National Statistical and Geographical Information System in Mexico and Climate Change Statistics

1. The National Statistical and Geographical Information System in Mexico and Climate Change StatisticsEconomic Commission for EuropeConference of European Statisticians Meeting on Climate Change Related Statistics for Producers and Users 19-20 November 2012 Geneva

2. 1. The new institutional architecture: INEGI an autonomous entity and the coordinator of the SNIEG

3. Legal Framework Constitution of the Mexican United States First Title, Chapter I Civil Rights Article 26 B. The State shall have a National Statistical and Geographical Information System, and its data shall be considered official data. Its use is compulsory for the Federation, the Federal District, states and municipalities to use the data produced by the System as stipulated in such Law. … The Law shall establish the organization and operation bases of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System according to the principles of accessibility, transparency, objectivity and independence…

4. Legal Framework Law of the National Statistical and Geographical InformationSystem (LSNIEG) • Art. 52 LSNIEG The Institute,according to Article 26, Section B of the Constitution of the Mexican United States, is a public agency with technical and management autonomy, with legal personality and own assets, responsible of the regulation and coordination of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System …

5. Legal Framework Law of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System(LSNIEG) • Art. 58 LSNIEG The Institute will regulate, by means of general directives, the collection, processing and publication of Information, for the proper functioning of the System or will authorize the directives used by the State Units for such activities.

6. From the Treasury to autonomous Executive Legislative Judiciary

7. Legal Framework Components of the NATIONAL SYSTEM OF STATISTICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Demographic and Social Economic National Information Subsystems Government, Public Security and Application of Justice Geographical and Environmental

8. National Subsystem of Geographical and Environmental Information GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA GROUPS • INDICATORS • Atmosphere • Water • Soil • Biodiversity • Hazardous waste • Solid waste Natural Resources and Climate Geographical names Cadastre Topography Continental, insular and submarine relief Coastal, international, state and municipality boundaries Geodetic Reference Frame

9. Specialized Technical Committees Basic Geographic Information Water Energy Sector Cadastre and Register Information Land Use, Vegetation and Forest Resources Hazardous emissions, waste and dangerous substances

10. 2. “The Climate Change Special Program (PECC) and Climate Change Information Needs”

11. Climate change and SNIEG National Development Plan: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Damages from extreme weather events. Food supply affected by droughts/ biofuels. Energy supply and demand. Topography: Slope Land cover (Forests and rain) forests Precipitation, Temperature GHG Emissions • Peopleat risk: • Living in coastal areas • Casualties due to hurricanes • Landslides hazard areas, etc. • Food security • Energy security Housing characterization Demographic profile Natural disaster management Water Supply Health problems due to heat waves and/or floods UNO. Millennium Development Goals: Emissions of carbon dioxide Special Program on Climate Change

12. Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs  Mexico’s Special Climate Change Program – PECC • Emissions baselines. • Emissions scenarios and reduction targets. • Mitigation. • Adaptation.

13. Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs  • National Reduction Targets. • The Ministries involved in the integration of the PECC identified a set of policies and measure to reduce GHG emissions in the short-run (2008-2012). • The sectors and projects include the energy recovery of GHG emissions (coal, oil and gas fields, landfills), energy generation based on renewable (wind, solar, biofuels, etc), energy efficiency (households and buildings, industrial, transport),sustainable forest management, etc. • Activity data, emissions levels have been required to monitor changes over time (environmental quality, emissions, consumption and production of goods and services) and to  monitor progress towards national targets.

14. Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs  • Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation • In order to participate in REDD activities, Mexico requires to establish a national strategy or action plan which is still under development. National and/or forest reference emissions level will be needed as well as the appropriate REDD Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system.

15. Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs  • Biennial Update Report (BUR) • The scope of BUR is to provide an update to the most recent national communication in areas such as: national circumstances, institutional arrangements, GHG inventories, mitigation actions and their effects; constraints and gaps and related financial, technical and capacity needs; level of support received or any other relevant information considered.

16. Mexico’s relevant climate change information needs  • Establishing the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) to give the adequate transparency to this update will require the analysis of new statistics that may have not even been produced. For example, National Appropriate Mitigation Activities may include topics such as: energy efficiency measures, economic instruments, cap and trade programs, technology transfer, standards and labelling schemes, research and development, demonstrations projects or educational programmes.

17. 3. General Climate Change Law : INEGI’s new mandates(October 2012)

18. Objectives of the Law To promote transition to a competitive, sustainable and low carbon emission economy To reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions To reduce the vulnerability of population, of assets, of infrastructure and ecosystems to climate change adverse effects

19. Climate Change Information System A New Mandate • Article 76. A Climate Change Information System will be integrated by INEGI, subject to the provisions of the Law of the National Statistical and Geographical Information System • Article 77. The Climate Change Information System should generate, with the support of government agencies, a set of key indicators that will address at least the following topics:

20. Two new mandates • INEGI jointly with the Inter-Ministerial Commission will decide the indicators suitable for planning. • INEGI jointly with the Evaluation Commission (Technical independent body + Advisory group) will monitor progress and results of the policy objectives.

21. Minimum key indicators (Article 77)

22. STCs of SNIGMA and Climate Change Political and Administrative Division Topography Watersheds delimitation and Water Availability Energy demand Land Cover Renewable Energy Sources Energy efficiency Timber stocks Land Cover Change Greenhouse Emissions and Sinks Emissions Atmospherical conditions Vulnerability Waste

23. CC Information Framework: Under development

24. Integration of Information for the Climate Change Information System National Climate Change Strategy National Development Plan Escorial Programs of: - Environment and Natural Resources - Agricultural and fisheries development - Energy - Marine … STCs CNI SPI INEGI SNIEG Climate Change Information System • International Agreements: • OECD • INEGEI SNIARN Laws: - SICC - SCEEM - INFyS - BNE SIE SIAP SNIB