Description/achievement of initiative
The Main objectives of AGEDI are:
- To achieve more cost-effective and relevant environmental data collection and assessment,
- To strengthen and enhance environmental capacity to collect, analyze, use and update multi-sectoral environmental data and information in the decision making process,
- To develop and strengthen means of ensuring that planning for sustainable development in all sectors is based on, inter alia, quality, timely, reliable, and usable environmental data and information,
- To make relevant environmental data and information accessible to all stakeholders in the form, and at the time, required to facilitate its use,
- To strengthen existing national and international mechanisms of information collection, exchange and processing,
- To strengthen mechanisms for incorporating environmental information in decision making,
- To strengthen national capacities, including capacities within governments, NGOs and private sector, in data/information collection, handling and communication, particularly in developing countries, and
- To ensure full participation of developing countries in the collection, analysis, assessment, use and update of environmental data and information.
Implementation methodologies
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
Governments:
Government of United Arab Emirates - Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD)
UN System:
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) (Kenya)
Other:
Federal Environment Agency (United Arab Emirates)
Ministry of Environment and Water (United Arab Emirates)