Presenter: Philone Mantock Statistical Institute of Jamaica

1. REPORT ON ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS AND INTER-AGENCY ACTIVITIES IN JAMAICA AND ON OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE WORKPLAN Presenter: Philone Mantock Statistical Institute of Jamaica

2. BACKGROUND TO ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS IN JAMAICA • Environment Statistics Unit at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) formed in 2000. • Mandate of the unit is the production of environment statistics through routine collection and compilation of data. • The unit had a workshop in 2001 with all the relevant stakeholders/data providers to compile a list of data sources and availability of statistics related to the environment.

3. BACKGROUND TO ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS IN JAMAICA • Over the years the unit has produced various reports on Environment Statistics: • Jamaica’s Environment 2001-Environment Statistics & State of the Environment Report • Jamaica’s Environment in Your Pocket 2002 • Households & Environment 2003 • Environment Statistics 2003 & Mineral Accounts • Environment Statistics 2005 & Water • Environment Statistics 2007 • Household Environment Survey 2008 • Jamaica’s Environment in Your Pocket 2009 • Jamaica’s Environment in Your Pocket 2013

4. Focus of Reports on Environment Statistics • Reports usually focus on all or some of the following themes/topics: • Agriculture • Forestry • Land and Mineral Resources • Protected Areas • Freshwater • Marine Resources • Tourism • Energy and Transport • Air • Solid and Liquid Waste • Climate and Natural Disasters

5. Data Providers of Environment Statistics • Various Ministries, Agencies and other Organisations: • National Environmental and Planning Agency • Planning Institute of Jamaica • Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries • Ministry of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change • Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining • Mines and Geology Division • Jamaica Bauxite Institute • Jamaica Public Service Company • Forestry Department • Jamaica National Heritage Trust • National Water Commission • Water Resources Authority • National Irrigation Commission • National Solid Waste Management Authority • National Meteorological Service • Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management • Jamaica Tourist Board • Jamaica Fire Brigade

6. Inter-Agency Committee Meetings • There has been no Inter-Agency Committee meeting convened by STATIN since CARICOM Workshop on Environment Statistics in 2011. • However, Joint Meeting with STATIN and CARICOM in November 2012 with ministries/agencies engaged in production and use of Environment Statistics related to the area of Biodiversity. • Ongoing relationship with ministries/agencies/other stakeholders that provide data related to environment statistics. • Data is usually received in a timely manner once it is requested by STATIN and is available from the relevant ministries/agencies. Environment statistics database is updated routinely.

7. Status of Work Plan for Compilation of Environment Statistics • As mentioned previously the Environment Unit at STATIN was established fourteen years ago and producing reports on environment statistics since 2001. • The Unit currently made up of two persons - Unit Head and a Statistician. • Need for additional staff, but due to budget constraints not a possibility at this time.

8. UN Framework for Development of Environment Statistics (FDES 2013) • Jamaica was represented in the group revising the Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics. Revision now complete. • Jamaica now a member of the Expert Group on Environment Statistics – developing the methodological manual for the FDES Core Set of Environment Statistics. • With the completion of the revised FDES there will be a need for a Regional Workshop on the implementation of the FDES which would assist countries in the region in the collection and compilation of environment statistics at the national level.

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