PRELIMINARY NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC FOR ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS. Country: MONGOLIA Presenter: Batzorigt Yunden Date: 04.Sep.2018

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1 PRELIMINARY NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC FOR ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS Country: MONGOLIA Presenter: Batzorigt Yunden Date: 04.Sep.2018

2 NATIONAL VISION By 2030, Mongolia will Become one of the leading MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES by per capita income; Have a diversified sustainable economy; Eradicate income inequality and have a majority of its population with average and higher levels of income; Maintain its pristine natural environment and sustainable ecology; Promote sustainable democratic governance.

3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS The main environmental concerns in are: Desertification: climate change, water shortage, land use changes Climate change: drought, habitat reduction Gobi: overgrazing, mining and the illegal collection of plants, climate change leading to habitat fragmentation Impacts of mining River water quality: mining, urban pollution, sedimentation, overfishing, illegal fishing Bird diversity: Overgrazing, illegal logging, hinting, trapping, rodenticides

4 POLICY PRIORITIES AND POLICY TOOLS Sustainable development policy priorities: Sustainable economic development: agriculture, energy, roads and transportation, mining, industry, and ICT Sustainable social development: inclusive growth and poverty reduction, education, and social protection Sustainable environment: integrated water management, increased access to quality water, sanitation and hygiene, better adaptation to climate change, and reduction of GHG emissions Sustainable governance: accountable and capable governance structure, elimination of corruption, and participatory society and public private partnership (PPP)

5 POLICY PRIORITIES AND POLICY TOOLS Sustainable development policy plans: Sustainable Development Vision (SDV) : Embed SDV in mediumterm plans and strategies Action Program of the Government of Mongolia for National Security Policy (2010, period: ) Ecological Policy (1997, periods: and ) Green Development Policy (2014, periods: and ) Forest Policy (2015, periods: and ) National Program for Development of Official Statistics of Mongolia,

6 INSTITUTIONS Stakeholders in environment sustainable development and green economy policy: Data users Ministry of Finance Data providers Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) Ministry of Energy General Administration of Customs SDGs: Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (Goals 1, 2, 5 and 8); Ministry of Health (Goal 3); Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (Goal 4); Ministry of Finance (Goals 7, 9 and 12); Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Goals 6, 13, 14 and 15); Ministry of Construction and Urban Development (Goal 11); and Ministries of Justice and Internal Affairs (Goals 10, 16 and 17). National Statistics Office (MNSO) FDES ESSAT assessment and inventory

7 INSTITUTIONS Institutional mechanisms in place to make sustainability and green economy decisions: SDG Steering Committee (Prime Minister) The role of the National Statistical office: Assess SDG data availability Collect, process and disseminate environment statistics

8 KNOWLEDGE Key documents and data sources: MET: Environment Information Centre, 19 environment statistics forms (questionnaires) Existing compilations Material flow account Energy PSUT Environmental taxes account Environmental protection expenditures account (experimental)

9 KNOWLEDGE Statistical context: National Programme for Development of Official Statistics of Mongolia MNSO and MET: MOU on expanding quality and scope of environment statistics MNSO: Translated SEEA-CF to Mongolian Other int l activities: UNDP: SDV UNFPA: SDG localization and implementation ADB: Material flows, energy PSUT, environmental taxes /2016.IV-2018.IV/

10 PRIORITY ACCOUNTS AND STATISTICS SEEA Central Framework Accounts I phase: Compilation & developed methodologies MFA Energy PSUT Env taxes account II phase: Initial compilation EPEA 2015 Water account /evaluate availability of data / EPES Survey 2018 /next year/ III phase: Further compilation Asset accounts

11 CONSTRAINTS & PRIORITY ACTIONS Availability of national data and data quality Qualified staff and expertise in environmental accounts Financial resource for the sample surveys to collect the necessary data Develop of national methodologies /EPEA & Water account, etc/ Study international methods and practices Train staff in the environmental and economic accounts

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