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Development and application of indicators and performance measures Perspectives and experiences

Development and application of indicators and performance measures Perspectives and experiences . Livia Bizikova and Laszlo Pinter lbizikova@iisd.ca. Why measure?. To provide feedback on system behaviour and policy performance To improve chances of successful adaptation

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Development and application of indicators and performance measures Perspectives and experiences

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  1. Development and application of indicatorsand performance measuresPerspectives and experiences Livia Bizikova and Laszlo Pinter lbizikova@iisd.ca

  2. Why measure? • To provide feedback on system behaviour and policy performance • To improve chances of successful adaptation • To ensure movement toward common goals • To improve implementation • To increase accountability

  3. Indicators and SD • Since 1990s, SD creates opportunity and challenges for ‘constructive ambiguity’ • Recognizing the links between environmental conditions and human activities • Highlighting the need for long-term perspectives • Considering equity both within and between generations • Engaging the participation of all sectors of society in the decision-making process

  4. Steps in the integrated reporting processes

  5. Australia Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, 1994)

  6. Indicators should… • Be developed within an accepted conceptual framework • Be clearly defined and easy to understand • Be subject to aggregation • Be objective • Have reasonable data requirements • Be relevant to users • Be limited in number • Reflect causes, process or results (World Bank, 1997)

  7. Examples of indicator system development

  8. The partnerships in GEO accomplish the following: • Ensure regional priorities and perceptions are reflected; • Provide a mechanism to aggregate information across scale to the global level; • Facilitate access to data and information; • Increase policy relevance of the analysis; • Help raise the profile of critical issues and put emerging issues on the agenda; • Contribute to improved policy coordination; and • Provide a quality-control mechanism.

  9. Lessons from GEO for nationaland regional assessment • Assessment and reporting concepts and strategies • Stakeholders’ involvement in assessment and reporting • Report structure • Organization of reporting process • Communication of results

  10. Regional indicator system for the area round Lake Balaton (Hungary)

  11. Exposure unit Variability and change of the environment Ecosystem Management and coordination of adaptation and responses External response and adaptation mechanisms Human system Variability and change of the human system Information Influence

  12. Process / content integration Conceptual framework, architecture Scoping Priority issues and core indicators Monitoring system, evaluation reports Monitoring, evaluation, learning Indicator system development Implementation measures, projects Data, mapserver, models, analytic tools ENGAGEMENT & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT Implementation Data collection and processing Scenarios, targets, action-plans Integrated assessment report Scenario development and policy planning Integrated assessment of trends and vulnerabilities Specific adaptation measures Development of adaptation options

  13. Indicator analysis • System of 40 (at the beginning) down to 32 indicators • Indicators were analyzed based on a common template using the following questions: • How is this indicator defined? • What is happening in the region? • How is society responding? • What could be anticipated in the future? • “Failure of the week” – reporting on process

  14. Developing a Sustainability Indicators System to Measure the Well-being of Winnipeg’s First Nations Community

  15. Step in the system development

  16. Well-being of the community

  17. Domains of Well-being and Issues Impacting Well-being

  18. Indicators are helpful: • To carry out a more profound analysis of the socio-economic conditions on the ground; • To shift from “top-down” governance towards a regional/local policy and decision-making; • To promote task orientation, with clear and enforced definition of responsibilities for actors involved in practical application of the decisions; • To link the indicator system with development measures’ implementation to monitor the induced changes and impacts

  19. Challenges • Data collection (numerous data-holders with diverse format ) seems to be a challenge • Accountability to the stakeholders – regular communication • Thinking out of the box – getting to the different path then BAU • Monitoring issues that may not be significant currently

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