Proportion of effluents that receive treatment Also, a potential methodology to measure the progress of national environmental statistical systems was extensively discussed. Fostering the preparation of ILAC National Reports To date, ten countries have published ILAC National Reports, with an average of 29 indicators. These countries are Costa Rica (2005), Mexico (2005), Argentina (2006), Brazil (2007), Colombia (2007), Peru (2008), Cuba (2009), Panama (2010), Nicaragua (2011) and Uruguay (2011). Barbados has made significant progress in preparing its national report. It is important to note that several countries regularly report on ILAC indicators in their environmental information systems, which can be updated more frequently than printed publications. However, the printed editions are critical in countries where the aforementioned information systems are not available. Promoting the regional use of the ILAC indicators Following a digital publishing model, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico (SEMARNAT) has developed a Geospatial Viewer for displaying the ILAC indicators at a regional level available to all countries. Countries may enter their data in the platform using web map services (WMS). In all cases, each country retains ownership and responsibility over the information. Strengthening the Working Group on Environmental Indicators Between 2012 and 2013, representatives of four new countries joined the WGEI: Bahamas, El Salvador, Honduras and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Financial constraints prevented the realization of a workshop prior to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, as set forth in paragraph 13, Decision 5 of the Eighteenth Workshop Forum of Ministers. However, the Secretariat and ECLAC provided relevant inputs on indicators to regional discussions on the post-2015 agenda. UNEP organized the regional meeting ‘Strengthening regional networks and national capacities on environmental information’, held in November 2013 in Panama City. The meeting had the following objectives: Present progress in the generation and management of environmental information (including related geographic information) at the national level, and identify options for regional cooperation and priorities for capacity development within the framework of the ILAC WGEI and the ‘Eye on Earth’ initiative.
Proportion of effluents that receive treatment Also, a potential methodology to measure the progress of national environmental statistical systems was extensively discussed. Fostering the preparation of ILAC National Reports To date, ten countries have published ILAC National Reports, with an average of 29 indicators. These countries are Costa Rica (2005), Mexico (2005), Argentina (2006), Brazil (2007), Colombia (2007), Peru (2008), Cuba (2009), Panama (2010), Nicaragua (2011) and Uruguay (2011). Barbados has made significant progress in preparing its national report. It is important to note that several countries regularly report on ILAC indicators in their environmental information systems, which can be updated more frequently than printed publications. However, the printed editions are critical in countries where the aforementioned information systems are not available. Promoting the regional use of the ILAC indicators Following a digital publishing model, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico (SEMARNAT) has developed a Geospatial Viewer for displaying the ILAC indicators at a regional level available to all countries. Countries may enter their data in the platform using web map services (WMS). In all cases, each country retains ownership and responsibility over the information. Strengthening the Working Group on Environmental Indicators Between 2012 and 2013, representatives of four new countries joined the WGEI: Bahamas, El Salvador, Honduras and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Financial constraints prevented the realization of a workshop prior to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, as set forth in paragraph 13, Decision 5 of the Eighteenth Workshop Forum of Ministers. However, the Secretariat and ECLAC provided relevant inputs on indicators to regional discussions on the post-2015 agenda. UNEP organized the regional meeting ‘Strengthening regional networks and national capacities on environmental information’, held in November 2013 in Panama City. The meeting had the following objectives: Present progress in the generation and management of environmental information (including related geographic information) at the national level, and identify options for regional cooperation and priorities for capacity development within the framework of the ILAC WGEI and the ‘Eye on Earth’ initiative.
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