Mayors, academics, and representatives of local governments and civil society participated in the seminar “Local open government: intersections in gender equity and climate action” that took place on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at the headquarters of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Santiago, Chile and was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), and the TRIBU Foundation.
The event sought to address the intersections between open government and the gender equity and climate action agendas in the municipal world. In particular, it aimed to explore the various mechanisms, policies and initiatives that Chilean municipalities have implemented to address both issues, and to reflect on the open government challenges that Chilean municipalities face in addressing the agendas of climate adaptation and eliminating the gender gap.
Two panels were held with the participation of mayors and representatives of United Nations agencies with experience in the respective topics. Each session began with an introductory presentation on the topic by the invited specialist. This was followed by interventions by mayors and/or their representatives who had to address the policies, mechanisms and/or initiatives carried out by their administrations to work on the agenda from the perspective of participation, accountability and transparency. They also reflected on the challenges that arise when addressing these topics with open government tools.
The event was attended by Mayors Emilia Ríos of Ñuñoa and Karina Delfino of Quinta Normal, both municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. Mayor Dina González of the municipality of Calle Larga, located in the Valparaíso Region, also participated, as well as other authorities from subnational governments.
The Head of the Public Management and Open Government Area of ILPES/ECLAC, Valeria Torres, spoke at the opening of the activity. She also participated in the panel on challenges and initiatives of local open government for climate adaptation, providing context on the importance of addressing these challenges within a governance framework such as the Local Open Government Plans. She also gave concrete examples of how these plans have generated clear impacts through policies for climate adaptation.
For her part, the specialist from the same Area, Alejandra Naser, gave an introductory talk on local open government and its challenges within the framework of the Open Government Alliance.
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