2. Sustained The different An effective 1. Pak EPA Records Pak EPA and the participation and environmental management and 2. Records of the organization it continuous organization coordination meetings and outsources the EMIS updating of the generating and structure securing conferences; Coordination to have respective holding sustained 3. Review of the the interest and ability environmental environmental participation and content of EMIS to effectuate sustain databases by the information in the contributions of portal at the and grow the Pakistan respective country were brought the existing EMIS beginning and end of EMIS. participating together under the partner the project, and Also, it is assumed the organizations in NEMIS project. organizations is periodically in participating National EMIS However, the overall established in between. organizations have the management year-1 and motivation and structure for sustainably incentive to sustaining a operated continuously update functioning EMIS thereafter, their information and remained to be making it more databases contributed established inclusive and to and through the broader over EMIS. time. 3.. Pakistan's The spade work for Pakistan's First 1. Records of the Most of the work is Annual of the Pakistan's First State of Government of done. A limited project Environment State of Environment Environment Pakistan/Pak EPA; input and support will Report(s) Report was done Report published be needed to stimulate under NEMIS project in year-1 and, one 2. EMIS Web Portal and enable the but the report itself more annual achievement of this could not be report produced important indicator of a produced. thereafter. functioning EMIS 4. Consistency The environmental 1. Bench marking 1. Report of bench It is assumed that the and reporting by the of Environmental marking of Pakistan devolution of Federal Government Statistics of State of the 'environment' post the in reporting is mostly based on Pakistan with the Environment Report 18th Amendment to environmental information supplied NEMIS Identified with provincial Pakistan's constitution information by by the provinces. Environmental environment will not hinder the Federal |The provinces also Data Requirement reports/profiles in collaboration, and that Government and sometimes produce Punjab and KPK. an agreement will have the provinces. their own 2. Review of the been reached on environmental contents of Pakistan coordination of report/profiles. The State of the reporting by the information in two Environment Reports provinces and the sets of reports is not and provincial federal government. always consistent, environment partly due to timing reports/profiles and sources. There is also a significant duplication of efforts.
2. Sustained participation and continuous updating of the respective environmental databases by the respective participating organizations in National EMIS The different environmental organization generating and holding environmental information in the country were brought together under the NEMIS project. However, the overall management structure for sustaining a functioning EMIS remained to be established An effective management and coordination structure securing sustained participation and contributions of the existing EMIS partner organizations is established in year-1 and sustainably operated thereafter, making it more inclusive and broader over time. 1. Pak EPA Records 2. Records of the meetings and conferences; 3. Review of the content of EMIS portal at the beginning and end of the project, and periodically in between. Pak EPA and the organization it outsources the EMIS Coordination to have the interest and ability to effectuate sustain and grow the Pakistan EMIS. Also, it is assumed the participating organizations have the motivation and incentive to continuously update their information and databases contributed to and through the EMIS. 3.. Pakistan's Annual of Environment Report(s) The spade work for the Pakistan's First State of Environment Report was done under NEMIS project but the report itself could not be produced. Pakistan's First State of Environment Report published in year-1 and, one more annual report produced thereafter. 1. Records of the Government of Pakistan/Pak EPA; 2. EMIS Web Portal Most of the work is done. A limited project input and support will be needed to stimulate and enable the achievement of this important indicator of a functioning EMIS 4. Consistency and in reporting environmental information by the Federal Government and the provinces. The environmental reporting by the Federal Government is mostly based on information supplied by the provinces. |The provinces also sometimes produce their own environmental report/profiles. The information in two sets of reports is not always consistent, partly due to timing and sources. There is also a significant duplication of efforts. 1. Bench marking of Environmental Statistics of Pakistan with the NEMIS Identified Environmental Data Requirement 1. Report of bench marking of Pakistan State of the Environment Report with provincial environment reports/profiles in Punjab and KPK. 2. Review of the contents of Pakistan State of the Environment Reports and provincial environment reports/profiles It is assumed that the devolution of 'environment' post the 18th Amendment to Pakistan's constitution will not hinder collaboration, and that an agreement will have been reached on coordination of reporting by the provinces and the federal government.
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