3.3 s. henriod data for a transition to a green economy
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Data for a transition to a Green Economy
Why and how?
Stéphane Henriod – National Statistical Committee
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1) A concrete example
2) Natural Capital Accounting / SEEA
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1) A concrete example
● Investor looks for a piece of land to develop green business in a rural region of Kyrgyzstan
=> Where ?
● 2 perspectives :
A) Investor
B) Local community / local govt / owner
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A) Investor
● Price of the land● Infrastructure (road access, clean water)● What is upstream ?● Risks : landslides, avalanches, floods…● Access to market / workforce● Long-term environmental conditions
(climate change)
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B) Local community / local govt / owner
● If extension of existing infrastructure : – Costs ?
– Who else will benefit from it ?
● What is downstream ? (pollution)● Impact on local ecosystems● Impact on socio-economic patterns
(pastures, etc.)
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How to take a decision ?
● 3 possible situations :
1) NO data
2) Inconsistent data, hard to access, not linked
3) National data infrastructure, data systems
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1) NO data
● Subjective decisions● Need to visit all potential locations
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2) Inconsistent data, hard to access, not linked
● Partial understanding of the situation● Conflicting information (is this piece of
land on a protected area?)● Need expertise to find / extract / link
information
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If we're not lucky…
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If we're lucky…
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3) National data infrastructure
● Data from various sources is harmonised
=> easy to link
● Access to data (confidentiality, costs…) is clearly defined (laws, procedures…)
● Tools to search and access data
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What is needed ?
● Legal framework and policies● High-quality data● Standards for data exchange● Coordination mechanisms
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2) Natural Capital Accounting (NCA)
● « GDP is outdated and misleading »Joseph E. Stiglitz
● The « true » value of nature
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NCA in Kyrgyzstan
● Pilot project on forestry sector● Share of forestry in Kyrgyz GDP :
GDP NCA
0.05 % 1.2 %
!!! Preliminary results !!!
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Summary in 2 sentences...
(1) It is impossible to achieve a ...
… socially inclusive
… ressource efficient and
… economically viable
economy without harmonised information base.
(2) NCA provides a measured evidence of the greenness of the economy