Regional Workshop on GEO MethodologiesChiang Mai, Thailand, 8-11 September 2008

Presented by: MT WilsonTechnical Officer, Environmental and Disaster Management Unit

ASEAN Secretariat

ASEAN State of the Environment Reports (SoERs)

ASEAN SoERs

A product of joint efforts among the ASEAN Member Countries

Portrait of the condition / “health” of the environment and natural resources

Highlights emerging issues, policy responses and regional efforts to promote environmental sustainability

ASEAN State of the Environment Reports

ASEAN State of the Environment Reports

Published periodically; approximately every 3 years (Decisions of the ASEAN Ministers in their 7th Meeting in 1997)

–SoER 1 (1997)–SoER 2 (2000)–ASEAN Report to the WSSD (2002)–SoER 3 (2006)

15th Meeting of ASOEN (Aug. 2004) endorsed preparation of SoER 3. Task Force set up to oversee preparation

1st Task Force meeting (15 Aug. 2005)Member Countries to provide relevant data,

information and documents to ASEC Member Countries that have yet to nominate their

focal points to do so urgentlyProposed theme: Environmental Sustainability

Contributing to ASEAN’s Community Building

Third ASEAN State of the Environment Report 2006 (SoER3) – Preparation Stage

Third ASEAN State of the Environment Report 2006 (SoER3) – Preparation Stage

• 2nd Task Force Meeting (23-25 Aug. 2006) Discussed in detail every page of the draft

Report and provided comments on the write-up and data used

Member Countries to provide case studies of successful initiatives

Agreed to recommend to ASOEN to consider formalising the Task Force Meeting on the ASEAN State of the Environment Reports, through annual Meetings

Third ASEAN State of the Environment Report 2006 (SoER3)

• Launched at 10th AMME, 10 November 2006 in Cebu, Philippines

• Theme: Towards an Environmentally Sustainable ASEAN Community

Lessons Learned During the Preparation of SoERs

• Difficulties in data gatherings

• A need to institute a mechanism to:

- regularly share information

- harmonise databases

- support preparation of national and regional reports

Information Sources for SoER3

• Various database of ASEC (EDMU, NRU, BEI, BFIS, etc.)

• Other ASEAN-affiliated institution (ACB, ACE)

• National SoERs• Int’l organisation (UNEP, FAO, WHO, etc.)• Int’l development/ finance institution (ADB,

WB, etc.)• Environmental NGOs

Fourth ASEAN State of the Environment Report 2009 (SoER4)

• ASOEN19: Project proposal SoER-4

• the task force: format of the Report, national level data, and reviewing and recommending endorsement of the draft report to ASOEN

• 2nd Task Force SoER 3 meeting: value to discuss and exchange ideas

Fourth ASEAN State of the Environment Report 2009 (SoER4)

• Funding Support SoER 1-3: UNEP

• SoER4: estimated USD 150,000 (data collection, consultant fees, printing and task force meetings)

Thank You

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