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CAN and Advisory Meeting 2001

CAN and Advisory Meeting 2001. Structure. 1.0 Background 2.0 Advisory Committee 3.0 Regional Resource Centre  Capacity Building  Data Management  Assessment and Reporting 4.0 Additional Projects  Forest Fires  Central Asia REAP  EANET  ABC  DPR Korea SoE  WSSD

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CAN and Advisory Meeting 2001

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  1. CAN and Advisory Meeting 2001

  2. Structure • 1.0 Background • 2.0 Advisory Committee • 3.0 Regional Resource Centre •  Capacity Building •  Data Management •  Assessment and Reporting • 4.0 Additional Projects •  Forest Fires •  Central Asia REAP •  EANET •  ABC •  DPR Korea SoE •  WSSD •  SEMIS 2 •  Indicators • 5.0 RRC-AP Finance • 6.0 Centre and Staffing • 7.0 RRC Strategic Direction • 8.0 Next Meeting

  3. Background 1 Background

  4. GRID Bangkok EAP.AP RRC • 1989 • Data • Central Provider • 1999 • Service to Region • 1993 • Assessment • H/W & S/W 1.1 History Background 1

  5. Assessment Network Environment Reporting Partnerships Collaborative Assessment Network Assessment Tools Priority/Emerging Issues Early Warning Guidelines on Common Methodology IT Tools–Internet, DBMS, GIS, RS Science Prevention Aspects 1.2 Scope Background 1

  6. Natural Disasters: Increased frequency and magnitude of floods, droughts, desertification  33% of 1997 world’s disaster occurred in Asia amounting to US$M 33,600 economic losses Earth Summit 2002: National and sub-regional reporting requirements, quantative and qualitative articulation of priorities. Digital Revolution: Hardware/Software/Internet (Broadband, Blue Tooth, Voice Browser, XML, Peer-to-Peer) Needs: Assistance for common framework reporting at national and sub-regional levels and agency partnerships Needs: Build capacity to use the new digital technology for collection, analysis, and dissemination of environment information 1.3 Facts Needs: Early Warning Systems, capacity for preventive measures, e.g. INDOEX Background 1

  7. 1.4 Emerging Facts Background 1 Regional: ESCAP every 5 years  ADB every 3 years  UNEP every 2 years Needs: Agency partnerships, build on the sub-regional efforts Sub-Regional: Strengthened bodies  Forum for Environment  Mandate for regular SoE Needs: Capacity for reporting, common framework, address common and transboundary issues National: Increased awareness  Establishment of Environment Agencies  Mandate for regular SoE Needs: Capacity for reporting: - quantative base - common methodology - participatory approach - action oriented

  8. 1.5 Vision Background 1 Regional Resource Centre for Environment Assessment Technical backstopping (IT), Data Archive Function Cooperative Assessment Network Database on SoE Framework (spatial, statistical)

  9. Advisory Com 2 Advisory Committee

  10. Progress 2.1 Advisory Com 2

  11. Current Guidance on:  Strategic Vision Programme and Budget  Early Warning Studies  Political Issues 2.2 Advisory Com 2 CURRENT: Manager, Environment. Div., ADB  Director, UNEP DEIA/EW  President, AIT  Nay Htun, Regional Adviser  Director, UNEP ROAP  Ken Piddington, Regional Adviser  R. Rajamani, Regional Adviser NORAD/SIDA NE & CAR

  12. 3 Regional Resource Centre RRC

  13. Regional Resource Centre 3.1 Capacity Building 3.2 Data Management 3.3 Assessment • Network - National, Sub-reg, Regional - Project Administration • Hardware/Software Training - Vendor Support • Decision Support Project Administration • Data Archive/ Disseminate • System/Network Support • Internet/Web Support • Assessment - National Sub-regional/Regional - SoE, Action Plan • Early Warning - GLOF - Water - Landcover - Air Pollution • Assessment Support - Guidelines - Tools - Future 3 RRC

  14. Capacity Building 3.1.1 NETWORK 3.1.2 TRAINING AND HARDWARE/SOFTWARE 3.1.3 DECISION SUPPORT Proposed 2001/2002 1989 GRID 1993 EAP 1999 RRC Proposed 2001/2002 Assist Facilities with Guideline Tools Vendor Partnership ESRI, ERDAS, Fujitsu, Tandberg Proposed 2001/2002 Publish all Outputs in HTML Repackage Selected Outputs Youth SoE, Primary School Progress 2001 CAN, Sub-regional, GRID GEO CC’s Facility CC’s Progress 2001 Initial Communications to Facilities Progress 2001 6 National SoE reports in Internet Central Asia REAP CD on Freshwater Data 3.1 Activities 2002 Partners and Network Sub-regional, National, Local One UNEP Window Activities 2002 Disseminate Guidelines to Facilities Activities 2002 4 Additional National SoEs in Internet South Asia SoE in Internet South Asia SoE – Youth version 3 RRC

  15. Data Management 3.2.1 DATA SUPPORT 3.2.3 IT DECISION SUPPORT 3.2.2 SYSTEM SUPPORT Proposed 2001/2002 Disseminate Guidelines Provide hw/sw update Organize metadata Proposed 2001/2002 Subset of UNEP.net Acquire portal tool Assist partners & network Proposed 2001/2002 Web, e-mail, database, ArcIMS Upgrade LAN AEETC connection 128k Explore alternate ISP Progress 2001 Guidelines for 5 themes Metadata for RRC.AP & GMS Update of hw/sw Progress 2001 Proposal for UNEP.net mode Participation in meeting on UNEP.net Recruitment of staff Progress 2001 Master plan for upgrade Mercure connection to AEETC Alternate ISP explored Roaming account 3.2 Activities 2002 Guidelines for Indicators Metadata for 26 countries and 3 regions Activities 2002 Procure & install server/LAN  Establish ISP communication Activities 2002 Procure and install hw/sw Develop regional portal Collect necessary data Cataloging Assistance to DEWA, ADB 3 RRC

  16. Assessment and Reporting 3.3.1 REPORTING 3.3.2 EARLY WARNING 3.3.3 SUPPORT SoE Proposed 2001/2002 Governments SoE Mandate Sub-regional SoE Mandate UNEP GEO  Government Consultations Proposed 2001/2002 GLOF: Increasing Incidence Water: Study Supply and Demand Landcover: Time Series Stress Air Pollution: Malè Declaration, ABC, EANET Proposed 2001/2002 Frameworks Guidelines Progress 2001 7 National , 2 subregional SoER; ESCAP 1995/2000; GEO input Progress 2001 GLOF: Inventories & EW-Nepal, Bhutan Water: Completed Database Framework Landcover: Completed for 12 Countries Air Pollution: Network in place Progress 2001 Guidelines on Database/SoE reviewed/tested; National/Subregional SoER; Central Asia Action Plan 3.3 Activities 2002 4 National SoEs Assist RIO + IO Report Environment Action Plan Initiate SNSDS & NSDAP Activities 2002 GLOF: Inventories/EW Mechanism-China Water: Mobilizing resources Landcover: China, India, Indonesia & CA Air Pollution: Strengthen monitoring network Activities 2002 SoE HB IEA Manual Indicators for SD 3 RRC

  17. Early Warning GLOF EARLY WARNING WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Landcover Water 3.3.2 Air Pollution 3 RRC

  18. Additional 4 Additional Projects

  19. Background 4.1.1 Forest Fires Additional 4 Initiated in 1998 to combat fires/haze in Indonesia and neighboring countries  UNEP assisted and coordinated international and regional efforts to combat fires and enhance regional capacity

  20. Progress 4.1.2 Forest Fires Additional 4 ASEAN agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution implemented Activities, including technical meetings and trainings A coordination and support unit is established in the Secretariat. The unit is now functional and active providing daily haze update.  GIS technical review meeting and VC training were conducted in July 2001

  21. Background 4.2.1 Central Asia Additional 4 • February 2000 - Request of CA countries to UN system to assist in preparation of REAP • Output:UNEP Task Force on CA was appointed • 2. May 2000 - UNEP Fact Finding mission to CA • Outputs: Approval of REAP concept and process by ISDC decision • Five priorities: Air pollution; Land degradation; Water pollution; Waste management, and Mountain ecosystems degradation • 3. June 2000 - Steering Committee (SC): National focal points (FP), ADB, UNDP Kazakhstan, and UNEP/RRC-AP. • Strong partnership between Asian Development Bank (ADB), UNDP Kazakhstan, and UNEP/RRC-AP • 4. July 2000 - Five National FPs selected Collaborating Centers (CCs) for each priority • 5. Distribution of tasks between the countries is as follows: • - Air pollution – Uzbekistan; • - Water pollution – Kazakhstan; • -Land Degradation – Turkmenistan; • - Waste management – Kyrgyz Republic, and • - Mountain ecosystems degradation – Tajikistan • 6. The total budget for the current project is $627,125. ADB - $500,000. UNDP Kazakhstan (in-kind) - $25,000. Government of Norway - $47,125. UNEP/RRC-AP - $80,000.

  22. Progress 4.2.2 Central Asia Additional • The project activities have been divided into five phases: • Fact-finding mission; • Manual, training, and MOUs; • EAP preparation and thematic workshops; • REAP consolidation and review workshop, and • REAP launching. 4

  23. Proposed 2002/2003 4.2.3 Central Asia Additional 4 Assessment Support September 2001 – REAP approved as a basis for further development Early 2002 - REAP will be strengthened with project proposals to address the identified issues REAP SC will continue with a revised mandate Regional Working Group (RWG) will be established for finalization of REAP project portfolio  End 2002 - Regional Committee for Sustainable Development (RCSD) to integrate environmental, economic and social components of sustainable development  Regional Sustainable Development Plan on the basis of REAP

  24. Background 4.3.1 EANET Additional 4 Participation: 10 countries in East Asian region, which includes Northeast and Southeast Asia, that expressed at the Second Intergovernmental Meeting their intention to participate in the Network Preparatory Activities: Started the preparatory-phase activities from April 1998. Objectives of the Network to create a common understanding of the state of the acid deposition problems in the East Asia to provide useful inputs for decision-making at local, national and regional levels aimed at preventing or reducing adverse impacts on human health and the environment due to acid deposition

  25. Progress Mondy(Russia) Banryu(Japan) Los Banos(Philippines) Hoa Binh(Viet Nam) Terelj(Mongolia) Jakarta/EMC(Indonesia) Kosan(R.of Korea) Zhuhai(China) 4.3.2 EANET Bangkok/ERTC(Rhailand) Tanah(Malaysia) Additional 4 Second Intergovernmental Meeting in Niigata, Japan in October 2000 decided to start the EANET activities on a regular basis from January 2001 and requested UNEP RRC.AP to host the Secretariats from January 2001 Proposal to establish the Secretariats has been developed

  26. Background Residual Chloride Nitrate Ammonia Sulfate Calcium carbonate Organic compounds Black carbon DM/DlogD (mg/m3 ) 4.4.1a ABC Aerodynamic diameter (mm) Additional 4 • Haze at 5km; up to 3km high • Size of continental US • Covering Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia and China

  27. Background OZONE DEPLETIONS GREENHOUSE GASES AIR POLLUTION Urban Haze, Acid rain, Aerosol, Smog Regional Climate forcing Climate forcing uv Climate Change Regional Climate Change Human health Agriculture/ forest Marine and aquatic life 4.4.1b ABC Additional 4 Atmospheric Issues

  28. Background 4.4.1e ABC Additional Orissa, India: Increasing frequency 4 FLOODS 1834 – 1926: 6 Major floods 1926 – 1955: 1 in a decade 1962 – 2000: an annual affair DROUGHTS 1950s: only 3 districts were affected 1980s: entire western Orissa affected 1990s: Southern Orissa also affected Source: Down To Earth, October 15, 2001

  29. Proposed 2002/2003 4.4.3 ABC Additional 4 November 2001 Short-Term Scientific Impact Assessment Report Completed Medium-Term 2 years Build the Scientific Base Observatory Stations Climate Impact Studies Agricultural Impact Studies Comparative Health Studies Long-Term 3 to 10 years Expansion of Impact studies Field experiments Climate-Ecological Systemic Response Information for Policy-making

  30. Background 4.5.1 DPR Korea Additional 4 Background: In collaboration with National Coordinating Committee for Environment (NCC), Government of DPR of Korea and UNDP, the Centre has initiated the project to: a) strengthen environmental assessment and reporting in DPR of Korea by providing necessary training and guidelines; b) prepare a policy relevant SoE report for DPR of Korea following the UNEP guidelines. Partners/Coordinating Agencies: • NCCE, Govt of DPR Korea • UNDP • UNEP

  31. WSSD Partnership Asian Development Bank Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific ESCAP Secretariat Steering Committee & Task Force 4.6.1 WSSD Additional 4 Asia Pacific Region

  32. WSSD Secretariat Subregional WSSD Regional NEA SP CA Secretariat SA Regional Reports SEA Subregional Reports Consultations • Stakeholders meeting • Intergovernmental Meeting Consultations • Stakeholders meeting • Intergovernmental Meeting 4.6.2 WSSD Additional 4

  33. Preparatory Process 4.6.3 WSSD Additional 4 • Subregional • Subregional Papers: NE Asia, Pacific, Central Asia, South Asia and SE Asia • Consultations • Stakeholders Meeting (Day 1): • Intergovernmental Meeting (Day 2 & 3): Representatives of Finance, Planning, and Environment Ministries • 2001 Venue: Beijing (26-28 July) , Apia (5-7 Sept.), Almaty (19-21 Sept.), Colombo (27-29 Sept.), Manila (17-19 October) • Regional • Regional Platform Report: Regional Position Paper • Synthesis Paper: Synthesis of 5-Subregional Papers • Consultation • Stakeholders Meeting (Day 1) • Intergovernmental Meeting (Day 2 & 3) • Venue: Phnom Penh, Cambodia (27-29 November 2001)

  34. Subregional Preparations 4.6.4 WSSD Additional 4 • NE Asia • Multi-stakeholders meeting: 98 participants • Intergovernmental meeting: 45 participants • Priority areas: Natural disaster, role of science and technology, freshwater management, poverty eradication, desertification and land degradation, unsustainable production and consumption • Pacific • Multi-stakeholders meeting: 98 participants • Priority areas: Oceans management, natural resources management, impacts of climate change, island vulnerability, energy development, people’s welfare, capacity building • Central Asia • Stakeholders meeting: 55 participants • Priority areas: Develop legislations, regional cooperation, poverty eradication, land degradation, capacity building, NSDS

  35. Subregional Preparations 4.6.5 WSSD Additional 4 • South Asia • Stakeholders meeting: 71 participants • Intergovernmental meeting: 66 participants • Priority areas: Poverty eradications, good governance, subregional cooperation, unsustainable production and consumption, spiritual dimension • Southeast Asia • Stakeholders meeting: 70 participants • Intergovernmental meeting: 90 participants • Priority areas: Environment and natural resource management-food security, land management, sustainable forestry management, integrated watershed management, integrated coastal management, development of renewable energy, reverse rural-urban migration, urban carrying capacity; governance and institutional mechanism-participation of major groups, empowerment of local government; and cross cutting, economic and social issues-unsustainable production and consumption pattern, poverty eradication, international commitments on ODA, review WTO principles

  36. What is Different? Asian Development Bank Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific Intergovernmental Agencies/Process ESCAP 4.6.6 WSSD Additional 4 • Partnership  ADB, ESCAP, UNDP, UNEP, Intergovernmental Agencies/Process • Stakeholder Participation  9 major groups • National Governments  Planning, Finance, Environment Ministries • Focus on Implementation • Focus as Integrated Sustainable Development • Forward Looking

  37. Background 4.7.1 SEMIS Additional 4 • Following up from achievements of SEMIS -I • A defined core datasets • A conceptual database design (spatial) • Technical capacity for exchange of data • And recognizing the need for follow-up support • GMS requested for follow-up in WGE-4 (Mar ’98), which was endorsed by Ministerial meeting (Sep’98), and SEMIS-II approved by ADB in Dec ’99 • Some interim supports from SEF/GMS for defining and information on GMS Hotspot areas • Partners: ADB, UNEP RRC.AP, Participating GMS Countries, MRC • Project duration – 2 yrs.

  38. Progress 4.7.2 SEMIS Additional 4 • Inception phase • established a project office at UNEP RRC.AP • detail work program (IP) completed • prepared a position paper on the availability, accessibility and usefulness of available data and data gaps • subregional inception workshop held • agreement on the overall project IP • IEEDP concepts/background presented • Project inception report prepared • Implementation phase • National workshops in each country held • to discuss on data generation, availability, sharing mechanism among different departments/agencies • assess capacity building needs • Acquired coarse and Large resolution RS data for land use/cover monitoring in GMS • Preparation of IEEDP manual (in Progress) • Data Collection and Management Guidelines (in Progress)

  39. Background Theory Reality Indices Indicators Analyzed data Primary data Indices Indicators Analyzed data Primary data 4.8.1 Indicators Additional 4 Environment Performance Review Indicators (i)   Need to develop consistent information base across the region to: keep track of environment performance; environment concerns are integrated in economic development; and raise awareness of the public. NEED CONCENTRATION ON: • Network at national – sub-regional – regional – global • Data collection • Analysis link to policy • Data issue: compatibility • Linked to ongoing activities Pyramid is often inverted and many indicators and indices are generated on the basis of a limited amount of data and needs to focus on generating good primary data

  40. Progress Development of a conceptual framework Establishment of a consultative network Development of tools for analysis and visualization of information Dissemination of methodology and information Selection of indicators Data search and development of database Performance review for selected countries 4.8.2 Indicators Additional 4 Environment Performance Review Indicators A concept paper has been developed together by ADB, Japan and UNEP The Concept has already been discussed with the major players in the indicator development like OECD and IISD

  41. Finance 5 RRC.AP Finance

  42. Finance 2001-2002 5.1a Finance 5 Table 1. Income Estimates

  43. Finance 2001-2002 5.1b Finance 5 Table 2. Revised Income Estimates

  44. Finance 2001-2002 5.2b Finance 5 Table 5. Revised Expenditure Estimates

  45. RRC Direction 7 RRC Strategic Direction

  46. 7.1.1a Background IDG: 2015 RRC Direction International Development Goals: 2015 7 • Poverty: Half between 1990 and 2015 • Primary school enrolment: 100% • Gender disparities in education: Complete elimination • Infant mortality: 2/3 reduction from 1990 to 2015 • Maternal mortality: Reduction by 3 quarters • Health service: Access to all • National sustainable strategy: Implementation by 2005 • Loss of environmental resource: Reversal by 2015

  47. 7.1.1b Background Asia Indicators RRC Direction 7 Selected Development Indicators in Asia

  48. 7.1.2a Background Asia Total GNP: 1999 RRC Direction 7 Put chart here

  49. 7.1.3 Background Regional Resource Centre RRC Direction Need for global sustainability 7 NSDS SoE What have we done? Quantitative base Needs for innovative ideas Local national needs

  50. 7.1.4 Background Core Competence? RRC Direction 7 • Network Capacity Building • IT and data/information processing • SoE type events • Early Warning

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