COP31 Panel Presses for Age, Sex and Disability Data in Climate Plans
COP 31 Presidency Events • United NationsNovember 12, 2026
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Climate policy built on national averages misses the people most likely to be hurt. That was the consistent message at a Nov. 12, 2026, COP31 Presidency side event on disaggregated demographic data. Speakers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), UN agencies, national statistics offices and ministers from Pakistan and Türkiye made the case. The informational panel took no votes and made no decisions.
- Disaggregated data should steer adaptation and climate finance, panelists from SESRIC, UNFPA, the OIC, UNICEF and IOM argued
- 16 OIC countries lack a recent census, a SESRIC representative said
- Pakistan's NDC 3.0: 17% domestic, 33% internationally contingent, a state minister said while describing flood harm to women and children
- Statisticians and UN bodies urged linked datasets, common standards and privacy safeguards
- New South-South tools pitched: South-South Galaxy Plus and a Global Alliance on South-South and Triangular Cooperation
The basics: Disaggregated data breaks statistics down by age, sex, disability, location and other traits. It replaces a single national figure. COP31 is the UN climate conference, where countries negotiate climate commitments and finance.
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