Environment Statistics in Central Asia: Progress and Prospects
Ballance, Robert; Pant, Bishnu D. | March 2003
Abstract
In 2000, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a Regional
Technical Assistance (RETA 5860) entitled Institutional Strengthening and
Collection of Environment Statistics in Selected Developing Member Countries
(DMCs), covering five Central Asian countries namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz
Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The primary objective of RETA
5860 was to strengthen the system of collection of environment statistics. Among
others, the RETA assisted these countries to prepare a Framework for
Development of Environment Statistics (FDES) and to publish a Compendium
of Environment Statistics (CES). The present paper makes use of the material
contained in each country’s FDES and CES. Other sources have been used as
well, including information obtained during the various workshops and training
programs and additional research produced by Asian Development Bank (ADB),
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Economic
Commission for Europe (ECE), and other international institutions. The paper
is intended to serve several purposes. First, it provides an up-to-date assessment
of environmental conditions relating to air and water. Second, major flaws and
gaps in the existing national statistical systems are identified and discussed and
some tentative priorities for improvement are suggested. Some of the evidence
presented in the paper is compelling. Hopefully, these results will serve as a
catalyst for national statisticians and environment officials to continue their efforts
to improve environment statistics in the region.
Citation
Ballance, Robert; Pant, Bishnu D.. 2003. Environment Statistics in Central Asia: Progress and Prospects. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1523.ISSN
1655-5252
Keywords
Work Environment
Urban Environment
Social Environment
Regulatory Environments
Marine Environment
International Environmental Relations
Institutional Environment Assessment
Global Environment
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Strategy
Environmental Services
Environmental Resources
Environmental Management and Planning
Environmental Issues
Environmental Guidelines
Environmental Effects
Environment and Pollution Prevention
Environmental Control
Environmental Technology
Land Development
Forestry Development
Fishery Development
Environmental Statistics
Environmental Planning
Environmental Management
Environmental Education
Environmental Capacity
Pollution Control
Nature Protection
Environmental Conservation
Air quality indexes
Ecological risk assessment
Environmental impact evaluation
Analysis of environmental impact
Environmental toxicology
Health risk assessment
Rain and rainfall
Acid precipitation
Ozone-depleting substance mitigation
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Prevention of pollution
Air quality
Air quality management
Pollution
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