Transcript PPT - CARICOM Statistics

REPORT ON ENVIRONMENT
STATISTICS AND INTER-AGENCY
ACTIVITIES IN JAMAICA AND ON
OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE WORKPLAN
Presenter: Philone Mantock
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
BACKGROUND TO ENVIRONMENT
STATISTICS IN JAMAICA
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Environment Statistics Unit at the Statistical
Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) formed in 2000.
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Mandate of the unit is the production of
environment statistics through routine collection
and compilation of data.
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The unit had a workshop in 2001 with all the
relevant stakeholders/data providers to compile a
list of data sources and availability of statistics
related to the environment.
BACKGROUND TO ENVIRONMENT
STATISTICS IN JAMAICA
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Over the years the unit has produced various
reports on Environment Statistics:
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Jamaica’s Environment 2001-Environment Statistics &
State of the Environment Report
Jamaica’s Environment in Your Pocket 2002
Households & Environment 2003
Environment Statistics 2003 & Mineral Accounts
Environment Statistics 2005 & Water
Environment Statistics 2007
Household Environment Survey 2008
Jamaica’s Environment in Your Pocket 2009
Jamaica’s Environment in Your Pocket 2013
Focus of Reports on Environment
Statistics
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Reports usually focus on all or some of the following
themes/topics:
 Agriculture
 Forestry
 Land and Mineral Resources
 Protected Areas
 Freshwater
 Marine Resources
 Tourism
 Energy and Transport
 Air
 Solid and Liquid Waste
 Climate and Natural Disasters
Data Providers of Environment
Statistics
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Various Ministries, Agencies and other Organisations:
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National Environmental and Planning Agency
Planning Institute of Jamaica
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
Ministry of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change
Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining
Mines and Geology Division
Jamaica Bauxite Institute
Jamaica Public Service Company
Forestry Department
Jamaica National Heritage Trust
National Water Commission
Water Resources Authority
National Irrigation Commission
National Solid Waste Management Authority
National Meteorological Service
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
Jamaica Tourist Board
Jamaica Fire Brigade
Inter-Agency Committee Meetings
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There has been no Inter-Agency Committee meeting
convened by STATIN since CARICOM Workshop on
Environment Statistics in 2011.
However, Joint Meeting with STATIN and CARICOM in
November 2012 with ministries/agencies engaged in
production and use of Environment Statistics related to the
area of Biodiversity.
Ongoing relationship with ministries/agencies/other
stakeholders that provide data related to environment
statistics.
Data is usually received in a timely manner once it is
requested by STATIN and is available from the relevant
ministries/agencies. Environment statistics database is
updated routinely.
Status of Work Plan for Compilation of
Environment Statistics
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As mentioned previously the Environment Unit at
STATIN was established fourteen years ago and
producing reports on environment statistics since
2001.
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The Unit currently made up of two persons - Unit
Head and a Statistician.
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Need for additional staff, but due to budget
constraints not a possibility at this time.
UN Framework for Development of
Environment Statistics (FDES 2013)
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Jamaica was represented in the group revising the
Framework for the Development of Environment
Statistics. Revision now complete.
Jamaica now a member of the Expert Group on
Environment Statistics – developing the
methodological manual for the FDES Core Set of
Environment Statistics.
With the completion of the revised FDES there will be
a need for a Regional Workshop on the
implementation of the FDES which would assist
countries in the region in the collection and
compilation of environment statistics at the national
level.
THANK YOU