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YES/AND: Inclusive Pathways for Arctic Environmental Data Justice
This project is focused on improving the International Arctic Observing Assessment Framework, a framework to improve environmental data in the region through the lens of societal benefits like disaster preparedness and food security. While it outlines more than 160 societally-relevant key objectives, it doesn’t include a single reference to gender. Informed by feminist evaluation, and feminist and Indigenous data principles, WoA proposes to convene diverse focus groups to proactively seek perspectives on gender, Indigeneity and their intersections, which were excluded from the original framing. This work will investigate the implications of these missing perspectives and develop feedback toward inclusive planning tools for Arctic regional resilience.
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Accurate, timely, and inclusive data is essential to building gender-transformative and climate-resilient futures. While the impacts of climate change are well-documented at a macro level, the lived experiences of those on the frontlines— especially women and gender-diverse people, people with disabilities, and other structurally marginalized groups — are often missing from the data that informs planning, policy, and financing. The result is climate strategies that are incomplete at best and maladaptive at worst.
Each year, the Gender and Environment Data Alliance (GEDA) supports projects that explore feminist, grassroots, and community-based quantitative and qualitative data collection methodologies, with an emphasis on locally-led and participatory approaches. While some projects may generate new data to fill existing gaps, others may strengthen capacity, raise awareness, or illustrate best practices to catalyze greater uptake and use of quality data and knowledge for gender-transformative environment and climate action.
Women of the Arctic is a Member of GEDA.