Environmental Information System for Uzbekistan

LEGISLATION Goskomprirodi (coordinating agency) Minzdrav Minselvodkhoz Goskomzem geodezcadastr Goskomzem geodezcadastr Goskomgeologiya Uzgidromet Monitoring 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 results

Environmental Information System Search and query by: Keyword, Environmental theme, Indicators, Time, Place Users: Decision- makers, Designers, Researchers, Public, NGOs and others Website 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 StructureRelational Queries languageSQL Number of recordsabout Use of triggers and storage procedures No EIDB managementMySQL Development of DB application PHP: Hypertext preprocessor Web-serverApache

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 Project National GIS Vector/Raster Maps Satellite images Digital Elevation Models Other…. Environmental Indicators database (EIDB) Web Portal 91 monitoring indicators Themes: air, water, land energy, climate change, waste, health Metadatabase International standards: ISO19115 ISO19235 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)

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 -3 B. Water resources – 13 С. Land resources – 12 D. Biodiversity – 4 E. Wastes – 6 F. Energy – 4 G. Aral sea – 2 H. Climate change – 3 I. 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; SO 2, NO x 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 SO 2, NO x 3 (1) Consumption of Ozone Depletion Substances (ODS), taking into account Ozone Depletion Capacity (ODC) А. Air pollution and ozone layer depletion

B. Water resources 4 (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 industry 9 (1) Irreversible water losses in agriculture 10 (1) Household drinking water consumption per capita 11(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 resources 13 (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 resources 17 (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. Biodiversity 29 (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 Book 32 (1) Scarce and endangered species of plants listed in the Red Book SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

E. Wastes 33 (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. Energy 39 (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 change 45 (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 ( ). 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 (1) Infant mortality (for children under the age of 14) 52 (1) Non compliance of foodstuff and raw food materials with sanitation requirements SanPiN № and № 0109 SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

Thanks for your attention! Project Manager of Phase 2 : Lyudmila Aksenova