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NATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT
REPORT ZERO DRAFT
Initial Assessment
Bangladesh
UNEP, Bangkok, Thailand
26 January 2017
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Executive Summary
o Environmental data and information is cross-cutting in nature;
o Environmental data is collected by several agencies, namely, Department of
Environment, Bangladesh Forests Department, Bangladesh Meteorological
Department, Department of Disaster Management, Bangladesh Water Development
Board, Department of Agriculture Extension, Dhaka WASA; Directorate of Health,
Department of Public Health Engineering etc.
o Department of Environment has International obligations to Multilateral
Environmental Agreements
o Statistical Act, 2013 of Bangladesh has given BBS as a stand-alone agency for
collecting, compiling, analysing and disseminating all types of statistics in the
country;
o Inter-Ministerial Technical Working Committee has been formed for coordination
among 28 Ministries/Divisions/Agencies;
o Bangladesh Environmental Statistics Framework 2016-2030 is expected to be the
future base of environmental data and statistics in the country.
Key findings and options for consideration
Part A: Priority Needs for Environmental Information and Statistics
1) National Context
This section describes important processes which underpin setting the environmental policy
direction of the country; and processes which monitor policy implementation, including the
national sustainable development plan and other relevant sectoral plans; the national State of
the Environment reporting (SoER) as well as reporting obligations under multi-lateral
environment (MEA) agreement and SDGs, etc.
a) The country’s environmental data reporting obligations at national level (e.g. for national
state of the environment reporting – SoER and for monitoring the national sustainable
development plan),
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Bangladesh has National Sustainable Development Plan 2015; which was prepared by
the Planning Commission
National State of Environment Reporting obligation lies with the Ministry of
Environment and Forests (MoEF) and its Agency – Department of Environment
(DoE)
o Department of Environment Prepared State of Environment Report in 2001
o Department of Environment prepared Dhaka City State of Environment
Report in 2005
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According to Statistical Act 2013, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is
responsible for Socio-economic, health & demography, labour and industrial,
environmental etc, data collection, analysis and dissemination;
BBS has recently drafted a Bangladesh Environmental Statistics Framework 20162030 under an inter-ministerial collaboration
b) Include legislative mandates, institutional roles and responsibilities of the processes as
well as the frequency and content of the associated products.
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National Environmental Policy 1992 (draft prepared for update, awaiting government
approval process)
Bangladesh Environmental Conservation Act, 1995 (2010)
Bangladesh Environmental Conservation Rules, 1997 (draft prepared for the update)
Statistical Act 2013 of Bangladesh
National Strategy for Development of Statistics, 2013
c) The environmental data reporting obligations related to international legislation for
which the country is a party, especially focusing on the priority areas and under
international agreements or conventions, such as Multilateral Environmental Agreements
(MEAs).
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Bangladesh is Party to various environmental conventions and Protocols; some of
these are;
o UNFCCC, UNCCD, CBD, Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of
Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants, Minamata Convention etc.
MoEF/DoE is responsible to prepare and submit National Reports;
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UNFCCC
o Initial National Communication, 2002, Second National Communication 2012,
Preparing on Third National Communication (expected to submit the TNC by
June 2017)
o Bangladesh submitted the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
(INDC)/(NDC) to UNFCCC (with 5% unconditional and 15% conditional
contribution from Power & Energy, Industries and Transport Sector)
(Adaptation has also been included in Bangladesh INDC); At the moment
Bangladesh is preparing NDC implementation Roadmap
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UNCCD
o Bangladesh National Action Programme for Combating Desertification, Land
Degradation and Drought 2015-2024
o National report to the COP on the progress of implementation of the UNCCD
NAP
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CBD
o National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, 2016
o Prepared the Biodiversity National Assessment 2015 (The Fifth National
Report of Bangladesh to the Convention on Biological Diversity)
o National Biosafety Framework
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UNFDS – UN Framework for Development of Statistics, 2013
UNSEEA – UN System of Environmental Economic Accounting, 2012
DRSF – Disaster related statistics framework
PEAF – Poverty Environment Accounting Framework (UNPEI)
2) Key data and users
This links to the national context with a focus data and users. This section describes the key
users and whether their needs are being met; and where are the main data gaps.
a) Who are the main users of environmental data, information and statistics?
o Policy makers, government officials, Academia, Researchers, General public etc.
o Main users: Ministry of Environment and Forests, Department of Environment,
Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Water
Resources, Bangladesh Water Development Board, Ministry of Health, Directorate of
Health, Local Government Division, Local Government and Engineering Department,
Roads and High Ways Department, BIWTA, BIWTC etc.
b) What are the key environmental data needs for policy
o Climate Change and Natural Disaster Impacts Vulnerability Index
o System of Environmental Economic Accounts (land & soil, agriculture &
fisheries, forest, water, energy, natural gas)
o Environmental Protection and Resource Management Expenditure Accounts
o Disaster Risk Reduction Expenditure Accounts
o Waste Management Survey
o Household survey on Health and Sanitation in vulnerable areas
o Poverty-environmental Accounts
o Experimental Ecosystem Accounts
o Monitoring the situation of climate change and natural disaster statistics
c) development/implementation, research, public environmental action, etc.?
d) What are the newly emerging other uses of environmental data with increasing demand?
o Decision making for
o Prioritization
o Resource allocation
o Planning/development intervention
o Monitoring
e) What are the main data gaps and who are the main suppliers and what are their
challenges?
o Data available
o Environmental data, Water Resources, Agriculture, fisheries, livestock
o But available data are Unstructured
o Data Gaps
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Biodiversity, Chemical (fertilizer, pesticides, insecticides etc.)
E-wastes
Generation of household wastes in rural areas
Climate Change (SLR, Salinity, Ocean Acidification, National Level
deforestation, drought)
Part B: Data, Statistics and indicator availability
3) Description of Environmental Indicator Availability
If the country has a nationally approved framework or list of environmental indicators in
place then this section provides information about their organization and accessibility.
o Prepared draft Bangladesh Environmental Statistics Framework 2016-2030
o Basic set of environmental statistics 450 (out of 458)
o Environmental SDGs Indicators 114 (out of 230)
a) How are they structured? Are they structured along priority environmental themes? If so,
what are the environmental themes they cover?
o Yes, they are structured along national priority environmental themes
o Environmental themes;
o Environment, climate change, disaster, biodiversity, land degradation
(based on UNFDS, UNSEEA, DRSF, PEAF, SFDRR and SDGs along with
Seventh Five Year Plan (2016-2020) of Bangladesh)
b) Do they follow any recognized methodologies for their management (collection, analysis,
reporting, etc.)? Please refer to them.
o According to United Nations Guidelines (UNSD and UNSC)
c) Are there any published reports in the country where these indicators have been used?
Please refer to them.
o Yet to publish; Prepared draft Bangladesh Environmental Statistics Framework 20162030, where all the environmental components and indicators are included
d) Are there any national (and regional) portals where the indicators are publicly shared
online and openly accessible? Please refer to them.
o Yet to develop
4) Description of Environmental Data Availability and Methodologies
This section provides a description of the country’s existing datasets, the location of the
datasets, the public accessibility of data and metadata and if the datasets are produced
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according to accepted methodologies and quality assurance. (Details will be included in
Annex I)
a) Existing datasets (geospatial, quantitative)
o Quantitative household based data for disaster related statistics are available;
o Sector Specific data are available to concerned Agencies/Departments (Agricultural,
Environmental, Disaster, Water, Communication, Land, Soil)
o Geospatial Statistics are available (Sector specific)
o Environmental Geospatial Statistics are yet to established
b) The time interval in which they exist (daily, weekly, monthly, annually, every five years,
etc.)
o Daily, Weekly, monthly, annually (real time), every 5-10 years (survey)
o Planned for disseminating national State of Environmental Statistics in every 3 years
c) Information on the availability (data policy, publication of methods and metadata, website
or address where paper copies can be found, contact organisation or person/focal point).
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www.doe.gov.bd
www.moef.gov.bd
www.bbs.gov.bd
www.sid.gov.bd
www.ddm.gov.bd
www.bmd.gov.bd
www.bwdb.gov.bd
www,sparso
National Focal Points:
1. Mirza Shawkat Ali, Director (Climate Change and International Convention),
Department of Environment, [email protected]; [email protected]
2. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Deputy Director and National Focal Point Officer (Environment,
Climate Change and Disaster-related Statistics) Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics,
[email protected]; [email protected]
d) Standards and methods followed in creating the datasets
o UN Guidelines (UNFDS, UNSEEA etc.)
o Respective Guidelines (UNFCCC, CCD, CBD, IPCC etc.) (Water Quality (GEMS)
e) What quality assurance methods are applied to national data and how are the quality
indicators monitored?
o Capacity Building (training, workshop) is required for Quality assurance
f) Are the methodologies applied consistently, and are they published and made openly
accessible to users?
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o Synergy need to be established
o Improved coordination for consistency
g) What is the current level of knowledge and capacity to apply internationally agreed
methodologies?
o Limited understanding
o Need Capacity Building Training for better understanding of internationally agreed
methodologies
h) What are the current measures the country is putting in place to improve the quality of
existing information and statistics?
o Assessing Global standard
o Web-based data sharing and measuring tools as well as on-line processing
(REDATAM)
o Collection is done in digital format
o Initiatives are taken to common data sharing formats (Third National Communication)
o Training provided for quality assurance under Third National Communication by
USEPA/USAID
5) Technical - Data Analysis, Processing and Reporting Capacity
The section describes the capacity for the analysis of environmental data and statistics
including staff and financial resources available and the training needs of staff.
a) What agencies are involved?
o Department of Environment, Bangladesh Forest Department, Department of
Disaster Management, Bangladesh Water Development Board, Bangladesh
Meteorological Department, Department of Agriculture Extension etc.
o Shortage of financial resources and manpower
o Lack of Technical Expertise/know-how
6) Implementation of the System of Environmental Economic Accounts
If the country has implemented the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA),
this section provides a short overview of this implementation.
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Which accounts are being implemented?
Who are the institutions responsible?
Are accounts published, including the website?
The time interval in which they exist
o At the time Environmental Economic Accounts are non-existent
o Planned for Six Resources Accounts
o Land and Soil
o Water
o Forest
o Natural Gas, Energy
o Agriculture and Fish
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Part C: Institutional Infrastructure
7) Policy - Institutional and Cooperation Mechanisms
This section describes the national governance for environmental data/statistics and
information (production, processing and dissemination), as well as the roles of different
bodies. Provide brief information on the institutional structures and coordination mechanisms
in place for managing the environment and related sectors in the country (including
organigrams and links to official websites). Analyse their adequacy and exploring pathways
to increase their effectiveness.
a) Are there a set of “official environment statistics” or “government environment
statistics”?
o Compendium of Environmental Statistics 2009
o Planned for updating of Compendium of Environmental Statistics based the
Bangladesh Environment Statistical Framework 2016-2030
b) Which agencies in the country are in charge of producing which environmental
information and statistics? Are the mandates of these agencies well defined? Is there a
statistical law/s that cover environment statistics?
o Department of Environment – Water Quality, Air Quality, Sound, Industrial Wastes
(Effluents) etc.
o Bangladesh Forest Department – Forestry related data
o Department of Disaster Management – Disaster, preparedness, early warning,
recovery related data
o Bangladesh Water Development Board – flood, flash flood, river water flow,
reservoir, water resources etc.
o Bangladesh Meteorological Department – Weather and forecasting
o Department of Agriculture – Agriculture related data
o Fisheries and livestock – fisheries and livestock related data
o Petroleum and mining – Minerals, petroleum, coal
o Other Concerned Agencies
o Yes, there is a statistical act – Statistical Act, 2013 of Bangladesh
o According to Statistical Act, 2013 BBS is responsible for collecting, compiling,
analysing and disseminating statistics as a stand-alone agency in the country.
c) Is there a coordination mechanism among the producers of environmental information
and statistics in the country? Describe who, what and how. Explore potential for
improvement.
o Yes, Bangladesh formed a Inter-Ministerial Working Committee for producing
Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Related Statistics;
d) Is there a collaboration mechanism between the producers of environmental information
and statistics and the key users in the country? Describe.
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o Yes, a coordination mechanism has been formed, comprising focal points from 28
organizations for inter-agency/ministry collaboration.
8) Institutional coordination of Information Management Systems and Processing
Capacity
This section describes the current status of environmental information systems, including the
policy, legal and institutional arrangements and the capacities for managing both the data
systems content and the physical infrastructure.
a) What policy and legal frameworks are in place for environmental data, data sharing, and
data protection, etc.?
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Right to Information Act, 2009
National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS), 2013
Statistical Rules and Regulation, 2015
BBS has prepared draft Bangladesh Environmental Statistics Framework 2016-2030
b) Which institutions are the national custodians of the data and what data systems are
hosted by them (by theme/topic and data centre)?
o Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is the national custodian of data and information.
o Population
o Socio-economic
o Economics
o Social
o Health and Demography
o Labour and Industry
o Price and wage
o National Accounts
o Agricultural (Crops, non-crops, Fisheries, Livestock, Forestry)
o Environment
o Disaster
c) How are these data systems published or accessed (open? free? online/offline?
dynamic/static? downloadable?)?
o Hardcopy
o Digital (web-based) and e-book
o On-line processing
d) What are the human and infrastructure capacity level and additional needs of these
institutions to better support the information management needs?
o Human capacity is limited
o Support required;
o Digital data collection and sharing toolkit
o Capacity building (including training, workshops, seminars)
e) Are there any promising planned developments underway to build additional capacity?
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o Updating Compendium of Environmental Statistics of Bangladesh
o Planned for Six Resources Accounts (SEEA CF)
o Land and Soil
o Water
o Forest
o Natural Gas, Energy
o Agriculture and Fish
o Climate Change and Natural Disaster Impacts Vulnerability Index
o Environmental Protection and Resource Management Expenditure Accounts
o Disaster Risk Reduction Expenditure Accounts
o Waste Management Survey
o Household survey on Health and Sanitation in vulnerable areas
o Poverty-environmental Accounts
o Experimental Ecosystem Accounts
o Monitoring the situation of climate change and natural disaster statistics
Part D: Recommendations: gap analysis and options
This sections provides concluding remarks supported by options for consideration by the
national Government for improving access to and sharing of environmental data/statistics and
information for meeting national and international reporting requirements, The
recommendations included here are based on numerous pathways identified in the sections
above and they are combined to provide a cohesive and coherent approach to steer the
transition.
o Strengthen the capacity of DoE and BBS for improving access to and sharing of
environmental data/statistics and information for meeting national and international
reporting requirements.
ANNEX 1: Priority Environmental Data and Indicator Inventory
NOTE: The Environment Statistics Self-Assessment Tool (ESSAT) of UN Statistics Division
could be a particularly useful tool for this section. Alternatively, some may wish to use the
SEEA diagnostic tool or a similar tool.
This section provides details on where there is data/indicator available for monitoring the
environmental dimension of the SDGs, MEAs, national development plans, etc. (minimum
should cover the following SDGs)
Disaster statistics (SDG indicator 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.b.1, 11.b.2, 13.1.1,
13.1.2)
Agriculture (SDG 2)
Air emissions and air quality (SDG 3, 11 and 13)
Water and sanitation (SDG6)
Energy (SDG 7)
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Chemicals and wastes (SDG 11 and 12)
Climate change (SDG 13)
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Oceans (SDG 14)
Land (SDG 15)
CROSS-CUTTING: Gender
ANNEX 2 : Methods for this assessment
Briefly describe the approach taken for the assessment including institution/people involved,
process of national consultation and tools used (this is the guidelines prepared by the
Regional Consultant)
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