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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. Update on Work Plan, Biodiversity in Antigua and Barbuda and Inter-Agency Meetings for Environment Statistics. Environment Division & Statistics Division. Update on Work Plan Recommendations and Objectives. Recommendation 1

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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

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  1. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Update on Work Plan, Biodiversity in Antigua and Barbuda and Inter-Agency Meetings forEnvironment Statistics Environment Division & Statistics Division

  2. Update on Work Plan Recommendations and Objectives

  3. Recommendation 1 Build a working relationship with various stakeholders Meetings have been held with • Forestry Unit (2012) • Lands Division (2013) • Fisheries Division (2012) • Statistics Division (2012 & 2013)

  4. Recommendation 2 Incorporate the participation of all relevant data providers specifically in the field of environment statistics in statistics related activities Statistics Division in collaboration with the Environment Division tries to invite the various stakeholders to meetings whether on one on one or in a group setting to drive home the importance of data collection and the urgent need to fill data gaps.

  5. Recommendation 3 To find personnel to manage environment statistics within the department The Statistics Division and the Environment Division have no control over the operations of the various stakeholders. However, the decision has been taken that the Environment Division will lead the collection and compilation of data for environment statistics and forward the data to the Statistics Division.

  6. 1. Drafting of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) • meetings held during 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter of 2013 • focused on developing NBSAP targets and indicators Initiatives organized by the Environment Division

  7. participation of various stakeholders to include: National Parks Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment (MoALHE), Ministry of Tourism, Environmental Awareness Group (EAG), MEA focal points, Small Grants Program (SGP) • Next meeting scheduled for 3rd Quarter 2014 Initiatives organized by the Environment Division Continues

  8. 2. Greenhouse Gas Inventory • GHG team organized to collect data on waste, land use, energy and industrial sectors • Participation of APUA, NSWMA, MoALHE and NODS • Workshop held in December 2013 and include participation from: above agencies, AHTA, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health Initiatives organized by the Environment Division

  9. 3. Vulnerability, Impact and Adaptation (VIA) studies • CaribSave team was contracted by the UNEP to conduct a VIA study in the water, agriculture and health sectors • The team met with various agencies to collect the relevant data • Workshop held in January 2014 and an update was presented to stakeholders including: NODS, EAG, Red Cross, APUA, Fisheries, MoALHE, Port Authority, Small Gas Programs, Statistics Division • The final report should be completed by the last quarter of 2014 Initiatives organized by the Environment Division

  10. 4. The Environment Division is in the process of developing an Environment Atlas for Antigua and Barbuda which will focus on Environmental Statistics. • Completion date is expected to be the end of 2014 Initiatives organized by the Environment Division

  11. The two focal points from the Environment and Statistics Division continues to work to achieve objectives for this project • Conduct a meeting with Permanent Secretary of: Agriculture, Health, Tourism, Trade, Commissioner of National Parks, President of EAG, Coordinator of PROMIS, Director of National Parks Barbuda, Director of NODS, Manager of APUA, ABHTA, Chief Environment Officer, Chief Statistician to bring awareness to where the country is at as it pertains to this project. Way Forward for Biodiversity in Antigua and Barbuda

  12. Resend the eleven thematic worksheets with metadata and methodologies to the relevant agencies before the end of the second quarter • Schedule an Inter-Agency Meeting for the 4th quarter to present the data compiled and have discussion outlining the importance of quality checks, validation of data, accuracy of data and timeliness of data • Use the Environment Cadet Program to sensitize young persons on the importance of Environment Statistics Way Forward for Biodiversity in Antigua and Barbuda Continues

  13. Lack of human resources (staffing) • The data manager at the Environment Division is doing other duties/activities • Lack of financial resources • Stakeholders commit at meetings to submit data but after it’s a different story • Filling data gaps • Data sharing • Unavailable metadata for some indicators Challenges

  14. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

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