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Environmental Information System for Uzbekistan
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Monitoring System in Uzbekistan
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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
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• PHASE 1

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System Purpose
To improve the quality of unified national
monitoring of the environmental state
Improve Environmental Reporting
For more effective decision-making in the field
of nature protection as well as nature resources
use, and performance of the nature-conservative
measures
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Project Phase 1
Environmental Indicators to monitor the state of
the environment in Uzbekistan
Project results
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)
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Environmental Information System
Data storage
Data analysis
Search and query by Keyword, Environmental
theme, Indicators, Time, Place
Users Decision-makers, Designers, Researchers,
Public, NGOs and others
Maps (in phase 2 of the Project)
Graphs
Tables
Policy/ Decision making
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Properties of EIDB
EIDB management MySQL
Development of DB application PHP Hypertext preprocessor
Web-server Apache
Structure Relational
Queries language SQL
Number of records about 100000
Use of triggers and storage procedures No
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Website to manage Environmental Indicators
Database (EIDB)
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• PHASE 2

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Project Phase 2
Enhancement of the Environmental Indicators
Database (EIDB) with GIS application to monitor
the State of the Environment in Uzbekistan
Expected Project Results
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.
Uzbekistan Environmental Situation and
International and National Assistance Map
Bulletin of the environmental state in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Environmental Situation Atlas
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GIS Integrated with EIDB
Vector/Raster Maps Satellite images Digital
Elevation Models Other.
Users
Search system
National GIS
EIS Project
Web Portal http//eis.uznature.uz
Environmental Indicators database (EIDB)
Metadatabase
91 monitoring indicators Themes air, water,
land energy, climate change, waste, health
Environmental Information Contents Thematic
maps, Tables, Graphs, etc.
International standards ISO19115 ISO19235
Data providers
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Obtained outcomes

• 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.

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Obtained outcomes (interim)

• 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.

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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.

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Obtained outcomes

• New set of environmental indicators for
  Uzbekistan, consisting of 52 indicators (23
  international and 29 national)
• ?. Air pollution and ozone layer depletion -3
• B. Water resources 13
• ?. 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

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Obtained outcomes (interim)

• 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.

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Obtained outcomes (interim)

• VI. Environmental bulletin of Uzbekistan
• The bulletins 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.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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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.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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ANNEX 1

• Set of environmental indicators for Uzbekistan
• Notes (1)- short-term, (2)- midterm,
• (3) long-term
  indicators
• n national indicator

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SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN
?. Air pollution and ozone layer depletion

• 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 SO2,
  NOx 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 SO2, NOx
• 3 (1) Consumption of Ozone Depletion Substances
  (ODS), taking into account Ozone Depletion
  Capacity (ODC)

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SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

• 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)

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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)

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SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

• ?. 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)

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SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

• ?. 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

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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

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SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR UZBEKISTAN

• G. Aral sea (n)
• 43 (1) Water level
• 44 (1) Afforested dried seabed area
• ?. 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 (1961-1990).

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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 14
• 51 (1) Infant mortality (for children under the
  age of 14)
• 52 (1) Non compliance of foodstuff and raw food
  materials with sanitation requirements SanPiN ?
  0138-03 and ? 0109

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Thanks for your attention!
Project Manager of Phase 2 Lyudmila
Aksenova Lyudmila.aksenova_at_envp.uzci.net