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Core Set of Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators For the Arab Region

Training Workshop Environment Statistics Concepts and Frameworks Providing the Foundation for Official Environment Statistics of Qatar Doha, Qatar 23-25 September, 2012. Core Set of Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators For the Arab Region. Adel Farid Abdel-Kader

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Core Set of Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators For the Arab Region

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  1. Training WorkshopEnvironment Statistics Concepts and Frameworks Providing the Foundation for Official Environment Statistics of QatarDoha, Qatar23-25 September, 2012 Core Set of Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators For the Arab Region Adel Farid Abdel-Kader Regional Coordinator- West Asia Early Warning and Assessment UNEP

  2. Introduction Knowledge gained from data is fundamental to our understanding of environmental issues as well as for communicating information to policy makers and other groups in society. However, without good quality, relevant data and indicators, the assessment loses not only valuable communication tools, but also credibility and the ability to measure progress towards sustainability goals and objectives.

  3. Data and Indicators • Data are neutral facts. Maps Why Measure? Societies measure what they care about on the basis that: If you can't measure it, you can't manage it !! Tables Pictures Images Videos Graphs

  4. A Framework for Data Flows EDB Economic Development Board National Planning Development Strategies

  5. Continuum from Data to Indices: From narrow to broad views Composite Indices Increasing Synoptics and Integration Simple Indices Indicators Profiles Disaggregated Indicators Integrated Databases Disaggregated Data + Statistics Total Quantity of Information

  6. What are the relevant issues? Desertification Water resources management Climate change Quality of the urban environment Eutrophication Fish resources decline Toxic contamination Oil resources Disposal of waste Depletion of the ozone layer Loss of Biodiversity

  7. In this session… • Types of data • Quantitative • Qualitative • Spatial data • Non-spatial data

  8. Prioritize the issues • Criteria for Issue Selection • Urgency & immediate impact • Irreversibility • Effects on human health • Effects on economic productivity • Number of people affected • Loss of aesthetic values • Impacts on cultural and historical heritages Theme & Issue

  9. Monitoring and Data Collection of Environmental Trends and Conditions • Monitoring provides tangible information on a regular basis over an extended period of time about past and present conditions of the environment. • Monitoring can be used to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of policies implemented and actions taken.

  10. 1 February to 11 March 2006 Opportunities utilized

  11. Data Collection Steps • Develop a plan for data collection, considering, • What type of data is needed? • What data needs are higher priority? • What are the criteria for data collected, including quality and cost? • Survey data availability for the different components of your assessment.

  12. Steps for Data Collection and Compilation Source: UNEP/DEIA, Rump, P.C. (1996). State of the Environment Reporting: Source Book of Methods and Approaches. UNEP/DEIA/TR.96-1, UNEP, Nairobi.

  13. Environmental Indicators

  14. Environmental Indicators • Indicator:A Parameter, or a Value Derived from parameters, Which Points to, Provides Information About, Describes the State of Environment with Significance Extending Beyond that Directly Associated with a Parameter value. • Parameter:A property That Is Measured or Observed.

  15. What is indicator? • The term indicator comes from the Latin indicate, which means to point out. Indicator could also be defined as a parameter, or a value derived from parameters, which points to, provides information about, and describes the state of a phenomenon/ environment/ area. • Environmental indicators : are scientific measurements that track environmental conditions over time.

  16. An indicator is something that helps you understand where you are, which way you are going and how far you are from where you want to be.

  17. Descriptive and performance indicators • Descriptive indicators show trends in degradation or improvement of a situation. • Performance indicators show not only trends but distance to some threshold or goal associated with a time schedule, set by environmental policy.

  18. General criteria for the selection of environmental indicators • Sensitive • Policy relevant and acceptable • Measurability • Simplicity • Reliability • Validity • Predictability • Time – series data

  19. Indicatorsshould be SMART specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound

  20. Theme/Sub-theme Framework • The rationale for the theme framework is to better assist national policy decision-making and performance measurement.

  21. Themes For Our Meeting • Theme 1: Poverty • Theme 2: Governance • Theme 3: Health • Theme 4: Education • Theme 5: Demographics • Theme 6: Peace and Security • Theme 7: Atmosphere • Theme 8: Agriculture/Land • Theme 9: Coastal and Marine Environment • Theme 10: Water • Theme 11: Biodiversity • Theme 12: Economic Development • Theme 13: Global Partnership • Theme 14: Consumption and Production Patterns

  22. DPSIR Framework • Driver – Pressure – State – Impact - Response • Shows relationships between human activity and ecosystem well-being and is used for GEO - 4.

  23. HUMAN SOCIETY DRIVERS Indirect influence through human development PRESSURES Sectors: Human influences: Natural processes: IMPACTS Human wellbeing Economic, Social Goods & Services Direct influence through human interventions RESPONSES Mitigation and adaptation Ecosystem Services STATE and TRENDS Water, land, atmosphere, biodiversity ENVIRONMENT Step 1 What is happening to the environment and why? Step 2 What are the consequences for the environment and humanity? Step 3 What is being done and how effective is it?

  24. DPSIR Framework • Driver – Pressure – State – Impact - Response • Shows relationships between human activity and ecosystem well-being.

  25. COASTAL AND MARINE WATER HUMAN SOCIETY DRIVERS Energy Demand PRESSURES Petroleum / Oil and Gas Oil spills Contamination Toxic effects Smothering • IMPACTS • Wellbeing • Health • Recreation • Tourism • - Fisheries • Services • - Clean water • - Biodiversity Direct influence through human interventions RESPONSES Oil spill clean up Oil tanker technology incentives STATE and TRENDS Coastal water quality declining. ENVIRONMENT Step 1 What is happening to the environment and why? Step 2 What are the consequences for the environment and humanity? Step 3 What is being done and how effective is it?

  26. Indices

  27. What are Indices? • Consist of multiple indicators combined into a composite or aggregated unit • Are often used to assess and compare performance against benchmarks or among performers • If using to inform policy, it is paramount that that the indicators are well constructed and accurately interpreted

  28. Data Analysis • Non-spatial data analysis • Spatial data analysis • Linkages to Module 7 on physical presentation of data

  29. Prioritize the issues • Criteria for Issue Selection • Urgency & immediate impact • Irreversibility • Effects on human health • Effects on economic productivity • Number of people affected • Loss of aesthetic values • Impacts on cultural and historical heritages Theme & Issue

  30. Steps of Environment & Development Indicators •  Identifying priority environment and development issues; •  Prioritizing the issues relevant to different sectors and media; •  Identifying indicators needed; • Identifying data available and data gaps relevant to these issues; •  Identifying responsible institutions for data that is available; •  Assessing the possibilities of generating data, where and when needed, to fulfill data gaps; • Identifying tentative list of indicators relevant to your issue; • Collecting data and calculating indicators.

  31. Themes for the Core Set • Theme 1: Poverty • Theme 2: Governance • Theme 3: Health • Theme 4: Education • Theme 5: Demographics • Theme 6: Peace and Security • Theme 7: Atmosphere

  32. Themes for the Core Set • Theme 8: Agriculture/Land • Theme 9: Coastal and Marine Environment • Theme 10: Water • Theme 11: Biodiversity • Theme 12: Economic Development • Theme 13: Global Partnership • Theme 14: Consumption and Production Patterns

  33. Theme 1: Poverty issues and indicators

  34. Theme: Poverty issues and indicators (continued)

  35. Theme 2: Governance issues and indicators

  36. Theme 3: Health issues and indicators

  37. Theme: Health issues and indicators (continued)

  38. Theme 4: Education issues and indicators

  39. Theme 5: Demographics issues and indicators

  40. Theme 6: Natural Hazards/ Peace and Security issues and indicators

  41. Theme 7: Atmosphere issues and indicators

  42. Theme 8: Land/ Agriculture issues and indicators

  43. Theme 8: Land/ Agriculture issues and indicators (continued)

  44. Theme 9: Oceans and Marine Environment issues and indicators

  45. Theme: Oceans, Seas and Coastsissues and indicators (continued)

  46. Theme 10: Freshwater/ Water issues and indicators

  47. Theme 10: Freshwater/ Water issues and indicators

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