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CARICOM WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS
SAINT LUCIA’S REPORT ON
INTER-AGENCY MEETING
KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 7-8 April 2014
PRESENTED BY OLYMPIA JOSEPH
INTRODUCTION
• The Statistical Office in collaboration with the UN Statistical Division Hosted a seminar on "Developing a programme for implementing the 2008 SNA, the 2012 SEEA (Systems of Environmental-Economic Accounting and supporting statistics in the CARICOM region - February 3 – 7, 2014.
• A National Seminar for implementing the SEEA was also held at the Conference Room of the Palm Haven Hotel on the 5th of February, 2014.
OBJECTIVES
The primary objectives for the National Seminar were as follows:
• To document the scope and depth of data on environment indicators which were maintained by agencies whose policy formulation and implementation processes directly affect or is related to various aspects of the environment.
• To provide some guidance on the maintenance of a consistent set of environmental statistics with a view to the eventual production of Environmental Economic Accounts.
• To conduct an assessment of data availability and method of computation.
STAKEHOLDERS/ORGANISATIONS
In attendance were:• Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives & Rural Development
• Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs, Planning and Social Security
• Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations
• Ministry of Infrastructure, Port Services and Transportation
• Ministry of Physical Development, Housing and Urban Renewal
• Ministry of the Public Service
• Ministry of Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology
• Ministry of Tourism, Heritage and The Creative Industries
• Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
• Pesticide Board
• Soufriere Marine Management Association
STAKEHOLDERS/ORGANISATIONS cont’d
In attendance were:• St. Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority
• Saint Lucia Electricity Services Ltd.
• St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association
• St. Lucia National Trust• St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority
• St. Lucia Tourist Board
• Water & Sewage Company Ltd (WASCO)
• CSO
OTHER REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS
• Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)• Caricom Secretariat• United Nations Stats Division• UN ECLAC• Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)• Environment Ministry, Jamaica• Bahamas Environment Ministry
AREAS OF DISCUSSION
• Policies and priorities related to environmental and economic issues in St Lucia.• Overview of the SEEA Central Framework and SEEA Experimental
Ecosystem Accounting.• Broad assessment of data availability and current statistical initiatives.• National initiatives for formulating strategy for the implementation for
the SEEA Central Framework and the development of environmental economic accounts.
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF DISCUSSIONS
• The main focus of the discussions was the sensitization of the participants on the importance of data collection on environmental indicators for the development of a System of Environmental Economic Accounting. • The meeting discussed type of data needed, availability, frequency,
data gaps and method of collection.• Participants were appraised on the importance of the use of Meta
Data.
INDICATORS OBTAINED/EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED
INDICATORS SOURCE OF DATA YEARS OBTAINED DATA GAPS
PH1(a): Number of Households by Type of Dwelling Population Census Census years No gaps
PH1(b): Proportion of households with own dwelling Population Census Census years No gaps
PH2: Number of Households by Type of Tenure Population Census Census years No gaps
PH3: Number of Households by Type of Material of Outer Walls Population Census Census years No gaps
PH4: Number of Households by Type of Material Used for Roofing Population Census Census years No gaps
PH5: Households by Number of Bedrooms Population Census Census years No gaps
PH6: Population by Size of Household Population Census Census years No gaps
MDG 7.10 Slum population as percentage of urban, percentage Population Census none Not available
INDICATORS OBTAINED/EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED cont’d
INDICATORS SOURCE OF DATA YEARS OBTAINED
DATA GAPS
TOR1(a): Tourist Arrivals by Type of Arrival and Number of Tourist Nights Spent Saint Lucia Tourist Board 1999-2013 No gapsTOR1(b): Tourist Intensity/Growth Rate and Tourist Penetration Ratio Saint Lucia Tourist Board 1999-2013 No gapsTOR2: Number of Hotels Classified by Size, Beds and Rooms by Year Saint Lucia Tourist Board 1999-2013 No gapsTOR3: Visitor Expenditure Saint Lucia Tourist Board 1999-2013 No gaps
TOR4: Tourist Arrivals by Type of Accommodation Saint Lucia Tourist Board 1999-2013 No gaps
TOR5: Tourist Arrivals by Country of Origin Saint Lucia Tourist Board 1999-2013 No gaps
INDICATORS OBTAINED/EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED cont’d
INDICATORS SOURCE OF DATA YEARS OBTAINED
DATA GAPS
EH1: Number of Reported Cases and Incidence of Environmentally Related Diseases
Epidemiology SectionMinistry of Health 2008-2013 No gaps
EH2: Number of Households by Type of Sanitation Facilities Population Census Census years No gaps
EH3: Number of Households by Type of Water Supply Population Census Census years No gaps
MDG 7.8 Proportion of population using an improved drinking water source Census years No gapsMDG 7.9 Proportion of population using an improved sanitation facility Census years No gapsND1(a): Natural Disasters by Year NEMO 1700s - 2013 No Gaps
ND1(b): Incidence of natural disasters NEMO 1700s - 2013 No Gaps
ND1(c): Economic losses resulting from natural disasters NEMO 1700s - 2013 No Gaps
ND1(d): Social dislocation resulting from natural disasters NEMO 1700s - 2013 No Gaps
INDICATORS OBTAINED/EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED cont’dINDICATORS SOURCE OF DATA YEARS
OBTAINEDDATA GAPS
EM1(a): Energy Consumption by Type and YearSt. Lucia Electricity Services
Central Statistics Office Available No gaps
EM1(b): Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1 GDP (PPP)St. Lucia Electricity Services
Central Statistics Office Available No gaps
EM2(a): Number of Households by Type of Fuel Used for Cooking Population Census
Census years No gaps
EM2(b): Proportion of population using solid fuels by type of tenure. Population Census Census
yearsNo gaps
EM3: Number of Households by Type of Fuel Used for LightingPopulation Census Census
yearsNo gaps
EM4: Mineral Production by Type No data
EM5: Mineral Reserves by Type No data
INDICATORS OBTAINED/EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED cont’dINDICATORS SOURCE OF DATA YEARS
OBTAINEDDATA GAPS
MR1(a): Total and Protected Marine Area Fisheries DepartmentSMMA No data
MR2a: Fish Landings by Type Fisheries Department 1980-2013 No gaps
MR2b: Fish Landings by Boat Days Fisheries Department No data
MR3: Population of Coastal Area Fisheries Department No data
MR4: Percentage of coral reefs destroyed by human activity and by natural disasters; (CSMDG)
Fisheries Department No data
LA1: Land Use Agricultural Census Some data
LA2: Use of Fertilizers by Type and Year CSO Up to 2013 No gaps
LA3: Use of Pesticides by Type and Year CSO Up to 2013 No gaps
BIO1: Protected Area as a Percentage of Total Area Forestry Division Data available
INDICATORS OBTAINED/EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED cont’d
INDICATORS SOURCE OF DATA YEARS OBTAINED
DATA GAPS
MDG 7.4: Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits Fisheries Department No data
MDG 7.6 Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected Fisheries Department
MDG 7.7 Proportion of species threatened with extinction Fisheries Department No data
FOR1: Forest Area Forestry Division
MDG 7.1 Proportion of land area covered by forest Forestry Division
AIR1: Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Sustainable Development
AIR 2: Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Sustainable Development
AIR 3: Emissions of Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NM-VOCs) Sustainable DevelopmentAIR 4: Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sustainable Development
AIR 5: Emissions of Methane (CH4) Sustainable Development
AIR 6: Emissions of Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Sustainable Development
INDICATORS OBTAINED/EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED cont’dINDICATORS SOURCE OF DATA YEARS
OBTAINEDDATA GAPS
AIR 7: Emissions of Lead (Pb) and Consumption of Leaded Petrol Sustainable DevelopmentMDG 7.2, CSMDG: Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2
Sustainable Development
MDG 7.2: Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), metric tons of CO2 per capita
Sustainable Development
MDG 7.2: Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), kg CO2 per $1 GDP (PPP)
Sustainable Development
MDG 7.3: Consumption of ozone-depleting substances Sustainable Development
WA1: Generation of Waste by Source Solid Waste Management
WA2:Generation and Recycling of Selected Waste Materials Solid Waste Management
WA3:Management of Municipal Waste Solid Waste Management
WA4:Composition of Municipal Waste Solid Waste Management
WA5:Management of Municipal Waste ― City Data Solid Waste Management
INDICATORS OBTAINED/EXPECTED TO BE OBTAINED cont’d
INDICATORS SOURCE OF DATA YEARS OBTAINED
DATA GAPS
WA6:Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities Solid Waste Management
WT1: Renewable Fresh Water Resources Water Resource Management
WT2: Freshwater Abstraction Water Resource Management
WT3: Freshwater Available for Use Water Resource Management
WT4:Total Water Use WASCO 2013
WT5:Water Supply Industry (ISIC 36) WASCO
WT6:Wastewater Treatment Facilities WASCO
WT7:Population Connected to Wastewater Treatment WASCO
MDG 7.5 Proportion of total water resources used Water Resource Management
PROGRESS OF WORK PLAN
Phase 1: Subsequent to the SEEA, the priority areas for the CSO are the development of the indicators on Water and Energy.
The data currently being collected is solely for the computation of the GDP however, the CSO will broaden its scope to ensure that all the indicators on water and energy that are necessary for the implementation of the SEEA are collected.
PROGRESS OF WORK PLAN (cont’d.)
Phase 2:St. Lucia is signatory to a number of International Agreements. • The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change • The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer• The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
CSO will expand the SEEA under phase 1 in the development of the indicators that will assist in reporting on our International Agreements.The CSO is currently engaged with various stakeholders on collecting data on all other environmental indicators.
POSITIVE OUTCOMES FROM STAKEHOLDERS MEETING
Since the conclusion of the National Meeting on the SEEA, there have been some positive outcomes: 1. CSO has received data from a number of the stakeholders including
some of those that were proving quite difficult.2. A greater sense of commitment and ownership on the part of
stakeholders.3. Improved inter-agency collaboration
CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS
In the absence of formal agreements such as MOUs most stakeholders transmit data to the CSO on a voluntary basis.• Lack of official Environmental policy documents.• Lack of Human, Technical and institutional capacity.• Financial Constraints• Data provided not consistent with Meta Data for Caricom –
definitions, time period, method of calculations• Data sharing facility is lacking
RECOMMENDATIONS
• There is need for a national policy to govern data sharing among agencies. • State of the Environment Report for St. Lucia to be published
sometime this year.• Environmental data to be published on our website so stakeholders
could appreciate their input and see the usefulness of the data they provide to the CSO.• Provide a standard template for data collection.
Thank you