Index of Social Capacity for Environmental Management

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Index of Social Capacity for Environmental
Management
BETTER AIR QUALITY 2004 WORKSHOP

• December 8, 2004
• Sara OKADA and Shunji MATSUOKA, Ph.D.
• Graduate School for International Development and
  Cooperation, Hiroshima University

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Social Capacity for Environmental Management
(SCEM)

• The capacity to manage environmental problems and
  the ability to administer the social
  environmental management system (SEMS), which
  consists of the governments, private firms and
  citizens and the interactions between or among
  these actors, and also of the relations between
  national and local levels of the society
  (Matsuoka 2003).

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Target of SCEM Index
SCEM
Institutions
GEMS Report, UNEP/ WHO (1996)
Matsuoka et al. (2000)
Socio-economic condition (GNP, Education level
etc)
Honda et al. (2004)
Environmental performance (Environmental quality
data)
EKC
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SCEM Matrix-Actor and Factor Approach-
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Principles of SCEM Index Making

• Validity
• Consistency Between the Concept and Index
• 2. Reliability
• Dependability of Data and Methodology
• Simplicity and Versatility
• User-driven

Sustainable Development Indicators
Governance Indicators
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Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)2001,2002
Social and Institutional Capacity
Environmental Systems

• 5 indicators

• Science and Technology
• Capacity for Debate
• Environmental
• Governance
• Private Sector
• Responsiveness
• Eco-efficiency

Global Stewardship
Reducing Stresses

• 3 indicators

• 5 indicators

(source) World Economic Forum (2002)
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Governance Indicators (KKZ)1996,1998,2000,2002
Governancethe traditions and institutions by
which authority in a country is exercised
(Kaufmann et al. 2003)
(source) Kaufmann et al. (2003)
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SCEM Matrix
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Data and Aggregation
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SCEM Trend of Six Asian Countries
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Capacity of Government
Used Index KKZ Used Component Government
Effectiveness
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Capacity of Citizens
Used Index KKZ Used Component Voice and
Accountability
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Capacity of Firms
Used Index ESI Used Component and Variables
Private Sector Responsiveness(number of ISO14001
holding companies) Eco-efficiency (energy
efficiencytotal primary energy consumption per
dollar of GDP 1995 GDP100)
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Knowledge and Technology
Used Index ESI Used Component and Variables
Science and Technology (expenditure on
information and communication technology,
tertiary school enrollment rate)
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Future Research Issues

• Include variables directly related to
  environmental management, especially in the
  capacity of government and citizens.
• Need to align data characteristics
• Need to consider the weight of each component
  according to SCEM development stages.