Environmental Environmental Information SystemInformation System

for Uzbekistanfor Uzbekistan

Environmental Environmental Information SystemInformation System

for Uzbekistanfor Uzbekistan

LEGISLATION LEGISLATION Goskomprirodi

(coordinating agency)Goskomprirodi

(coordinating agency)Minzdrav Minzdrav

Minselvodkhoz MinselvodkhozGoskomzem

geodezcadastrGoskomzem

geodezcadastrGoskomgeologiya Goskomgeologiya Uzgidromet Uzgidromet

Monitoring of the environmental stateMonitoring of the environmental state

Monitoring System in Uzbekistan

Project «Environmental Indicators to monitor the state

of the environment in Uzbekistan»

A joint project of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and United Nations

Development Program (UNDP)

Implementing Agency – Goskomprirodi

Project Duration:

Phase 1: April 2004 – January 2006

Phase 2. January 2006 – May 2007

PHASE 1

System Purpose

To improve the quality of unified

national monitoring of the

environmental state

For more effective decision-making in the field of nature protection as well as nature resources use,

and performance of the nature-conservative measures

Improve Environmental

Reporting

Project Phase 1

“Environmental Indicators to monitor the state of the environment in Uzbekistan”

Guideline on application of environmental

indicators

Agreement with Goskomprirodi

and data providers about data share for

EIDB

Environmental Information System

(EIS)

Environmental Indicators

Database (EIDB) with website

Suite of indicators (91

indicator)

Project resultsProject results

Environmental Information System

Search and query by:Keyword,

Environmental theme,

Indicators, Time, Place

Users:

Decision-makers,

Designers, Researchers, Public, NGOs

and others

Website http://eis.uznature.uz

Environmental Indicators database

National Environmental Indicators (91 indicator)

Themes: Atmosphere, Water, Land , Biodiversity, Waste, Energy, Aral Sea, Climate Change, and Public Health

Policy/ Decision making

Data storage

Graphs

Data analysis

Tables Maps (in phase

2 of the Project)

Properties of EIDB

Structure Relational

Queries language SQL

Number of records about 100000

Use of triggers and storage procedures

No

EIDB management MySQL

Development of DB application

PHP: Hypertext preprocessor

Web-server Apache

Website to manage Environmental Indicators Database (EIDB)

PHASE 2

Project Phase 2«Enhancement of the Environmental Indicators Database

(EIDB) with GIS application to monitor the State of the Environment in Uzbekistan»

GIS system

integrated with EIDB

Internet based Cartographic System,

integrated with EIS and available through website.

Environmental Information

Metadatabase EIMDB

Capacity building of local specialists for GIS and EIS.

Bulletin of the environmental state

in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Environmental Situation Atlas

Uzbekistan Environmental Situation

and International and National Assistance Map

Expected Project Results

EIS ProjectNational GIS

Vector/Raster MapsSatellite images

Digital Elevation ModelsOther….

Environmental Indicators database

(EIDB)

Web Portalhttp://eis.uznature.uz

91 monitoring indicatorsThemes: air, water, landenergy, climate change,

waste, health

Metadatabase

International standards:ISO19115ISO19235

Search system

Users

Environmental Information

Contents:Thematic maps,

Tables,Graphs, etc.

Data providers

GIS Integrated with EIDB

I. Integration of GIS with EIDB:- ArGIS software was acquired and installed ;• The necessary Uzbekistan base raster maps were

obtained, installed and set up in accordance to EIS requirements;

• The necessary scripting and routines for interfacing of the EIDB with ArcGIS were developed;

• The necessary georeferences for all mapping indicators from EIDB were determined, created and inputted;

• The module for creation of thematic maps according to indicators were developed.

Obtained outcomes

II. Integration of the Internet Mapping System (IMS) into Environmental Information System (EIS):

• The Internet Mapping System was installed, set up and configured; the IMS was integrated with the EIS and made it accessible via the EIS web site to deliver maps and layered environmental indicators information via the web and offline;

• The interface for MySQL database to establish streamlined data exchange was created.

Obtained outcomes (interim)

Obtained outcomes (interim)III. Creation of the Environmental Information

Metadatabase (EIMDB) for cataloguing, searching, retrieving and sharing Environmental Indicators Information and maps via the web and offline

• The metadata schema was defined;

• The metadatabase structure was defined;

• Set up of metadatabase;

• Set up of web user interface.

Obtained outcomes

IV. New set of environmental indicators for Uzbekistan, consisting of 52 indicators (23 international and 29 national):

А. Air pollution and ozone layer depletion -3B. Water resources – 13С. Land resources – 12D. Biodiversity – 4E. Wastes – 6F. Energy – 4G. Aral sea – 2H. Climate change – 3I. Public health - 5

Set of indicators are given in Annex 1

V. Environmental map for Donors• The database of implemented/implementing projects on the

territory of Uzbekistan by international and national donors for last 10 years was created;

• The first version of the environmental map with regional distribution of the most critical environmental problems and dislocation of the national and international projects implemented/ implementing on the territory of Uzbekistan for last 10 years was created.

Obtained outcomes (interim)

VI. Environmental bulletin of Uzbekistan • The bulletin’s design and table of content were developed

according to main environmental problems and groups of indicators;

• The tables, graphs and diagrams on the basis of environmental indicators from the EIDB were prepared;

• Data analysis and bulletin text content is being developed.

Obtained outcomes (interim)

VII. Uzbekistan Environmental Atlas• Design was determined and the content of the Atlas was

created;

• Descriptions of environmental condition of Uzbekistan in general and Andijan region were prepared.

Obtained outcomes (interim)

ANNEX 1

Set of environmental indicators for

Uzbekistan

Notes: (1)- short-term, (2)- midterm,

(3) – long-term indicators

n – national indicator

SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

1 (1) Emission of pollutants in atmosphere (Total gross emission of pollutants, including from non-mobile and mobile sources (n); Pollutants emissions per capita (regular/routine observations in towns) (n); Total emission of acidifying pollutants, particular matters; SO2, NOx emission related to power generation;

2 (1) Atmospheric pollution in urban areas (atmospheric pollution index (API) (n); Urban population exposed to specific indexes exceeding of air pollution; Efficacy of earlier taken measures aimed at air pollution emissions abatement SO2, NOx

3 (1) Consumption of Ozone Depletion Substances (ODS), taking into account Ozone Depletion Capacity (ODC)

А. Air pollution and ozone layer depletion

B. Water resources4 (1) River Flow Deficit Index (n)

5 (1) Total integral water abstraction (surface and underground water)

6 (1) Total water consumption, including all types of users (in industry, agriculture and household)

7 (1) Fresh water resources (surface and underground water) (total volume; supplies of water in water reservoirs to the beginning of the vegetation period (n))

8 (1) Proportion of reused water in industry9 (1) Irreversible water losses in agriculture10 (1) Household drinking water consumption per capita11(1) Approved amount of underground water available for

consumption (n)12 (1) Quality of drinking water (proportion of samples non-

compliant with standards)

SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

B. Water resources13 (1) Water pollutants discharge from urban sewerage treatment

facilities (organic matters discharge according to BOD and ammonia nitrogen, organic matters; discharge of industrial hazardous substances; polluted sewerage waters (unprocessed or poorly processed (n)); proportion of urban raw sewerage in total urban wastewater discharge;

14 (1) Pollutants in surface waters (BOD and ammonia nitrogen; organic matters; hazardous substances; Water Pollution Index classification (WPI) (n)

15 (1) Pollutants in underground waters (n) (nitrates, pesticides, hazardous substances, Underground Water Pollution Index (UWPI) classification (n)

16 (1) Protected natural areas 3 categories (n) (protected sections of waterways; zones of underground water generation)

SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

С. Land resources17 (1) Total agricultural land (including homestead and irrigated

land) (n)

18 (1) Structural use of agriculture land (n) (changes in structural use; irrigated land used for sowing; compliance of crop rotation on irrigated land with land reclamation requirements - to ensure land fertility)

19 (1) Use of fertilizers (total and including mineral and organic)

20 (1) Soil pollution by pesticides

21 (1) Proportion of agricultural land affected by wind and water erosion

22 (1) Pesticides used for pest management (n)

23 (1) Cotton crops capacity (n)

24 (1) Quality of irrigated arable land (n)

SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

С. Land resources 25 (1) Land subjected to under flooding (n)26 (1) Irrigated land salinization (n)27 (1) Pasture degradation (n)28 (1) Land radiation pollution (n)

D. Biodiversity29 (1) Protected lands (total, and including first category (reserves

and national parks) and second category (zakazniks [wide life areas] and nature memorials)

30 (1) Forests (total forestry fund area, including covered by forest (n); natural forest area; protective afforestation coverage (n))

31 (1) Rare and endangered species of animals listed in the Red Book32 (1) Scarce and endangered species of plants listed in the Red

Book

SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

E. Wastes33 (1) Wastes generation (total (3); industrial (3); hazardous; household)

34 (1) Cross-border transportation of hazardous waste

35 (1) Total waste disposal

36 (2) Waste generation intensity

37 (2) Waste recycling

38 (3) Waste recycling output capacity

F. Energy39 (3) Total energy consumption by types of fuel (n)

40 (2) Total power intensity ( specific power consumption per GDP unit)

41 (3) Renewable energy consumption

42 (1) Power generated from renewable energy sources

SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

G. Aral sea (n)

43 (1) Water level

44 (1) Afforested dried seabed area

Н. Climate change45 (1) Greenhouse gases emissions (total; projected to 2010 year, in

comparison to target indicators)

46 (1) Atmosphere emission (snow cover; yearly precipitation)

47 (1) Temperature deviation from climate baseline norm (1961-1990).

SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

I. Public Health (n)48 (1) Population morbidity

49 (1) Population mortality

50 (1) Morbidity rate for children under the age of 14

51 (1) Infant mortality (for children under the age of 14)

52 (1) Non compliance of foodstuff and raw food materials with sanitation requirements SanPiN № 0138-03 and № 0109

SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

Thanks for your attention!

Project Manager of Phase 2 : Lyudmila AksenovaLyudmila.aksenova@envp.uzci.net