The way forward for the production and sharing of the indicators

The way forward for the production and sharing of the indicators

Joint Task Force on Environmental Indicators Eighth session

Geneva, 14–15 May 2014

Robin RieprichConsultant to the SecretariatECE Environment Division

The eighth session of the Joined Task Force: Assessment of the status quo and ideas for the way forward

Review of the production of core indicators (items 3a-h)

Review of the online sharing of core indicators (item 3i)

Proposed tailor-made recommendations for the production and sharing of

Indicators (item 4)

The status quo The way forward


Most countries are in reach of producing the eight core indicators

Many countries have invested increasing efforts to share indicators online – though

there is room for improvement in the presentation of the indicators

So how shall we shape our way forward?


Turning gaps into recommendations

Gap


Recommendation

Gap Recommendation

Gap Recommendation

Gap Recommendation

Review of the production and sharing of core indicators

Tailor-made recommendations

Recommendations on indicator productionРекомендации по производству показателей

Recommendation 1: All required core parameters (sub-indicators and underpinning datasets) for the eight core indicators should be produced

Applies to/Применима к следующим странам: All target countries/все целевые страны

Рекомендация 1: Все необходимые основные параметры (субпоказатели и основные наборы данных) для восьми основных показателей должны быть произведены


Recommendation 2: Parameters (sub-indicators and underpinning datasets) not included in the core set but constituting integral part of the eight indicators should be increasingly produced

Applies to/Применима к следующим странам: ARM, AZE, BLR, GEO, KAZ, KGZ, MNE, RUS, SRB, and MKD

Рекомендация 2: Следует также производить параметры (субпоказатели и основные наборы данных), которые не включены в основной набор, но являются неотъемлемой частью восьми показателей

The agreed set of eight core indicators

Indicator Core Datasets Possible additional datasets

1. Emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air (A1)

(1) Emissions of SO2 Non methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), ammonia (NH3), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (CH)And particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), total suspended particulates (TSP)); persistent organic pollutants (POPs);Heavy metals.

(2) Emissions of NOx

2. Ambient air quality in urban areas (A2)

(3) Mean concentration of NO2 PM10; SO2; O3

3. Consumption of ODS (A3) (4) Consumption of ODS -

4. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (B3)

(5) GHG emissions -

The agreed set of eight core indicators

Indicator Core Datasets Possible additional datasets

5. BOD 5 and concentration of ammonium in rivers (C10)

(6) BOD 5 concentration in rivers -(7) Ammonium concentration in rivers -

6. Nutrients in freshwater (C11) (8) Nitrates concentration in the major water bodies (lakes, reservoirs)

Nitrates concentration in rivers and groundwater

(9) Total phosphorus concentration in the major water bodies (lakes, reservoirs)

Total phosphorus concentration in rivers and groundwater

7. Protected areas (D1) (10) Areas under protection in total and broken down by regimes of protection

-

8. Waste generation (I1) (11) Annual municipal waste generation -


Recommendation 3: The structure of indicators should be adjusted following the latest revision of the Indicator Guidelines


Рекомендация 3: Cтруктура показателей должна регулироваться в соответствии с последней редакцией Руководства по показателям


Recommendation 4: The current standards for the format of data specified in the Guidelines should be applied for all core indicators

Applies to/Применима к следующим странам: BLR, MNE, MDA, RUS, and UKR

Рекомендация 4: В отношении всех основных показателей должны применяться действующие стандарты форматов данных, указанные в Руководящих принципах


Recommendation 5: Indicators as per the required structure should be produced for the last two years (2011-2012)

Applies to/Применима к следующим странам: ARM, BIH, KGZ, MNE, MDA, SRB, and MKD

Рекомендация 5: Показатели по требованиям структуры должны быть произведены в течение последних двух лет (2011-2012 годы)


Recommendation 6: Data should be produced for all eight indicators for 2013[excluding GHGs]


Рекомендация 6: Данные по всем восьми показателям должны быть подготовлены зa 2013 год

Recommendations on online sharingРекомендации по онлайновому обмену

Recommendation 7: All produced indicators should be published online on websites of national agencies


Рекомендация 7: Все производимые показатели должны быть опубликованы в Интернете на веб-сайтах национальных агентств


Recommendation 8: Indicators should be easily accessible from the main/home page of national agencies

Applies to/Применима к следующим странам: ARM, BIH, MNE, RUS, and MAK

Рекомендация 8: Показатели должны быть легкодоступными с главной страницы национальных агентств


Recommendation 9: Indicators should be available on individual webpages or be structured by thematic area

Applies to/Применима к следующим странам: BLR, BIH, KGZ, MNE, and RUS

Рекомендация 9: Показатели должны быть доступны на отдельных веб-страницах или должны быть структурированы по тематическим областям


Recommendation 10: Indicators should be available in an interactive file format that permits easy navigation between indicators and indicator content


Рекомендация 10: Показатели должны быть доступны в интерактивном формате, который позволяет легко устанавливать взаимосвязь между показателями и их содержанием


Recommendation 11: Information on indicator structure and format, methodology, data validation as well as a brief interpretation, policy targets and trends should be provided on webpages presenting indicators


Рекомендация 11: Сведения о структуре показателя и формате, методологии, проверке данных, а также краткой интерпретации, целях политики и тенденциях должны предусмотрены на веб-страницах, на которых представлены показатели


Recommendation 12: Webpages containing the indicators should provide links to further reading

Applies to/Применима к следующим странам: ARM, AZE, BLR, KAZ, KGZ, MDA, RUS, SRB, MAK, and UKR.

Рекомендация 12: Веб-страницы, содержащие показатели, должны содержать ссылки для дальнейшего чтения


Recommendation 13: Webpages should clearly specify the time of the last update of the content


Рекомендация 13: Веб-страницы должны четко указывать время последнего обновления содержания


Recommendation 14: Indicator webpages and the main/home webpages of relevant agencies should be shared in the national language and at least a second language (English/Russian)

Applies to/Применима к следующим странам: BLR, BIH, KAZ, KGZ, MNE, RUS, SRB, and MAK.

Рекомендация 14: Содержащие показатели веб-страницы и главные веб-страницы соответствующих учреждений должны быть изложены на национальном языке и, по крайней мере, на втором языке (русском/английском)

Review of Sharing of the eight core indicators

Joint Task Force on Environmental Indicators Eighth session

Geneva, 14–15 May 2014

Robin RieprichConsultant to the SecretariatECE Environment Division


Review of the production of core indicators (items 3a-h)

Review of the online sharing of core indicators (item 3i)

Proposed tailor-made recommendations for the production and sharing of

Indicators (item 4)


Review of online sharing of environmental indicators

Focal points of the assessment of webpages Online availability Content Languages

Sharing of core indicators on national websites

Optimal level of online sharing:In an optimal case, each of the eight core indicators should be available on the website of a national agency, which is given the responsibility to produce the indicator and to manage the data

Sharing of core indicators on national websites

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Indicators shared on national websites*

*Based on submissions to the JTF secretariat in March/April 2014.Produced indicators also include those that do not fully meet the requirements acording to structure, format, and time series.

Accessibility from the main page of the responsible agency

Optimal level of online sharing:The webpage with an indicator or set of indicators should be easily accessible from the main agency’s website, through a menu bar or a dedicated icon


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Indicators easilyaccessible from the main page

Indicators not easilyaccessible from the main page

Presentation of indicators on individual webpages or by thematic areas

Optimal level of online sharing:For reasons of clarity, the information should be preferably presented on one page per indicator or thematic area


Belarus

TfYR Macedonia

Kyrgyzstan

Ukraine


Countries presenting indicators on individual webpages or by thematic areas: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, The Republic of Moldova, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Ukraine.

Countries presenting indicators on one webpage/in one document: Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, and Russian Federation

Indicators presented in an interactive file format

Optimal level of online sharing:Information should be preferably presented in an interactive file format that permits easy navigation between indicators or indicator content


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Indicators presented as PDF

Search functions

Information on content provided on webpages presenting indicators

Optimal level of online sharing:The website with an indicator/set of indicators should provide clear and brief information on the content of the indicator presented (indicator structure and format, methodology, data validation as well as a brief interpretation, policy targets and trends)


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Incomplete in-formation pro-vided

Links for further reading provided on webpages presenting indicators

Optimal level of online sharing:To allow further access to more detailed background information, links on – at least – more detailed references to methodology, sources of data, and data validation procedures should be provided


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*Or only links provided which are not meeting the minimum requirements on content of the linked webpages


Optimal level of online sharing:The webpage should indicate when the content was changed

Optimal level of online sharing:The webpage(s) presenting the indicators should be available in local languages to be utilizable for the local public and policy makers and in a second language (English or Russian) so that it can be used by the international community and public of neighboring countries

Languages of webpages presenting indicators

Languages of webpages presenting indicators

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