Agenda item 3: Briefing on the Global Environmental Data Strategy

This background document has been developed by the Secretariat to update the Committee on the Global Environment Data Strategy (GEDS). It is designed to support the upcoming multi-stakeholder consultations on GEDS due to take place between September 2024 and March 2025. It provides relevant background information for participants, outlining: • UNEP’s mandate to develop GEDS • Data governance gaps and considerations that GEDS will need to address • UNEP’s framework for GEDS development and planned outputs • The structure of the multi-stakeholder consultations and key questions that will be addressed