
As part of UNEP’s role in enhancing the technical and statistical capacities of Member States in environment statistics, UNEP organizes national capacity building activities to strengthen national capacities in specific areas related to the environment. More details on the assistance provided by UNEP at Regional and Global Level can be found here.
Activity Title | Location | Date | Partners | Indicators | Topic |
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Pilot testing of the statistical guideline for measuring flows of plastic throughout the life cycle in Vietnam | Virtual Meeting, Hanoi, Vietnam | 23rd - 23rd February 2025 | UNITAR | 14.1.1 | - |
National activity on Circular Economy | Bogota, Colombia | 10th - 21st February 2025 | - | ALL_SDGs | Circular Economy |
National Workshop on Strengthening the Measure of Progress in Disaster Risk Reduction - Ethiopia | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 28th - 30th January 2025 | UNDRR, Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC), Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) | 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.b.1, 11.b.2, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.1.3, 13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.3.1, 13.a.1, 13.b.1 | Disaster-Related and Climate Change Statistics |
National workshop on Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) Standard | Jakarta, Indonesia | 18th - 19th December 2024 | BPS-Statistics Indonesia | ALL_SDGs | Climate Change Statistics, Disaster-Related statistics |
National Workshop on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) | Bujumbura, Burundi | 17th - 19th December 2024 | UNSD, National Institute of Statistics of Burundi (INSBU) | ALL_SDGs | SEEA Land and Forest Accounts, Disaster-Related Statistics |
National Workshop on Climate Change and Disaster-related statistics | Amman, Jordan | 03rd - 05th December 2024 | UNFCCC, UNDRR, ESCWA, UNSD, UNDP | ALL_SDGs | Climate Change Statistics, Disaster-Related statistics |
National Workshop on Climate Change and Disaster-related Statistics | Nairobi, Kenya | 25th - 27th November 2024 | UNDRR, Kenya National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC) and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) | 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.b.1, 11.b.2, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.1.3, 13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.3.1, 13.a.1, 13.b.1 | Climate Change and Disaster |
Building a National Economy-Wide Material Flow Accounts Pilot in Ecuador | Quito, Ecuador | 11th - 15th November 2024 | Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE) of Ecuador | 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 12.2.1, 12.2.2 | Material flows |
National Training Workshop: Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES 2013) in the Republic of South Sudan | Juba, South Sudan | 29th - 31st October 2024 | National Bureau of Statistics - South Sudan | ALL_SDGs | Environment Statistics |
Building a National Economy-Wide Material Flow Accounts Pilot in Namibia | Windhoek, Namibia | 21st - 25th October 2024 | Namibia Statistics Agency | 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 12.2.1, 12.2.2 | Material Flows |
Training and Multi-Stakeholder Workshops on SEEA Land and Forest Accounting and Disaster-Related Statistics | Thimphu, Bhutan | 08th - 10th October 2024 | ESCAP | ALL_SDGs | SEEA Land and Forest Accounts, Disaster-Related Statistics |
National workshop on the Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES 2013) | Jakarta, Indonesia | 12th - 14th August 2024 | BPS-Statistics Indonesia | ALL_SDGs | Environment Statistics |
Out-of-country training on food waste indicator (Bangladesh) | France | 28th - 29th November 2023 | Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) | 12.3.1b | Food waste |
Out-of-country training on food waste indicator (India) | France | 28th - 29th November 2023 | Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) | 12.3.1b | Food waste |
In-country technical assistance mission on material flow, waste and policy coherence indicators; Out-of-country training on food waste indicator (Senegal) | Senegal, France | 28th - 29th November 2023 | Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) | 8.4.1, 12.2.1, 8.4.2, 12.2.2, 12.3.1b, 12.4.2, 12.5.1, 17.14.1 | Material flows, Waste, Policy coherence, Food waste |
In-country technical assistance mission on material flow and waste indicators; Out-of-country training on food waste indicator (Kazakhstan) | Kazakhstan, France | 28th - 29th November 2023 | Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) | 8.4.1, 12.2.1, 8.4.2, 12.2.2, 12.3.1b, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Material flows, Waste, Food waste |
National Workshop on Climate Change and Disaster-related Statistics | Cameroon | 07th - 09th November 2023 | United Nations Statistics Division, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Development Program, National Institute of Statistics and Directorate of Civil Protection of Cameroon | 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.b.1, 11.b.2, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.1.3, 13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.3.1, 13.a.1, 13.b.1 | Climate change and disaster |
In-country technical assistance mission on policy coherence indicator | Uganda | 02nd - 03rd November 2023 | - | 17.14.1 | Policy coherence |
National Workshop on Climate Change and Disaster-related Statistics (Lesotho) | Lesotho | 31st October 2023 - 02nd November 2023 | United Nations Statistics Division, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Bureau of Statistics and Disaster Management Authority of Lesotho | 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.b.1, 11.b.2, 13.1.1, 13.1.2, 13.1.3, 13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.3.1, 13.a.1, 13.b.1 | Climate change and disaster |
In-country technical assistance mission on material flow, waste and policy coherence indicators | Ghana | 17th - 28th July 2023 | - | 8.4.1, 12.2.1, 8.4.2, 12.2.2, 12.4.2, 12.5.1, 17.14.1 | Material flows, Waste, Policy coherence |
In-country technical assistance mission on material flow, waste and policy coherence indicators | Jordan | 04th - 15th June 2023 | - | 8.4.1, 12.2.1, 8.4.2, 12.2.2, 12.4.2, 12.5.1, 17.14.1 | Material flows, Waste, Policy coherence |
Workshop on the methods of the collection and management of data | Benin | 25th - 27th October 2022 | Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development | 6.3.2, 12.4.2, 12.5.1, 14.1.1 | Environment Statistics |
Activity Title | Location | Date | Partners | Indicators | Topic |
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Consultation Workshop on SDG Indicator 17.14.1 and Environment Statistics | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | 13th - 14th January 2020 | - | 17.14.1 | Physical Accounts of Forests and Timber Resources, Water, Land, and Forest Accounts |
Consultation workshop on SDG Indicator 17.14.1: The case of Kenya | Nairobi, Kenya | 07th - 07th January 2020 | National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) of Kenya | 17.14.1 | Policy Coherence |
Workshop on Marine Litter National Source Inventories in Seychelles | Victoria, Seychelles | 05th - 05th September 2019 | Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) | 14.1.1 | Marine Litter |
National Marine Litter Data Collection Training Workshop in Seychelles | Mahe island, Seychelles | 26th August 2019 - 04th September 2019 | Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) | 11.6.1, 14.1.1 | Marine Litter |
Capacity Building on Satellite Accounts of the Environment | Benin | 19th - 22nd August 2019 | Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development | 6.3.2, 12.4.2, 12.5.1, 14.1.1 | Environment Statistics |
National Marine Litter Data Collection Training Workshop in Kenya | Coastal counties, Kenya | 13th - 22nd August 2019 | National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) of Kenya, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) | 14.1.1 | Marine Litter |
Strengthening the Environmental Dimension of the SDGs: Guyana’s Green State Development Strategy: Vision 2040 | Georgetown, Guyana | 06th - 08th August 2019 | Guyanese Department of Environment (DoE), Midsummer Analytics’ | 6.3.2, 6.6.1, 14.4.1, 15.1.1, 15.2.1, 15.3.1 | FDES, Land accounts and Environment-related SDGs |
Second National Workshop on the Chemicals and Waste Statistics in Costa Rica | San José, Costa Rica | 25th - 26th June 2019 | The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica, Directorate of Environmental Health | 11.6.1, 12.3.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Chemicals and Waste |
National Validation Workshop on the Chemicals and Waste Statistics Data Report in Cameroon | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 17th - 18th June 2019 | The Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature, and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED) | 11.6.1, 12.3.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Chemicals and Waste |
Joint Workshop on environment-related SDG Indicators in the Russian Federation | Moscow, Russian Federation | 19th - 21st March 2019 | ROSSTAT, UNECE, OECD | 6.3.2, 6.6.1, 6.5.1, 6.3.1, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.a.1, 6.b.1, 8.4.1,8.4.2, 9.4.1,11.6.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1, 11.6.2, 12.2.2, 12.2.1, 12.c.1, 14.5.1, 15.1.2, 15.4.1, 15.3.1, 15.4.2, 15.a.1 | Environment-related SDGs |
Strengthening the environmental dimension of the SDGs: Guyana´s Green State Development Strategy | Georgetown, Guyana | 07th - 08th February 2019 | Guyanese Department of Environment (DoE), Midsummer Analytics’ | 17.14.1 | Policy Coherence and Environment-related SDGs |
Second National Workshop on Chemicals and Waste SDG Indicators in Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 05th - 08th February 2019 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Agency for Statistics, United Nations University | 11.6.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Chemicals and Waste |
Activity Title | Location | Date | Partners | Indicators | Topic |
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Capacity Building Workshop on Satellite Accounts of the Environment in Malawi | Lilongwe, Malawi | 17th - 19th December 2018 | UNECA | 6.3.2, 6.6.1, 14.4.1, 15.1.1, 15.2.1, 15.3.1 | Physical Accounts of Water, Land and Forests |
Capacity Building Workshop on Satellite Environmental Accounts | Senegal | 05th - 06th December 2018 | UNECA | 6.3.2, 6.6.1, 14.4.1, 15.1.1, 15.2.1, 15.3.1 | Physical Accounts of Water, Land and Forests |
Regional capacity building workshop on environment statistics in West Africa | Coyqh, Guinea | 27th - 29th November 2018 | - | 6.4.2, 6.6.1, 15.1.1, 15.3.1 | Environmental resources and their use |
National Workshop on Waste Statistics in Costa Rica | San José, Costa Rica | 14th - 15th November 2018 | - | 11.6.1, 12.3.1.b, 12.4.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Chemicals and Waste |
National Workshop on Chemicals and Waste Statistics | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 14th - 15th November 2018 | - | 11.6.1, 12.3.1.b, 12.4.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Chemicals and Waste |
Environmental Statistics Capacity Building Workshop in Tajikistan | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 01st - 01st November 2018 | UNECE, Zoï Environment Network | ALL SDGs | Cross-cutting elements of environmental statistics, partnerships, data and accountability |
Kazakhstan National Workshop on Material Flow Accounts and Waste Statistics for SDGs | Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan | 16th - 18th July 2018 | UNECE | 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 6.3.1, 6.4.2, 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 12.1.1, 12.2.1, 12.2.2 | Water, Waste Statistics, Material Flow Accounts |
Kyrgyzstan National Workshop on Shared Environmental Information Systems (SEIS) and Environmental Statistics for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 11th - 14th June 2018 | UNECE, UNDP | 7.1.2, 7.2.1, 7.3.1, 7.a.1, 7.b.1, 15.1.2, 15.4.1, 15.9.1, 15.a.1, 15.b.1 | Forest & Energy accounts |
Multi-stakeholder consultations and workshop on Sustainable Development Goals in Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29th - 30th May 2018 | UNDP, UNECE, WHO, ILO, UNFPA, PBSO, UNRISD, UNICEF, UNWOMEN | ALL SDGs | Cross-cutting elements of partnerships, data and accountability |
National Workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Waste SDG Indicators 11.6.1, 12.3.1, 12.4.2, and 12.5.1 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 09th - 10th May 2018 | The Resource and Waste Advisory Group (RWA Group), Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) | 11.6.1, 12.3.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Chemicals and Waste Indicators |
National level workshop on Gender and Environment Statistics | Mexico City, Mexico | 23rd - 24th April 2018 | IUCN | 1.4.2, 5.a.1, 5.a.2, 11.2.1 | Gender and Environment |
Capacity building on satellite accounts of the environment | Dakar, Senegal | 10th April 2018 - 13th April 2013 | ECA, ANSD | 6.4.2, 6.6.1, 15.1.1, 15.3.1 | Environmental resources and their use |
Gender and Environment Statistics in Kenya | Nairobi, Kenya | 26th February 2018 - 02nd March 2018 | UN Environment, IUCN | 1.4.2, 5.a.1, 5.a.2, 11.2.1 | Gender and Environment |
Country mission to Lao PDR - Measuring Gender-Environment Statistics | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12th - 16th February 2018 | IUCN | 1.4.2, 5.a.1, 5.a.2, 11.2.1 | Gender and Environment Statistics |
Country Visit to Chile to discuss the UN Global Manual on Material Flow | Chile | 27th - 29th December 2017 | IRP | 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 12.1.1, 12.2.1, 12.2.2 | Material Flow Accounting |
Monitoring the fossil fuel subsidies indicator SDG 12.c.1 in Egypt case study - mission report | Cairo, Egypt | 01st - 01st December 2017 | IISD-GSI | 12.c.1 | Fossil fuels |
Pilot work on material flow accounting in South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | 28th - 29th November 2017 | IRP | 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 12.1.1, 12.2.1, 12.2.2 | Material Flow Accounts |
Workshop on Material Flows Accounting in Philippines | Manila, Philippines | 20th - 22nd November 2017 | IRP | 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 12.1.1, 12.2.1, 12.2.2 | Material Flow Accounts |
Workshop on Material Flows Accounting in Lao PDR | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13th - 16th November 2017 | IRP | 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 12.1.1, 12.2.1, 12.2.2 | Material Flow Accounts |
Monitoring the fossil fuel subsidies indicator SDG 12.c.1 in Zambia | Zambia | 05th - 10th November 2017 | IISD-GSI | 12.c.1 | Fossil fuels |
Case study on assessing the availability of data and indicators for a compilation of best practices in measuring the oceans in Fiji | Suva, Fiji | 01st - 03rd November 2017 | WCMC | 14.1.1, 14.2.1, 14.5.1 | Ocean Statistics |
National Workshop on Shared Environmental Information Systems (SEIS) and Environmental Statistics for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Tajikistan | Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan | 16th - 18th October 2017 | UNECE, UNDP | 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 12.4.1, 12.4.2, 15.1.1, 15.2.1 | Forest, Water |
Introduction to Measuring the Environmental Dimension of the SDGs: The case of Afghanistan | Kabul, Afghanistan | 02nd - 05th October 2017 | ESCAP | 6.6.1, 15.3.1 | Fresh water and land accounting |
Case study on assessing the availability of data and indicators for a compilation of best practices in measuring the oceans in Colombia | Bogota, Colombia | 18th - 21st September 2017 | WCMC | 14.1.1, 14.2.1, 14.5.1 | Ocean Statistics |
Monitoring the fossil fuel subsidies indicator SDG 12.c.1 in India | India | 01st - 01st September 2017 | IISD-GSI | 12.c.1 | Fossil fuels |
National Workshop on Shared Environmental Information Systems (SEIS) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Kazakhstan | Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan | 25th - 28th April 2017 | UNECE | 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 6.3.1, 6.4.2, 12.4.1, 12.4.2 | Water, Waste Statistics |