National Workshop on Shared Environmental Information Systems (SEIS) and Environmental Statistics for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Tajikistan
Date: 2017-10-16 - 2017-10-18
Location: Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan
Indicators: 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 12.4.1, 12.4.2, 15.1.1, 15.2.1
Partners: UNECE, UNDP
Topic: Forest, Water
Overview
In line with Environmental Information Systems (SEIS) principles of open access to data, there is an acknowledgement of the need for making available national data from credible sources in a meaningful way and in a format suitable to inform environmental governance.
Environmental data and information need to be effectively collected, managed and shared online to support multiple uses at different governance levels to meet multiple reporting obligations, including reporting on MEAs and on progress towards implementing the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A workshop was necessary to promote a shared understanding among practitioners of the national knowledge base and challenges for interpreting and communicating environmental data and information in an effective way in support of decision-making and reporting.
The workshop held from 16th to 18th October was designed to advance understanding and effective application of SEIS environmental data sharing principles by relevant national agencies in Tajikistan and to improve capacity to produce environmental statistics for monitoring progress on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The workshop’s focus was on highlighting practical, country-specific benefits of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), the United Nations Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES), and their relation to relevant SEIS and SDG indicators, with a focus on Water and Forest accounts.
The target audience for this workshop included representatives from across national state agencies, civil society and international organizations based in Tajikistan.
Speakers present came from the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan and the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan, as well as from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and UN Environment (UNEP).
Representatives from environment agencies and national statistics offices from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan were also invited to promote regional cooperation and sharing of experience.
As a result, this workshop sought to shape effective application of environmental data sharing principles by relevant national agencies in Tajikistan and to improve capacity for production of environmental statistics for monitoring progress on the implementation of the SDGs.
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