequences, particularly the small island developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean that have been continuously impacted by hazardous events, such as tropical storms, floods or landslides.
Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 11 Feb 2021 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP SIAP Topics:
e-Learning Course on Disaster Related Statistics Framework
22 Feb 2021 – 09 Apr 2021
Source: ESCAP SIAP (Data extracted on: 04 Jan 2022 )
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Organizer(s): ESCAP SIAP
Description: This course aims to build national capacities for the compilation of disaster related statistics for enhancing disaster management and promote the risk-informed sustainable development in the countries. The course also aims to facilitate national monitoring and reporting on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It introduces concepts relevant to compiling disaster related statistics.
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Description: Organized by Statistics Division and the Caribbean Subregional Headquarte of ECLAC. This is a Side-event of the 52nd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
Description: Organizado conjuntamente por la CEPAL, la Secretaría Nacional de Ambiente, Agua y Cambio Climático, Ministerio de Vivienda, Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y el Sistema Nacional de Emergencias de Uruguay. Financiado por la Cooperación Alemana.
