The National Statistical and The National Statistical and Geographical Information System in Geographical Information System in

Mexico and Climate Change StatisticsMexico and Climate Change Statistics

Economic Commission for EuropeConference of European Statisticians

Meeting on Climate Change Related Statistics for Producers and Users

19-20 November 2012

Geneva

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1. The new institutional architecture: INEGI an autonomous entity and the coordinator

of the SNIEG

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Constitution of the Mexican United StatesFirst Title, Chapter I

Civil Rights

Legal Framework

Article 26

B. The State shall have a National Statistical and Geographical Information System, and its data shall be considered official data. Its use is compulsory for the Federation, the Federal District, states and municipalities to use the data produced by the System as stipulated in such Law.

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The Law shall establish the organization and operation bases of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System according to the principles of accessibility, transparency, objectivity and independence…

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Art. 52 LSNIEG

The Institute, according to Article 26, Section B of the Constitution of the Mexican United States, is a public agency with technical and management autonomy, with legal personality and own assets, responsible of the regulation and coordination of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System …

Law of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System (LSNIEG)

Legal Framework

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Art. 58 LSNIEG

The Institute will regulate, by means of general directives, the collection, processing and publication of Information, for the proper functioning of the System or will authorize the directives used by the State Units for such activities.

Law of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System (LSNIEG)

Legal Framework

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Executive Legislative Judiciary

From the Treasury to autonomous

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National Information SubsystemsDemographic

and Social

Geographical and Environmental

Government, Public Security and Applicationof Justice

Economic

Components of the

Legal Framework

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NATIONAL SYSTEM OF STATISTICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

INDICATORSINDICATORS

• Atmosphere

• Water

• Soil

• Biodiversity

• Hazardous waste

• Solid waste

GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENTAL

Geodetic Reference Frame

Coastal, international, state and municipality boundaries

Continental, insular and submarine relief

Cadastre

Geographical names

Topography

Natural Resources and Climate

DATA DATA GROUPSGROUPS

National Subsystem of Geographical and Environmental Information

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Specialized Technical Committees

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2. “The Climate Change Special Program (PECC) and Climate Change Information

Needs”

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Climate change and SNIEG

Damages from extreme weather events.Food supply affected by droughts/ biofuels.Energy supply and demand.

Housing characterizationDemographic profile

Topography: SlopeLand cover (Forests and rain) forests

Natural disaster management

Precipitation, TemperatureGHG Emissions

Water SupplyHealth problems due to heat waves and/or floods

People at risk:-Living in coastal areas-Casualties due to hurricanes-Landslides hazard areas, etc.-Food security-Energy security

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Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs 

Mexico’s Special Climate Change Program – PECC

•Emissions baselines. •Emissions scenarios and reduction targets. •Mitigation.

•Adaptation. 

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Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs 

• National Reduction Targets. – The Ministries involved in the integration of the PECC identified

a set of policies and measure to reduce GHG emissions in the short-run (2008-2012).

– The sectors and projects include the energy recovery of GHG emissions (coal, oil and gas fields, landfills), energy generation based on renewable (wind, solar, biofuels, etc), energy efficiency (households and buildings, industrial, transport),sustainable forest management, etc.

– Activity data, emissions levels have been required to monitor changes over time (environmental quality, emissions, consumption and production of goods and services) and to  monitor progress towards national targets.

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Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs 

• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation– In order to participate in REDD activities, Mexico

requires to establish a national strategy or action plan which is still under development. National and/or forest reference emissions level will be needed as well as the appropriate REDD Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system.

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Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs 

• Biennial Update Report (BUR)– The scope of BUR is to provide an update to the most

recent national communication in areas such as: national circumstances, institutional arrangements, GHG inventories, mitigation actions and their effects; constraints and gaps and related financial, technical and capacity needs; level of support received or any other relevant information considered.

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Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs 

• Establishing the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) to give the adequate transparency to this update will require the analysis of new statistics that may have not even been produced. For example, National Appropriate Mitigation Activities may include topics such as: energy efficiency measures, economic instruments, cap and trade programs, technology transfer, standards and labelling schemes, research and development, demonstrations projects or educational programmes.

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3. General Climate Change Law : INEGI’s new mandates

(October 2012)

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Objectives of the Law

• To promote transition to a competitive, sustainable and low carbon emission economy

• To reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• To reduce the vulnerability of population, of assets, of infrastructure and ecosystems to climate change adverse effects

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Climate Change Information System A New Mandate

• Article 76. A Climate Change Information System will be integrated by INEGI, subject to the provisions of the Law of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System

• Article 77. The Climate Change Information System should generate, with the support of government agencies, a set of key indicators that will address at least the following topics:

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Two new mandates

• INEGI jointly with the Inter-Ministerial Commission will decide the indicators suitable for planning.

• INEGI jointly with the Evaluation Commission (Technical independent body + Advisory group) will monitor progress and results of the policy objectives.

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Minimum key indicators (Article 77)

Topics

I. Federal and State Emissions;II. Emissions reductions;III. Atmospheric conditions, short and long term weather forecast and climate variability characterization;IV. The vulnerability of human settlements, infrastructure, islands, coastal areas and river deltas, economic activities and effects on the environment, due to climate change;V. Average sea level; VI. Climate change cost estimate in a given year to be included in the calculation of Green Net Domestic Product;VII. Soil quality, including carbon content;VIII. Biodiversity protection, adaptation and management;

Other topics: Ecosystem and biodiversity vulnerability;REDD avoided emissions, carbon stocks, Land Use and Land Cover Change, MRV

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STCs of SNIGMA and Climate Change

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Energy demand

Renewable Energy Sources

Energy efficiency

Emissions

Greenhouse Emissions and Sinks

Atmospherical conditions

and

CC Information Framework: Under development

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CNINational Development PlanEscorial Programs of: - Environment and Natural Resources - Agricultural and fisheries development - Energy - Marine …

Laws: - SICC - SCEEM - INFyS - BNE

International Agreements:-OECD- INEGEI

Climate Change Information System

SNIARN

SIE

SIAP

SNIB

Integration of Information for the Climate Change Information System

SPI INEGI

SNIEG

National Climate Change Strategy

STCs

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