Behind the scenes of the 'The unjust climate' report: A review of the data and tools used to measure the impacts of climate change on the rural poor, women, and youth

Developing policies to foster inclusive rural transformation requires improved evidence on the impact of climate change on vulnerable rural populations, such as women, youth, and those living in poverty. Unfortunately, there is insufficient comparative, cross-country evidence that comprehensively influences how weather shocks and climate change influence rural transformation drivers and adaptation strategies across various rural segments and agro-ecological settings. To address this issue, FAO's latest report, "The unjust climate," has assembled an impressive set of data from 24 low- and middle-income countries across five world regions. This data combines both spatial and temporal dimensions, incorporating 70 years of georeferenced data on daily precipitation and temperatures to measure the effects of climate change on rural women, youth, and people living in poverty. This webinar will delve into explaining the construction and innovative features of this dataset, as well as the empirical strategies used to assess these groundbreaking impacts. 

SPEAKER:

Nicholas Sitko is a Senior Economist in the Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division at FAO, where he leads the Division’s Socio-Economic Research and Analysis Team (SERA). SERA generates rigorous evidence to support global efforts to end poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, and to promote gender equality and women's empowerment in rural areas. Prior to join FAO he was assistant Professor of International Development/ Chief of Party Food Security Research at the Michigan State University. He holds a PhD in Human Geography from University of Colorado. 

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