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Maldives
National Workshop on Field Testing of Sustainable Development Indicators
4-5 March 1998
Bandos Island Resort, Maldives
ANNEX III
CSD list of indicators and data availability
Data availability for the following list of indicators is categorised as follows:
- For some indicators, data is already available. If this is the case, the information is readily available in the short term (and given the symbol "S" in the table).
- For some indicators, some basic data may be available but with a need for supplementary effort to improve their quality (consistency, comparability) and their geographic coverage (this data is given the symbol "M" in the following table).
- For some indicators, basic data is not available, and a sustained effort would be needed to develop monitoring protocols and the establishment of basic monitoring network (this is given the symbol "L").
Data availability for the following list of indicators is categorised as follows:
Indicators that are not appropriate for the Maldives are italicised.
| Chapters of Agenda 21 | Driving Force Indicators | State Indicators | Response Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category: SOCIAL | |||
| Chapter 3: Combating poverty | - Unemployment rate (S) | - Head count index of poverty (M) - Poverty gap index (M) - Squared poverty gap index (M) - Gini index of income inequality (M) - Ratio of average female wage to male wage(L) |
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| Chapter 5: Demographic dynamics and sustainability | - Population growth rate (S) - Net migration rate (S) - Total fertility rate (S) |
- Population density (S) | |
| Chapter 36: Promoting education, public awareness and training | - Rate of change of school-age population (S) - Primary school enrolment ratio (gross and net) (S) - Secondary school enrolment ratio (gross and net) (S) - Adult literacy rate (M) |
- Children reaching grade five of primary education (S) - School life expectancy (M) - Difference between male and female school enrolment ratios (S) - Women per hundred men in the labour force (S) |
- GDP spent on education (S) |
| Chapter 6:Protecting and promoting human health | - Basic sanitation: Percent of population with adequate excreta disposal facilities (S) - Access to safe drinking water (S) - Life expectancy at birth (S) - Adequate birth weight (S) - Infant mortality rate (S) - Maternal mortality rate (S) - Nutritional status of children (S) |
- Immunization against infectious childhood diseases (S) - Contraceptive prevalence (S) - Proportion of potentially hazardous chemicals monitored in food (L) - National health expenditure devoted to local health care (S) - Total national health expenditure related to GNP (S) |
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| Chapter 7: Promoting sustainable human settlement development | - Rate of growth of urban population (S) - Per capita consumption of fossil fuel by motor vehicle transport (M) - Human and economic loss due to natural disasters (S) |
- Percent of population in urban areas (S) - Area and population of urban formal and informal settlements (S) - Floor area per person (S) - House price to income ratio (S) |
- Infrastructure expenditure per capita (M) |
| Category:ECONOMIC | |||
| Chapter 2: International cooperation to accelerate sustainable development in countries and related domestic policies | - GDP per capita (S) - Net investment share in GDP (S) - Sum of exports and imports as a percent of GDP (S) |
- Environmentally adjusted Net Domestic Product (L) - Share of manufactured goods in total merchandise exports (S) |
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| Chapter 4: Changing consumption patterns | - Annual energy consumption (M) - Share of natural-resource intensive industries in manufacturing value- added (M) |
- Proven mineral reserves (L) - Proven fossil fuel energy reserves (L) - Lifetime of proven energy reserves (L) - Intensity of material use (L) - Share of manufacturing value-added in GDP - Share of consumption of renewable energy resources (L) |
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| Chapter 33: Financial resources and mechanisms | - Net resources transfer / GNP (M) - Total ODA given or received as a percentage of GNP (M) |
- Debt / GNP (S) - Debt service / export (S) |
- Environmental protection expenditures as a percent of GDP (L) - Amount of new or additional funding for sustainable development (L) |
| Chapter 34: Transfer of environmentally sound technology, cooperation and capacity-building | - Capital goods imports (S) - Foreign direct investments (S) |
- Share of environmentally sound capital goods imports (L) | - Technical cooperation grants (S) |
| Category: ENVIRONMENTAL | |||
| Chapter 18: Protection of the quality and supply of freshwater resources | - Annual withdrawals of ground and rain water (M) - Domestic consumption of water per capita (M) |
- Groundwater reserves (L) - Concentration of faecal coliform in freshwater (L) - Biochemical oxygen demand in water bodies (L) |
- Waste-water treatment coverage (S) - Density of hydrological networks |
| Chapter 17: Protection of the oceans, all kinds of seas and coastal areas | - Population growth in coastal areas (S) - Discharges of oil into coastal waters (L) - Releases of nitrogen and phosphorus to coastal waters (L) |
- Maximum sustained yield for fisheries (M) - Algae index (L) |
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| Chapter 10: Integrated approach to the planning and management of land resources | - Land use change (L) |
- Changes in land condition (L) | - Decentralized local- level natural resource management (L) |
| Chapter 12: Managing fragile ecosystems: combating desertification and drought | - Population living below poverty line in dryland areas (M) | - National monthly rainfall index (S) - Satellite derived vegetation index (L) - Land affected by desertification |
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| Chapter 13: Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development | - Population change in mountain areas | - Sustainable use of natural resources in mountain areas - Welfare of mountain populations |
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| Chapter 14: Promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development | - Use of agricultural pesticides (S) - Use of fertilizers (S) - Irrigation percent of arable land (M) - Energy use in agriculture (M) |
- Arable land per capita (M) - Area affected by salinisation and water logging (L) |
- Agricultural education (S) |
| Chapter 11:Combating deforestation | - Wood harvesting intensity (M) | - Forest areas change (L) | - Managed forest area ratio (L) - Protected forest area as a percentage of total forest area (L) |
| Chapter 15: Conservation of biological diversity | - Threatened species as a percent of total native species (M) | - Protected areas as a percent of total area (S) | |
| Chapter 16: Environmentally sound management of biotechnology | - R & D expenditure for biotechnology (L) - Extent of national biosafety regulations or guidelines (L) |
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| Chapter 9: Protection of the atmosphere | - Emissions of green house gasses (M) - Emissions of sulphur oxides (M) - Emissions on nitrogen oxides (M) - Consumption of ozone depleting substances (M) |
- Ambient concentrations of pollution in urban areas (M) | - Expenditure on air pollution abatement (M) |
| Chapter 21: Environmentally sound management of solid wastes and sewage- related issues | - Generation of industrial and municipal solid waste (M) - Household waste disposed per capita (M) |
- Expenditure on waste management (M) - Waste recycling and reuse (M) - Municipal waste disposal (M) |
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| Chapter 19: Environmentally sound management of toxic chemicals | - Chemically induced acute poisonings (L) | - Number of chemicals banned or severely restricted (S) | |
| Chapter 20: Environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes | - Generation of hazardous wastes (M) - Imports and exports of hazardous wastes (S) |
- Area of land contaminated by hazardous wastes (S) | - Expenditure on hazardous waste treatment (S) |
| Chapter 22: Safe and environmentally sound management of radioactive wastes | - Generation of radioactive wastes (S) | ||
| Category: INSTITUTIONAL | |||
| Chapter 8:Integrating environment and development in decision-making | - Sustainable development strategies (S) - Programme for integrated environmental and economic accounting (M) - Mandated Environmental Impact Assessment (S) - National councils for sustainable development (S) |
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| Chapter 35: Science for sustainable development | - Potential scientists and engineers per million population (S) | - Scientists and engineers engaged in R & D per million population (M) - Expenditure on R & D development as percent of GDP (M) |
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| Chapter 37: National mechanisms and international cooperation for capacity-building in developing countries | |||
| Chapter 38: International institutional arrangements | |||
| Chapter 39: International legal instruments and mechanisms | - Ratification of global agreements (S) - Implementation of ratified global agreements (S) |
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| Chapter 40: Information for decision-making | - Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants (S) - Access to information (S) |
- Programmes for national environmental statistics (M) | |
| Chapter 23-32: Strengthening the role of major groups | - Representation of major groups in national councils for sustainable development (S) - Representatives of ethnic minorities and indigenous people in national councils for sustainable development (S) - Contribution of NGOs to sustainable development |
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Additional Reports
- Workshop: Mar, 1998
Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4