1. 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 Rieprich
Consultant to the Secretariat
ECE Environment Division

2. 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)
Proposed tailor-made recommendations for the production and sharing of Indicators (item 4)
Review of the online sharing of core indicators (item 3i)
The status quo
The way forward

3. The eighth session of the Joined Task Force: Assessment of the status quo and ideas for the way forward
Most countries are in reach of producing the eight core indicators
So how shall we shape our way forward?
Many countries have invested increasing efforts to share indicators online – though there is room for improvement in the presentation of the indicators
The status quo
The way forward

4. Turning gaps into recommendations
Review of the production and sharing of core indicators
Tailor-made recommendations
Gap
Recommendation
Gap
Recommendation
Gap
Recommendation
The status quo
The way forward

5. Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
Recommendations on indicator production Рекомендации по производству показателей
Recommendation 1:
All required core parameters (sub-indicators and underpinning datasets) for the eight core indicators should be produced
Рекомендация 1:
Все необходимые основные параметры (субпоказатели и основные наборы данных) для восьми основных показателей должны быть произведены
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
All target countries/все целевые страны

6. Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
Recommendations on indicator production Рекомендации по производству показателей
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
Рекомендация 2:
Следует также производить параметры (субпоказатели и основные наборы данных), которые не включены в основной набор, но являются неотъемлемой частью восьми показателей
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
ARM, AZE, BLR, GEO, KAZ, KGZ, MNE, RUS, SRB, and MKD

7. Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
Recommendations on indicator production Рекомендации по производству показателей
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
Рекомендация 2:
Следует также производить параметры (субпоказатели и основные наборы данных), которые не включены в основной набор, но являются неотъемлемой частью восьми показателей
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
ARM, AZE, BLR, GEO, KAZ, KGZ, MNE, RUS, SRB, and MKD

8. The agreed set of eight core indicators
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

9. The agreed set of eight core indicators
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

10. Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
Recommendations on indicator production Рекомендации по производству показателей
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
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
All target countries/все целевые страны

11. Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
Recommendations on indicator production Рекомендации по производству показателей
Recommendation 4:
The current standards for the format of data specified in the Guidelines should be applied for all core indicators
Рекомендация 4:
В отношении всех основных показателей должны применяться действующие стандарты форматов данных, указанные в Руководящих принципах
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
BLR, MNE, MDA, RUS, and UKR

12. Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
Recommendations on indicator production Рекомендации по производству показателей
Recommendation 5:
Indicators as per the required structure should be produced for the last two years ( )
Рекомендация 5:
Показатели по требованиям структуры должны быть произведены в течение последних двух лет ( годы)
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
ARM, BIH, KGZ, MNE, MDA, SRB, and MKD

13. Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
Recommendations on indicator production Рекомендации по производству показателей
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
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
All target countries/все целевые страны

14. Recommendations on online sharing Рекомендации по онлайновому обмену
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
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
All target countries/все целевые страны

15. Recommendations on online sharing Рекомендации по онлайновому обмену
Indicators should be easily accessible from the main/home page of national agencies
Рекомендация 8:
Показатели должны быть легкодоступными с главной страницы национальных агентств
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
ARM, BIH, MNE, RUS, and MAK

16. Recommendations on online sharing Рекомендации по онлайновому обмену
Indicators should be available on individual webpages or be structured by thematic area
Рекомендация 9:
Показатели должны быть доступны на отдельных веб-страницах или должны быть структурированы по тематическим областям
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
BLR, BIH, KGZ, MNE, and RUS

17. Recommendations on online sharing Рекомендации по онлайновому обмену
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
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
All target countries/все целевые страны

18. Recommendations on online sharing Рекомендации по онлайновому обмену
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
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
All target countries/все целевые страны

19. Recommendations on online sharing Рекомендации по онлайновому обмену
Webpages containing the indicators should provide links to further reading
Рекомендация 12:
Веб-страницы, содержащие показатели, должны содержать ссылки для дальнейшего чтения
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
ARM, AZE, BLR, KAZ, KGZ, MDA, RUS, SRB, MAK, and UKR.

20. Recommendations on online sharing Рекомендации по онлайновому обмену
Webpages should clearly specify the time of the last update of the content
Рекомендация 13:
Веб-страницы должны четко указывать время последнего обновления содержания
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
All target countries/все целевые страны

21. Recommendations on online sharing Рекомендации по онлайновому обмену
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)
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)
Applies to/Применима к следующим странам:
BLR, BIH, KAZ, KGZ, MNE, RUS, SRB, and MAK.

22. Review of Sharing of the eight core indicators
Joint Task Force on Environmental Indicators
 Eighth session
Geneva, 14–15 May 2014
Robin Rieprich
Consultant to the Secretariat
ECE Environment Division

23. 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)
Proposed tailor-made recommendations for the production and sharing of Indicators (item 4)
Review of the online sharing of core indicators (item 3i)
The status quo
The way forward

24. Review of online sharing of environmental indicators
Focal points of the assessment of webpages
Online availability
Content
Languages

25. 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
This corresponds to the first SEIS principle stating that data should be
managed as close as possible to a source of its production. Therefore, when countries have
reporting obligations due to international treaties, the information should not only be
published by the respective secretariats or conventions, but also on the websites of the
national agencies responsible for reporting.

26. Sharing of core indicators 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.

27. 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

28. Accessibility from the main page of the responsible agency
Russian Federation
Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan
Serbia

29. Accessibility from the main page of the responsible agency
In the analysis an indicator is rated as “easily accessible” if it is directly reachable
via a clearly recognizable menu bar, a submenu, or an icon from the main page, and
considered “not easily accessible” if the links to indicators on the main page are difficult to
find, or access is only possible via a number of clicks.

30. 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

31. Presentation of indicators on individual webpages or by thematic areas
Belarus
TfYR Macedonia
Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine

32. Presentation of indicators on individual webpages or by thematic areas
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

33. 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

34. Indicators presented in an interactive file format
Serbia
Armenia

35. Indicators presented in an interactive file format

36. Search functions 

37. 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)

38. Information on content provided on webpages presenting indicators
TfYR Macedonia

39. Information on content provided on webpages presenting indicators
TfYR Macedonia

40. Information on content provided on webpages presenting indicators
Serbia

41. Information on content provided on webpages presenting indicators

42. 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

43. Links for further reading provided on webpages presenting indicators
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina

44. Links for further reading provided on webpages presenting indicators
*Or only links provided which are not meeting the minimum requirements on content of the linked webpages

45. Links for further reading provided on webpages presenting indicators
Optimal level of online sharing: The webpage should indicate when the content was changed

46. Languages of webpages presenting indicators
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
Taken into account for the analysis of the available languages are the websites
which contain information on the indicators, not the main pages of the relevant agencies.

47. Languages of webpages presenting indicators