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Barbados National Experience

Barbados National Experience. Indicators of Sustainable Development A presentation by The Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment, Government of Barbados. Scope of Presentation. Historical Perspective Indicators Challenges Successes Way forward for Barbados. Historical Perspective.

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Barbados National Experience

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  1. Barbados National Experience Indicators of Sustainable Development A presentation by The Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment, Government of Barbados

  2. Scope of Presentation • Historical Perspective • Indicators • Challenges • Successes • Way forward for Barbados

  3. Historical Perspective • A National Indicators Programme (NIP) came into effect in 1997 • National Steering Committee on Indicators of Sustainable Development assembled under the aegis of the National Commission on Sustainable Development • Assessment forms created and identification of national indicators commenced(1999)

  4. Historical Perspective • National multi-sectoral consultation held to finalize list • List finalized-170 indicators of sustainable development for Barbados (2000) • Pilot study carried out to test sub-set of 20 indicators (2000)

  5. Indicators • 170 indicators identified currently classified into 3 areas: Human Well-being, Ecological Welfare and Sustainable Interactions • 12 Sub-themes: health, education housing, social welfare, security, air, land-use, water, population, economic development, consumption and production patterns

  6. Indicators • Tourism • Tourist population as a percentage of total population(average, maximum and minimum) • Disaster Management • Economic loss due to disasters • Human loss due to disasters • Financial loss due to disasters

  7. Indicators • Climate Change • Emissions of greenhouse gases (CO2 etc.) • Sea level rise • Emission of CO2 per capita • Changes in sea water temperature

  8. Indicators • Coastal Zone Management • Catch per Unit effort /annual marine catch • Signs of overexploitation-changing composition of landings by species • Signs of overexploitation-changing composition of landings- decreasing size of individuals • Seagrass beds • Terrestrial and marine water quality • Coral reef health

  9. Indicators • Coastal Zone Management • Mangroves • Coastal geomorphology • Algae index • Bacterial index • Fish kill events • Discharges in coastal water e.g. oil, ballast water etc. • Release of nitrogen and phosphorus into coastal waters

  10. Indicators • Coastal Zone Management • Measured levels of marine pollution • Increase in physical development in coastal areas • User growth in coastal areas

  11. Indicators • Land-Use Planning • Barbadian Context has developed indicators under the following areas: • agriculture • Land degradation • Biodiversity • Natural Capital • CZM • Water • Waste

  12. Challenges • Lack of human , technical and financial resources • National Importance • Lack of awareness/ attitudes towards information use • Formats, frequency, accuracy • Continuity

  13. Successes • Partnerships • Regional publications on environmental statistic • EVI • State of the Environment Reporting • Increasing awareness among technocrats

  14. Way Forward • Improvement on partnerships-e.g. tourism • Piggy-back (where possible) • State of the Environment Reports • National Policy on Sustainable Development

  15. THE END Please Contact Amrikha D. Singh Environmental Officer Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment First Floor S. P. Musson Building Hincks Street Bridgetown, St. Michael Barbados Tel: (246) 467-5705 E-mail: technical@meenr.gov.bb

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