Preliminary national diagnostics of environmental statistics

Алмата 2017

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Country: Kazakhstan

Presenter: Nakipbekov Aset

Activity: Workshop on Environment Statistics for North and Central Asian countries

Date: 15-17.11.2017

National vision

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• Our national vision for sustainable development, biodiversity,green economy and ecosystems for Kazakhstan is: an economywith a high level of quality of life for the population, careful andrational use of natural resources for the benefit of present andfuture generations and in accordance with internationalenvironmental obligations accepted by the country.

• Source: Concept on the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstanto the "green economy"

Environmental problems

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• The main environmental problems inKazakhstan are:

- Air pollution;

- Deficiency of water resources;

- Land degradation (wind, water);

- Natural disasters;

- Increase in the volume of waste.

Political Priorities and Policy Instruments

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Priorities of sustainable development policies:

Sector Objectives 2020 2030 2050

Water resources

Abolishment of water scarcity at the national level

Provide water to the whole population

Provide water to agriculture (by 2040)

Solve once and for all the problems of water supply

Elimination of water shortage at the basin level

Maximum coverage of the deficit in the basins as a whole (by 2025)

No deficiency for each basin

Agriculture

Labor productivity in agriculture

Increase by 3 times

Yield of wheat (t / ha) 1,4 2,0

Water costs for irrigation

450 330

Energy Efficiency

Decrease in energy intensity of GDP from the level in 2008

25% (10% by 2015)

30% 50%

Priorities of sustainable development policies:

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Sector Objectives 2020 2030 2050

Electrical Energy

Share of alternative sources in the generation of electricity

Solar and wind: not less than 3% by 2020.

% 50%

Share of gas power stations in the generation of electricity

20% 25% 30%

Provision of gas to regions Akmola and Karaganda regions

Northern and Eastern regions

Decrease in the current level of carbon dioxide emissions

At level of 2012 - 15% -40%

Air pollution Emissions of sulfur oxides and nitrogen into the environment

At European level

Recycling

Export of solid waste for the whole population

100%

Sanitary storage of garbage 95%

Proportion of recycled waste 40% 50%

Political Priorities and Policy Instruments

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•Environmental Policies, Strategies, Programs

Level 1 Strategy of "Kazakhstan 2050"Strategic Development Plan by 2020Draft Strategic Development Plan by 2025.Projection scheme of the territorial-spatial development of the country by 2020National Security Strategy

Level 2 The concept of transition to a "green" economy

State programs:✓Infrastructure development of "Nurly Jol" for 2015-2019.✓Industrial and innovative development for 2015-2019.✓Informational Kazakhstan-2020 for 2013-2019.✓Development of the agro-industrial complex for 2017-2021.✓Development of public health services "Densaulik" for 2016-2019.

Government programs:✓On the development of services for 2015-2019.✓"Road map of business 2020" for 2015-2019.

Level 3 Plan of activities to implement the Concept for the transition to a “green” economyStrategic plans for the development of central government bodiesTerritorial development programs of 14 areas, Astana and Almaty

Institutions

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• Stakeholders in sustainable environmental development andgreen economy policies:

- Government, Ministries, Committees, Departments, Research Institutes

- Public organizations, etc.

• Institutional mechanisms for decision-making in the field ofsustainable development and "green economy":

- Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

- Concepts for the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the "green economy" for 2013-2020

• Role of the National Statistical Agency:- Monitoring of the indicators of the "green economy" – MNE, МЭ, МСХ, МИИР, МОН, MF

RK

- Monitoring of indicators SDGs - MNE, ME, MAH, MoA, MH, MF, MoJ, MON, MCS, MIC RK

Knowledge

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•Key documents and data sources:

- Environmental indicators for monitoring and environmental

assessment - UNECE

http://stat.gov.kz/faces/homePage/ecolog?_afrLoop=10857559402158943#%40%3F_afrLoop%3D108

57559402158943%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D12w2mpei3m_50);

- Indicators of the "green economy" of the Republic of Kazakhstan -

OECDhttp://stat.gov.kz/faces/wcnav_externalId/Ind_Green_Economy?_afrLoop=10857663936513350#

%40%3F_afrLoop%3D10857663936513350%26_adf.ctrl-state%3D12w2mpei3m_76).

Existing compilations

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• Central Framework of the System of Environmental andEconomic Accounting (SEEA) Accounts

- All SEEA accounts shown in slide # 11 are piloted

• Eco-system accounts of SEEA- Eco-system accounts are planned

• Other indicators of FDES- Most of the FDES indicators are formulated and published by

authorized bodies

Context

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• Other activities for national statistics- A working group on methodological issues of national accounts and

financial sector statistics was established

- A working group on the introduction of SEEA in the Republic ofKazakhstan was established

- A working group on the development and implementation of greeneconomy indicators was established

• International activities focused on the environment,sustainable development, biodiversity or green economy

- KAZSTAT (World Bank)

- Country program on cooperation between Kazakhstan and OECD

- Working Group on Environmental Indicators (UNECE)

- Working Group on Waste Statistics (UNECE)

Priorities

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• Physical flow accounts:- Emissions account;

- Solid waste account;

- Energy resources account.

• Environmental activity accounts and related flows:- Expenses on preservation of the environment Account;

- Environmental taxes Account.

• Asset accounts:- Asset accounting accounts for mineral and energy resources;

- Asset accounting account for water resources.

Constraints

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• Physical flow accounts:- Emissions account;

- Solid waste account;

- Energy resources account.

• Environmental activity accounts and related flows:- Expenses on preservation of the environment Account;

- Environmental taxes Account.

• Asset accounts:- Asset accounting accounts for mineral and energy resources;

- Asset accounting account for water resources.

Opportunities: Priority actions

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1. SEEA accounts: joint project with OECD (within thecountry program)

2. Green economy indicators: joint project with OECD(within the framework of the country program)

Actions (1,2): conducting training seminars, studyinginternational best practices, obtaining methodologicaland practical assistance, interaction with environmentalstatistics holders, phased implementation of priorityaccounts and indicators.

Thank you for your attention!