Overview on production and sharing
of 8 selected indicators by Central
Asian countries
MONECA Regional Coordination
Meeting, 10 June 2014, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
UNECE environmental indicators
42 indicators:
- 3 air pollution and
ozone depletion
- 3 climate change
- 16 water
- 4 biodiversity
- 2 land and soil
- 2 agriculture
- 4 energy
- 4 transport
- 4 waste
• For each indicator:
– description file with
definitions, data
structure, collection
methods, etc.,
– excel production table,
and
– glossary
Available at:
http://www.unece.org/env/indicators.html
http://www.unece.org/env/indicators.html
Current focus of work: production and
sharing of 8 indicators
• 8 indicators:
– 3 air pollution and ozone
depletion
– 1 climate change
– 2 water
– 1 land and soil
– 1 waste
(A1) Emission of pollutants into
atmospheric air
(A2) Ambient air quality in urban
areas
(A3) Ozone depleting substances
(B3) Greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions
(C10) BOD5 and concentration of
ammonium in rivers
(C11) Nutrients in freshwater
(D1) Protected areas (without
regimes of protection)
(I1) Waste generation
Production and sharing of the 8
indicators by Central Asian countries
8
6
4
2
0
As analyzed at the 8th session of JTF, details in analytical paper
No information from Turkmenistan was received
Indicators
produced*
Indicators shared on
national websites*
Production
Indicator
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan*
Dark green – done
A1
A2
Light green – some
sub-indicators not
presented
A3
B3
C10
Yellow – not
presented but
pledged to be
produced
C11
D1
Orange – problems of
a more complex
nature
I1
White – no
information
Production - recommendations
Indicator
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan*
Produce missing data
Dark green – done
A1
Countries should gradually take steps to include data on NMVOCs, NH3, CO, CH, PM10, PM2.5, TSP, POPs and heavy metals in the
production of this indicator
Indicator should be fully
produced
A2
Produce missing data
All countries should gradually take steps to include data on PM10, SO2, and O3 in the production of this indicator
A3
Produce missing data
Indicator should be fully
produced
B3
Produce data on
emissions per
capita/GDP
Indicator should be fully
produced
Problems of more
complex nature to be
solved gradually
Indicator should be fully
produced
C10
All countries should adjust the structure of this indicator following the latest revision of the Indicator Guidelines (max, min, mean,
standard deviation)
Produce missing data
Problems of more
complex nature to be
solved gradually
Problems of more
complex nature to be
solved gradually
Indicator should be fully
produced
C11
All countries should adjust the structure of this indicator following the latest revision of the Indicator Guidelines (max, min, mean,
standard deviation)
All countries should gradually take steps to include data on rivers and groundwater in the production of this indicator
D1
Produce longer time
series data
Light green – add
online immediately
after JTF-8
Yellow – add online
before JTF-9
Orange – problems of
a more complex
nature – present
progress at JTF-9/add
online before JTF-9
Produce time series data
Produce missing data
Produce missing data
Produce missing data
I1
Countries should adjust the structure of this indicator following the latest revision of the Indicator Guidelines (municipal wastewaste
generation by households )
White – no
information
Turkmenistan*
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Issues
Online sharing of all core indicators
(exceptions)
Easy accessibility from the main page of
national agencies
Indicators on individual webpages or by
thematic area
Presentation in interactive file formats
Information on methodology, policy
targets, and a brief interpretation
Information on limitations of methodology,
data validation, and metadata
Specification of the time of the last update
of the content
Main/home webpages of relevant agencies
in the national language and
English/Russian
Kyrgyzstan
Country
Kazakhstan
Sharing
Dark green – fully
done
Yellow – not yet fully
done
Orange – not yet
addressed and
requires time for
implementation
White – no
information
Sharing - recommendations
Except
C11
Except
C10/11
Rec. 8: Easy accessibility from the main page
of national agencies
Rec. 11: Information on methodology, policy
targets, and a brief interpretation
Rec. 13: Specification of the time of the last
update of the content
Rec. 14: Main/home webpages of relevant
agencies in the national language and
English/Russian
Green – done
Yellow – be fully
done before JTF-9
Rec. 9: Indicators on individual webpages or
by thematic area
Rec. 10: Presentation in interactive file formats
Rec. 12: Information on limitations of
methodology, data validation, and metadata
Turkmenista
n*
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Recommendation
Rec. 7: Online sharing of all core indicators
(exceptions)
Kyrgyzstan
Country
Kazakhstan
Table 2: Actions to be taken by countries to implement the recommendations for the online
sharing of core indicators
A workshop on limitations of
methodologies and data validation will be
organized to assist the countries to initiate
the implementation of this
recommendation
Orange – progress
achieved through
work implemented
to be presented at
JTF-9