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National Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development
5 June 1998
Manila, Philippines

Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific
(in cooperation with the National Economic & Development Authority -
Philippine Council for Sustainable Development)

Attachment 1

PCSD-ESCAP National Testing of Sustainable Development Indicators for the Philippines

PRELIMINARY INDICATORS FOR TESTING
(based on 10 December meeting of the Task Force)
Land Use
  1. land conversion rate
  2. soil erosion
  3. reforestration
Water Use/Quality
  1. water consumption
  2. water pollution at selected waterbodies/aquifers
Air Quality
  1. Air pollution at selected cities
Urban
  1. GINI coefficient
  2. Dependency ratio
  3. Population by age
  4. Population density
  5. Percentage population with access to safe water
  6. Percentage population with access to sanitation
  7. Solid waste (tons/year)
  8. Liquid waste (tons/year)
  9. Vehicle density
Others
  1. RGI (responsible governance index)
  2. ICI (institutional capability index)
  3. HDI (human development index)

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF PRIORITY SDIs

1. Ecosystems based

Since the PA 21 defines the action and intervention strategies at the level of ecosystems/critical resources, selection
of SDIs should be aligned along this manner to aid in future monitoring of compliance with PA 21.

2. Ten year data points available

Due to the intertemporal aspects of the sustainable development issue, the SDIs must be calculated using time series
data (in this respect, 10-year data points).

3. Found in the Philippine Economic, Environment and Natural Resource Accounting
(PEENRA) System

E.O. 406 mandates the institutionalization of the PEENA System which will generate macro-indicators that shall reflect
the relationships and interactions between the natural environment and the economy and to support other data
needs of SD planning.

4. Relevant to PA 21 and/or other SD-related programs

The indicators are meant primarily for monitoring progress in the implementation of PA 21 and other SD-related programs.

5. Pressure-State-Response (PSR) Indicators

The indicators are classified into pressure, state or response indicators to distinguish among them which are cause,
effect or social response factors. This information will be considered in the analysis of the trends shown by the
indicators.

6. Selected indicators should show dramatic trends

Indicators will be considered as "good" if they show significant changes as a likely result of the implementation of SD interventions.

7. Concrete, easily understood by laymen and policy makers

It is envisioned that policy makers will make use of these indicators to aid them in planning, programming and
decision-making processes. As such, ordinary people should also grasp the idea on why these policies are passed.

8. Useful for international comparison

The indicators should lend themselves to assessment of the global progress in pursuit of SD.

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