Strengthening national environmental data assessment capabilities

Description

Strengthening national environmental data assessment capabilities involves developing robust systems for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable environmental data. This strategy addresses gaps in data quality and availability, enabling informed policy-making and effective resource management. Key actions include investing in technical infrastructure, training personnel, standardizing methodologies, and fostering inter-agency collaboration. By remedying fragmented or outdated data practices, countries can better monitor environmental trends, assess risks, and implement targeted interventions for sustainable development.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends strengthening the capacity of national institutions to analyse environmental data so that ecological change can be monitored and environmental information obtained on a continuing basis at the national level.