Dr. Hamdy El-Gamily Dr. Nader Al-Awadhi Dr. Islam Abou El- Magd

Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information

Network (KIEIN): Way of Developing National

Environmental Indicators for Better Environmental Information

DisseminationDr. Hamdy El-Gamily Dr. Nader Al-Awadhi Dr. Islam Abou El-Magd

International Workshop “Towards an Implementation Strategy for the HIMA Governance System: Theories, Concepts, Methodologies, Case Studies and Action Plans”, 3-5 December, 2012, Kuwait

Outline• Background

• Environmental Indicators

• Comments and Feedback

• Cooperation and Coordination

• Conclusion & Recommendation

Background• Kuwait Integrated Environmental

Information Network (KIEIN) was initiated since 1994.

• Developed baseline of Geoenvironmental DB.

• Developed in-house tool for environmental management.

• Developed capacity in GIS and environmental related issues.

KIEIN Previous and On-Going Phases

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Phase IV

Phase V

Completed

Completed

On-going

GIS DB for:•Marine env.•Coastal envi.(1994-1996)•Terrestrial env.•Atmospheric env.(1998-2000)

• GIS DB for Socio-economic• Integration• WEB-GIS(2006-2007)

•Env. Indicators•SDSS

KIEIN Project

KIEIN Geo-Environmental DB Design:

Time Series Module

Dr. Hamdy El-Gamily

Environmental Sensitivity Index Model

Indicator selection

Selection of year

Map layout

Socio-economic Indicators Module:

KIEIN phase IV aims at:• Carry out study to identify

Environmental Indicators most relevant to Kuwait.

• Developing advanced Web-based Tool for Environmental Indicators and Indices.

• Developing Decision Support Tool for Environmental Management.

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(SDI)

Environmental Indicators

The Hierarchy of Indicators

Theme

•Primary top classification

Issue•Discipline of special focus within one of the top classification

Indicator•Metric of an individual (or complex)

event/activity used to quantify its status/impact

Marine &

Coastal

Coastal zone

- % of total population living in coastal area

Fisheries - Annual fish catch

Marine environmen

t

- proportion of marine protected areas- Marine trophic index- Area of coral reefs ecosystems- Oil and hydrocarbons pollution

KIEM ROPME

Arab Leagu

e

X

X

XXXX

X

X

X

X

Theme

Issues

Indicators

Marine & Coastal Indicators (example-1)

Marine &

Coastal

Coastal zone

Fisheries

- Annual fish catch

- Maximum Sustainable Yield

- Spawning Stock Biomass

- Fishing Mortality

- length-at-first maturity Marine

environment

KISR

KIEM

ROPME

Arab Leagu

e

X

X X X

X X X

X X X

X X X

Theme

Issues

Indicators

Marine & Coastal Indicators (example-1)

Cont.

Land

Land use status

- Land use changes

Land Degradatio

n & Desertificati

on

- Land degradation

- Land affected by desertification

Agriculture

- Arable and permanent crop area

- Fertilizer use efficiency

- Use of agriculture pesticides

- Area under organic farming

KIEM

ROPME

Arab League

X

X

N/A

N/A

X

XXXX

N/A

Theme

Issues

Indicators

Land Indicators (example-2)

Biodiversity

Ecosystems

• Proportion of protected area by the total ecological region• Areas of selected key ecosystems

Species• Percentage of endangered species• Abundance of selected key species• Abundance (Number) of invasive alien species

Theme Issues Indicators

Management of Bio.

• Number of specialists in Biodiversity conservation per area of selected key ecosystems• Number of Biodiversity Awareness activities per year

Biodiversity Indicators (example-3)

Indicator Profile– Indicator name:– Indicator hierarchy:– Brief Definition: – Unit of Measurement: – Significance and Policy Relevance:

• Purpose • Relevance to Sustainable/ Unsustainable

Development:• Linkage with other indicators

– Methodological Description: • Measurements methods• Limitations of the indicator

– References:• Readings• Internet sites

PSR Model

PressureHuman activities

affect the environment

StateObserving changes in the environment

ResponseInteraction of

society to solve the problem

Each indicator will be studied using the PSR model

Classification of Biodiversity indicators Based on PSR Model

Issue Indicator PSRSpecies Percentage of endangered

speciesS

Abundance of Selected Key Species

S

Number of invasive alien species S

Ecosystems Proportion of protected area by total ecological area

R

Area of selected key ecosystems R/S

Management of biodiversity

Number of Specialist in Biodiversity Conservation per Area of Selected Key Ecosystems

R/S

Number of Biodiversity Awareness Activities per year

R

Comments and feedbackPlease provide us with your comments and feedbacks about:• The Biodiversity Theme and related Issues

and indicators.• The Indicator profile in general in term of

contents.• Other Indicator Themes and related Issues

and Indicators.

Your feedback is highly appreciated http://Kiein.weebly.

com

Cooperation and Coordination The KIEIN project team would like to thank the cooperation and coordination of the following Institutes/Organization to date:• Ministry of Public Works• EPA / KIM Project team.• ROPME• KISR Divisions and Programs:

• Biodiversity program• Environment & Urban Development Division (EUD):

• Coastal & Air Pollution Department (CAD):• Kuwait National Meteorological Network (KNMN)

• Food Resources & Marine Science Division:• Agriculture, Fisheries & Marine Environmental Department

• Water Resources Division (WRD):• Hydrology Department

Conclusion & Recommendation• KIEIN Geoenvironmental DB and

related applications could be utilized as a baseline information dissemination tool for HIMA imitative and related issues in Kuwait.

• It is strongly recommended to establish a Geoenvironmental Portal (similar to KIEIN) on the regional and international levels to share the knowledge, experience and information regarding the HIMA issue.

Thank You

Dr. Hamdy El-GamilyKIEIN Project [email protected]@kisr.edu.kw