The Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) organised a joint workshop to strengthen data systems supporting climate resilience in the GCC countries.
The workshop included the participation of relevant entities across the GCC member states, including national statistics offices, ministries of interior and environment, disaster risk reduction units, and academic institutions. It also includes the participation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the Regional Office of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS).
The workshop forms part of efforts to build on the outcomes of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) and advance the implementation of regional priorities identified during the conference, along with related strategic objectives and work programmes linked to climate readiness and associated budget allocations.
During the workshop, SCE underlined the importance of developing modern data systems that align with risk-based planning needs. It highlighted the adoption of a multi-sectoral approach, bringing together national statistics offices, disaster risk reduction units within ministries of interior, and entities concerned with environmental affairs and human mobility, in addition to academic and research institutions. The approach supports effective integration in managing climate and mobility data and developing shared indicators for vulnerability and proactive action.
The IOM explained that the technical programme of the workshop focused on improving the quality of climate and human mobility data, supporting the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and contributing to the preparation of regional indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA).
It added that the workshop’s outcomes include the development of national roadmaps for data coordination, the enhancement of early warning mechanisms, and the formulation of a unified GCC framework for climate-related mobility data, in support of the outcomes of COP30.