Republic development of methodology sheets in the Working Group. ECLAC and UNEP had agreed, in principle, to hold joint meetings and outputs in the framework of the Forum of Ministers and the Statistical Conference of the Americas, but funding and administrative constraints could not make it happen in 2013. These sub-regional organizations were invited to the meeting on 13-14 November, The establishment of 2013. SCA coordination mechanisms with UNEP participated in a ECLAC the Working Group on Activities meeting of the CCAD UNEP Environmental Statistics of the planned climate change CAN, CCAD SCA and with environmental throughout observatory, where CARICOM, commissions in the sub-regions the year indicators for assessing MERCOSUR and (CAN, CCAD, CARICOM, the impact of disasters others MERCOSUR), among others were discussed and the process of development and adoption of ILAC indicators presented. The GeoSUR Programme (of Latin Two virtual forums and October American Development Promote training in the UNEP conferences 2013 Bank) participated in use of geospatial tools the November 2013 to construct the ILAC meeting, via Webinar. indicators Available for countries Beta software for geographic April 2012 SEMARNAT through SEMARNAT information portal (Mexico) Promote incorporation Two English-speaking of the Small Island Caribbean countries WGEI Developing States of Three countries of the (Bahamas, St. Vincent the Caribbean into Caribbean 2012 and the Grenadines) WGEI, and their active incorporated into WGEI have joined the UNEP participation in its Working Group. development Promote systematizing At least three countries receive UNEP is supporting Needs and institutionalizing technical assistance in Honduras and Panama assessment national and regional designing and implementing a in developing their through May WGEI monitoring of ILAC national environmental National State of the 2012 and indicators, thus information system Environment reports subsequent improving coordination and has conducted a high-level UNEP between environmental short training event on authorities, national the GEO methodology Governments statistics offices and in Chile, in 2013. Assistance with topics such as: the technical entities in of collecting environmental data, charge of geospatial UNEP also supports
Republic development of methodology sheets in the Working Group. ECLAC and UNEP had agreed, in principle, to hold joint meetings and outputs in the framework of the Forum of Ministers and the Statistical Conference of the Americas, but funding and administrative constraints could not make it happen in 2013. The establishment of coordination mechanisms with the Working Group on Environmental Statistics of the SCA and with environmental commissions in the sub-regions (CAN, CCAD, CARICOM, MERCOSUR), among others Activities planned throughout the year SCA ECLAC UNEP CAN, CCAD CARICOM, MERCOSUR and others These sub-regional organizations were invited to the meeting on 13-14 November, 2013. UNEP participated in a meeting of the CCAD climate change observatory, where indicators for assessing the impact of disasters were discussed and the process of development and adoption of ILAC indicators presented. Promote training in the use of geospatial tools to construct the ILAC indicators Two virtual forums and conferences October 2013 UNEP The GeoSUR Programme (of Latin American Development Bank) participated in the November 2013 meeting, via Webinar. Beta software for geographic information portal April 2012 SEMARNAT Available for countries through SEMARNAT (Mexico) Promote incorporation of the Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean into WGEI, and their active participation in its development Three countries of the Caribbean incorporated into WGEI 2012 WGEI UNEP Two English-speaking Caribbean countries (Bahamas, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) have joined the Working Group. Promote systematizing and institutionalizing national and regional monitoring of ILAC indicators, thus improving coordination between environmental authorities, national statistics offices and the technical entities in charge of geospatial At least three countries receive technical assistance in designing and implementing a national environmental information system Assistance with topics such as: collecting environmental data, Needs assessment through May 2012 and subsequent high-level of WGEI UNEP Governments UNEP is supporting Honduras and Panama in developing their National State of the Environment reports and has conducted a short training event on the GEO methodology in Chile, in 2013. UNEP also supports
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