Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics ...• The CPES subsequently published biennially until 2008. Brief background of environment statistics in the Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

Philippine Statistics Authority

Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES)

in the Philippines

Presenter: Ma. Libertie Masculino Integrated Accounts Division

Macroeconomic Accounts Service Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

Sub-Regional Workshop on Environment Statistics for South-East Asian Countries

02 to 04 November 2016, Bangkok, Thailand



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Outline

1. Brief background of environment statistics in the Philippines

2. The present setup

3. Current experience in compiling environment statistics at PSA

4. Goal



• ADB RETA 5555: “Institutional Strengthening and Collection

of Environment Statistics in Selected Developing Member

Countries”

The primary objective: the development of the Philippine

Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics

(PFDES)

• Institutionalized the compilation of PFDES based on the

1984 UN FDES

• Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics (CPES)

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Brief background of environment statistics in the Philippines



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• A compilation of environment related statistical information gathered from various government agencies

• Following the PFDES, the compiled statistics were organized focusing on the six major components: – flora, fauna, atmosphere, water, land, minerals and energy, and

human settlements

• The CPES subsequently published biennially until 2008.


Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics (CPES)



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The Philippines came out with the first edition of the Compendium of the Philippine Environment Statistics (CPES) in 2000

Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics (CPES)




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Republic Act No. 10625

Merging of 4 major statistical agencies namely: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics,

Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics, National Statistical Coordination Board, and

National Statistics office

The present setup of the Philippine Statistical System



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• Known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, established the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

• Mandates the PSA to compile among others, environment statistics and environmental accounts

• Established the Environment and Natural Resources Accounts Division (ENRAD) dedicated for the task

Republic Act No. 10625

The present setup



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PSA Structure



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Macroeconomic Accounts Service

• Production Accounts Division (14) • Expenditure Accounts Division (14) • Integrated Accounts Division (10) • Agricultural Accounts Division (22) • Satellite Accounts Division (11) • Environment and Natural Resources

Accounts Division (9)



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• Locally-funded Philippine Economic-Environment and Natural Resources Accounting (PEENRA) Project embarked on updating the CPES based on the UN FDES 2013

• Focused on the Core Set of Statistics (Tier 1) as recommended by the FDES 2013-Final Draft (2013)

Current experience in compiling environment statistics at PSA



11 • 2014 CPES

PSA released the 2014 Compendium of Philippine Environment Statistics (CPES) in June 2015




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• Out of the 107 identified core statistics1 and indicators from the six components, a total of 71 statistical indicators were compiled

o due mostly to the unavailability of data

o either irregularly reported or were only recently adopted


____________________________________________________________________________________ 1 - FDES 2013 (Final Draft, 2014) was used as basis in the initial attempt of compilation of core statistics



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Summary of environment statistics compiled for the 2014 CPES (based on 2013 FDES-Final Draft)

Component

Number of statistics

Total, Tier 1 Compiled

1. Environment conditions and quality 35 22

2. Environmental resources and their use 35 25

3. Residuals 19 10

4. Extreme events and disasters 4 3

5. Human settlements and environmental health 11 9

6. Environmental protection, management and engagement

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• Currently, work is underway to update the CPES, the 2016 version, following the final and official edited version of FDES 2013, with the intent of including statistics in Tier 2

• Orientation workshops are being conducted to capacitate the concerned regional staff on the final version of FDES 2013 (as of June 2016)




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• Conducted orientation workshop in 4 regions in the Philippines – Davao Region, Mimaropa, Eastern Visayas, Bicol .. and more in 2017




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Goal: For CPES – regional version to be released in all 18 regions in the Philippines



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HOW???



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1. Defining the relevance of environment statistics at the

national or regional level by capacity-building through

in-house discussions, online lectures, and trainings

2. Carry out coordination mechanisms of PSA (e.g. IAC,

TWG, PSDP) with other agencies in order to resolve

issues and concerns in the generation, process,

compilation and dissemination of environment

statistics, and

3. Secure data at low or no costs from sources



Thank you

and

Mabuhay!

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URL: http://www.psa.gov.ph e-mail: [email protected]

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Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics ...• The CPES subsequently published biennially until 2008. Brief background of environment statistics in the Philippines