UN Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES) Why shape does matter Adriana Oropeza IV

Be careful how you interpret the world … it is like that  Erich Heller British philosopher

Why we need a framework?

Mexico’s environmental profile CIA Factbook Source. CIA Factbook. September 1, 2012

What is the FDES?  Assist  Development  Coordination  Organization Conceptual frameworkObjective

What changed from 1984? Sustainable development Ecosystem services Climate change

The Revision The Expert Group… met 3 times in New York:  November 2010: Concepts, principles and underlying theory.  May 2011: the outline of the new FDES: 6 components.  November 2011: 3 draft chapters discussed, revised and sub-group for core-set (chapter 4) established.

The revised FDES’s purpose  To serve as a reference and guide for the development of environment statistics at the national, regional and international levels.  The framework's objective is to characterize and organize the statistics about the environment and its natural resources, as well as the mutual interaction among natural processes and human activities.  This framework aims to be a roadmap in the development, production and dissemination of environmental information. It can be linked to other information frameworks such as the System of Economic and Environmental Accounts, DPSIR or the Spatial Data Infrastructure, the International Energy Agency or the Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as other sustainable developments initiatives such as the Millennium Development Goals or the Green Growth Strategies.  It also provides the information necessary to support decision making, taking full account of the end-user’s perspective. In this case, the end user is a policy maker relying on environmental information to make a decision.

: FDES : Conceptual foundation

FDES: Six components Source. UNSD rd session of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC)

1. Environmental Conditions and Quality 1.1: Physical Conditions 1.1.1: Atmosphere, climate and weather 1.1.2: Hydrological systems 1.1.3: Geological and geographic information 1.2: Soil and Land Cover 1.2.1: Soil characteristics 1.2.2: Land cover 1.3: Biodiversity and Ecosystems 1.3.1: Biodiversity 1.3.2: Ecosystems 1.4: Environmental Quality 1.4.1: Air quality 1.4.2: Freshwater quality 1.4.3: Marine water quality 1.4.4: Soil quality 1.4.5: Noise

2. Environmental Resources and their Use 2.1: Mineral and Energy Resources 2.1.1: Stocks and changes of mineral and energy resources 2.1.2: Extraction of mineral and energy resources and related activities 2.2: Land 2.2.1: Land use 2.2.2: Land use changes 2.3: Soil Resources 2.3.1: Soil resources 2.4: Biological Resources 2.4.1: Timber resources and their use 2.4.2: Aquatic resources and their use 2.4.3: Other biological resources and their use 2.5: Water Resources 2.5.1: Water resources 2.5.2: Abstraction, use and returns of water

3. Emissions, Residuals and Wastes 3.1: Emissions to Air 3.1.1: Emissions to air 3.2: Generation, Management and Discharge of Wastewater 3.2.1: Generation and pollutant content of wastewater 3.2.2: Collection and treatment of wastewater 3.2.3: Discharge of wastewater to the environment 3.3: Generation and Management of Solid Waste 3.3.1: Generation of solid waste 3.3.2: Management of solid waste

4. Disasters and Extreme Events 4.1: Natural Disasters and Extreme Events 4.1.1: Occurrence of natural disasters and extreme events 4.1.2: Impact of natural disasters and extreme events 4.2: Anthropogenic/technological Disasters 4.2.1: Occurrence of anthropogenic/technological disasters 4.2.2: Impact of anthropogenic/technological disasters

5. Human Habitat and Environmental Health 5.1: Human Habitat 5.1.1: Urban and rural population 5.1.2: Water and sanitation 5.1.3: Housing conditions 5.1.4: Exposure to ambient pollutants related to spatial location of population 5.1.5: Other urban habitat concerns 5.2: Environmental Health 5.2.1: Airborne diseases and conditions 5.2.2: Water-related diseases and conditions 5.2.3: Vector borne diseases 5.2.4: Health problems associated with excessive UV radiation exposure 5.2.5: Toxic substance related diseases and conditions 5.2.6: Nuclear radiation related diseases and conditions

6. Environment Protection, Management and Engagement 6.1: Environment Protection and Management Expenditure 6.1.1: Government environment protection and management expenditure 6.1.2: Corporate, non-profit institution and household environment protection and management expenditure 6.2: Environmental Governance, Regulation and Engagement 6.2.1: Institutional strength 6.2.2: Environmental regulation and instruments 6.2.3: Participation in MEAs and environmental conventions 6.3: Disaster Preparedness 6.3.1: Disaster preparedness for natural disasters and extreme events 6.3.2: Disaster preparedness for anthropogenic/technological disasters 6.4: Environmental Information, Education and Perception 6.4.1: Environmental information 6.4.2: Environmental education and awareness 6.4.3: Environmental perception

FDES and other frameworks and systems

Core set of environment statistics  The Core Set proposes a minimum set of relevant and useful environment statistics that can be used for analysis and reporting on the environment.  Should include a limited number of statistics, all of which are globally relevant; and  Should include statistics not indicators.  Does not constitute an exhaustive collection of environment statistics.  Gives guidance for prioritizing data collection for environment statistics and has been designed to be methodologically sound and easily understood.  Each country can and should complement the Core Set with environment statistics according to its own circumstances as well as policy and reporting needs.

20  The Expert Group agreed on criteria for selection:  The Core Set should be based on the UNSD List of Environmental Indicators (adopted by the UNSC in 1995) and on assessment of international data collections, major global/regional indicator initiatives;  A core statistic should be one that is either important in its own right or one that is needed for the derivation of a multitude of indicators;  The selection of statistics should consider pertinent data needs created by global environmental conventions and MEAs; and  The key criteria for the selection of the Core Set should be policy relevance, measurability and methodological soundness.

Core set, current state