1. Inter Agencies Activity Report
Turks & Caicos Islands

2. Stakeholders Ministry of Health & Human Services Tourism Board
Ministry of Environment
Statistics Department
Disaster Management

3. Content Of Discussion
Closer Working relations with key stakeholder’s and SPPU.
Identifying personnel to undertake specific themes with regards to environmental statistics within various ministries and departments.
Collecting reliable environmental data to shrink data gaps.
Identifying the key stakeholders for different aspects of environmental statistics.

4. Indicators Obtained/Expected
Tourist arrivals
Coastal & Maritime Resources
Seafood catches
Energy & Transport
Environmentally related diseases (environmental health)
Waste & Water
Natural Disaster Statistics
Populations and household data
Biodiversity

5. Proposed Date of Next Meeting
National Stake Holder’s conference scheduled for later in the year entitled “Moving towards a National Strategy for the Development of Statistics.”

6. Work-plan Status
Incomplete- Due to a considerable lack of manpower

7. Work-plan Challenges
Loss of a large number of staff, many with key responsibilities in environmental statistics. Therefore we are often spread thin.
Collection of Environmental data from some stakeholders proven challenging.

8. Overcoming Challenges
Gradual rebuilding of department after major staff losses.
Fostered good working relationships with key ministries like Health, and Disaster Management
Capacity development
Additional Staff in the works
Starting new environmental publication