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CARI COM. Seminar on the Implementation of the System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008) 14-16 June 2010, Jolly Beach, Resort, Antigua and Barbuda. CARI COM.

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  1. CARICOM Seminar on the Implementation of the System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008)14-16 June 2010,Jolly Beach, Resort,Antigua and Barbuda

  2. CARICOM CARICOM Workshop on the Development of Caribbean Specific Information and Communication Technologies (CSICT) Statistics and IndicatorsAREA: Environment Issues6 - 9 December 2011,ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

  3. CARICOM CONTENT OF PRESENTATION • Definition • ICT and the environment • Sub-Themes • Indicators and Rationale

  4. CARICOM DEFINITION • The environment is defined as “ the totality of all the external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of an organism. " Source: Glossary of Environment Statistics, Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 67, United Nations, New York, 1997.

  5. CARICOM DEFINITION cont’d • A broad concept of environment is assumed to include: climate change, energy, water, sustainable development, pollution, waste, land use and degradation, and conservation of species and ecosystems. These elements are not mutually exclusive.

  6. CARICOM ICT and the Environment Environmental impacts: Agents to improve environmental outcomes (efficiency, dematerialisation, role in monitoring, administration and dissemination). Contributors to environmental damage (energy usage in, and emissions from, manufacturing, transport and operation; pollution from disposal).

  7. CARICOM SUB-THEMES The sub-themes identified under this area are: • Climate Change • Energy Consumption • Waste/e-waste • Land use • Water resources • Conservation of ecosystems

  8. CLIMATE CHANGE CARICOM Climate change refers to a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) )

  9. CLIMATE CHANGEIndicators and Rationale CARICOM

  10. Energy Consumption CARICOM Energy consumption refers to all the energy used for heat, power, and electricity generation, regardless of where the energy was produced. Energy products can be used for various purposes (e.g., as an input in production of secondary energy products or for final consumption) and by different user groups (e.g., various industries and households).

  11. Energy ConsumptionIndicators and Rationale CARICOM

  12. Waste/e-waste CARICOM IE-waste is a generic term encompassing various forms of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) that are old, end-of-life electronic appliances and have ceased to be of any value to their owners. A practical definition of e-waste is ‘any electrically powered appliance that fails to satisfy the current owner for its originally intended purpose’. E-waste is also synonymously called WEEE (pronounced W-triple E), short for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment as defined under Annex IA of the Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.

  13. WASTE/EWASTEIndicators and Rationale CARICOM

  14. Land use CARICOM Land use refers to the functional division of land for different human purposes or economic activities. (Please refer to the OECD’s Glossary of Statistical Terms website at http://stats.oecd.org/glossary/)

  15. Land useIndicators and Rationale CARICOM

  16. Water resources CARICOM The International Glossary of Hydrology defines water resources as water available, or capable of being made available, for use in sufficient quantity and quality at a location and over a period of time appropriate for an identifiable demand.

  17. Water resourcesIndicators and Rationale CARICOM

  18. Conservation of ecosystems CARICOM An ecosystem is defined as a community of plants, animals and smaller organisms that live, feed, reproduce and interact in the same area or environment This will include systems for managing specific natural areas or ecosystems such as coasts, i.e. coastal zone management systems, mountains, etc;

  19. STRATEGIC USE OF INFORMATIONIndicators and Rationale CARICOM

  20. CARICOM THANKS!

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