Quarterly Progress Report [January - March 2010] – Sudan

Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network Phase IV (KIEIN-IV)

Annual Report

May 2012 to December 31, 2012

Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network

Phase IV (KIEIN IV)

Implementing Partner Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Responsible Parties UNDP Project Title Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network

Phase IV (KIEIN IV) Project Duration 2012 - 2014 Project Budget (USD) $ 1,200,000.00 Reporting Period May 14, 2012 to December 31, 2012 Funds Available (USD) $ 1,076,221.00 Contact Person Dr. Hamdy El-Gamily, UNDP Project Manager

Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

Phone +965 99113557

Kuwait

االكــــوویيتت

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 1

Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1

Progress Review October 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 ..................................................... 2

Partnerships and Sustainability .......................................................................................... 6

Challenges and Lessons Learned ........................................................................................ 7

Financial Summary (Year 2012) .......................................................................................... 8

Annex 1: Annual Work-Plan 2013 ....................................................................................... 9

Annex 2. Communications and Public Awareness Report ................................................ 16

Annex 3: GIS Consultant Mission Report.......................................................................... 35

Annex 4: Photo Gallery 2012 ............................................................................................ 58


ACRONYMS

AWP Annual Work Plan

CPAP Country Programme Action Plan

GIS Geographic Information System

KIEIM Kuwait Integrated Environmental Management

KIEIN IV Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network Phase IV

KISR Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

UNDP United Nations Development Programme


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Executive Summary

This annual progress report is for the Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network Phase IV (KIEIN IV) project. The report presents the progress from the signing of the project in May 2012 through the end of the year (December 31, 2012) and the accomplishments of project objectives. The aim of the annual report is to record ongoing project achievements, present the annual work plan for the upcoming year (2013) as well as evaluating any challenges encountered, and steps take to mitigate them. This is done to ensure the overall objectives of the project are met on time and within budget. Major Accomplishments

Remaining staff for 2012 has joined the KIEIN IV team and commenced work on the project in Kuwait.

Baseline assessment and documentation of existing KIEIN data and applications completed.

Outreach and coordination with stakeholders continued and expanded.

Literature review and environmental indicators study in progress.

Public awareness strategies developed and commenced.

The project is on time, within budget and tasks are proceeding as expected.

Challenges Although the project is progressing as planned, the team has been mindful of any

issues that could potentially cause a setback in the project in the upcoming year. This includes: Data formats, application migration, as well as scheduling and coordination. These topics are discussed further in Section 4: Challenges and Lessons Learned.

Introduction

The Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network Phase IV (KIEIN-IV) project is an integrated GIS–based solution to unify, enhance, document, and disseminate essential environmental indicator data and spatial decision support system tools (SDSS) and services via the internet using Web GIS technology.

The geo-environmental database developed in the previous phases of KIEIN (I-III) is currently accessible within KISR and serve as the foundation for the upcoming and final phase. This final phase of KIEIN is planned within the Environmental Sustainability focus area in the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP 2010-2014) and will result in a study of relevant environmental indicators for Kuwait; GIS based environmental indicators Web based tools for Kuwait; SDSS tools that are essential to understanding and protecting Kuwaiti habitats and ecosystems, as well as public and professional outreach to ensure the system capabilities are understood and utilized. This will make that data and tools available in a GIS form that is useful and easily accessible to interested researchers in Kuwait and around the world via the internet.


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Progress Review May 14, 2012 – December 31, 2012

EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND INDICATORS

PLANNED ACTIVITIES Q3

Q4

RESULTS OF ACTIVITIES

PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING OUTPUTS

Output 1 Produce a study on relevant environmental indicators for Kuwait.

Activity Result .Conduct literature review Collaborate with stakeholders. .Select key indicators to model. .Draft, review and publish indicator study.

x x

. Review and evaluation of available environmental GIS literature ongoing, including previous KIEIN reports and documentation. . Project study drafted including indicator data dictionary worksheets. . Action plan for Q3/Q4 being carried out by the team. . Continued coordination and collaborations with KIEM-UNPD project team. . Coordination and collaboration with KISR Scientists. . Preliminary list of stakeholder candidates developed. . KIEIN III SDE database baseline status documented for comparison throughout the project including: Standardized GIS Schema Report and Standardized Data Report completed.

Indicators: # Of literature sources gathered and evaluated-70% complete. # Of project study completed-50%. # Of stakeholders on roster-50% complete. Targets: A study on the local environment for relevant and pressing environmental issues in Kuwait conducted.


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. KIEIN III Website baseline status documented for comparison throughout the project.

Output 2. GIS environmental indicators developed.

Activity Result 2.1. . Continue the ongoing design and documentation of working geodatabase in cooperation with KISR GIS Professionals. . Prepare and publish conceptual data model based on study results. .Design data layer schemas, subtypes and domains. . Commence metadata and data dictionary documentation. . Acquire data from best available sources for conversion and compilation into GIS. . Record sources for capture in metadata and data dictionary. . Commence the data conversions and attribution of working geodatabase. . Record processes for capture in metadata and project reporting, and technical documentation. . Commence programming for environmental indicators in GIS format based on study results. . Evaluate existing KIEIN

x . Parameter code domains updated and expanded in collaboration with KISR GIS professionals. . Indicator data dictionary worksheets under development based on literature reviews and continuing feedback from stakeholders. . MOU for data sharing with KIEM project under development as a model for data sharing with other groups. . Requested routine data sharing from EPA to be re-activated for monthly delivery. . Expanding update module to include data sources and original data format to improve metadata and resulting analysis in the future.

Indicators: # of metadata and data dictionary templates developed- 50%. Targets:

Conceptual geodatabase model published. Environmental indicators based modeled KIEIN1-3 and results of new study. GIS tools to model and produce environmental indicators for Kuwait habitat utilized. Web GIS applications (tools) to include environmental spatial decision support systems (SDSS) enhanced and upgraded. Web GIS capabilities to increase the accessibility and utilization of KIEIN expanded, enhanced, and disseminated.


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programming and tools for improvement. . Commence programming to prepare for SDSS and Web GIS services.

Output 3. Project publicity and awareness level increased.

Activity Result 3.1. . Prepare and participate in project kick off seminar, presentations, and media. .Promote and maintain social network sites for project on Facebook and Twitter. . Prepare team/stakeholder roster to enable communication amongst participants. . Media awareness, including press releases, interviews, for newspapers, TV, professional publications.

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.Stakeholder meetings for brainstorming and collaboration held with KISR and agencies. .Joint KIEIN/KIEM Stakeholder workshop event scheduled and planned for January 21, 2013. .e-Consultation website developed and deployed for stakeholder and public feedback on relevant indicators. .Stakeholder roster database developed.

Indicators: # of workshops conducted-50% complete (scheduled for Jan 2013). # of stakeholder meetings conducted. Targets:

Public awareness level of the relevant stakeholders increased.

Planned budget for 2012

210,200.00


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Actual Project Staffing Costs 2012

Assistant Project Manager (6,800 x 4 months) = $27,200.00

GIS System Analyst, Design and Documentation (8,500x 4 months) = $34,000.00

GIS Consultant (9,000 x 2 months) = $18,000.00

GIS Developer-Indicators (7,000 x 3 months) = $ 21,000.00

GIS specialist –Indicator (5,000 x 2 months) = $ 10,000.00

Communication Specialist (4,600 x 2 months) = $9,200.00

$119,200.00

Misc. Including Visa’s, Residency fees, health insurance, business cards, emails…etc $1,000.00 General Management Support (GMS) 3%

$3579.00

Total (2012) $123,779.00 Excess budget transferred to 2013

$86,421

Total Remaining Budget for KIEIN

$1,076,221


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Partnerships and Sustainability

The most important aspect of this project may be the ongoing benefit of working in collaboration with other organizations and agencies to gather spatial and scientific data to understand the environmental indicators that affect Kuwait.

The KIEIN team has outreached to a variety of environmental science groups in and outside of KISR to invite participation as stakeholders, to garner their feedback and expertise, to communicate what this project can do to help them organize and analyze their data in new and dynamic ways, and to learn about the data that is routinely collected.

Initial and follow up meetings have taken place with the Kuwait Environmental Public Authority, with an emphasis on Air Quality and including both regular KEPA project leaders, and the UNDP KIEM project team. As a result of this effort, KIEM and KIEN are proposing a first of its kind GIS collaboration in Kuwait that will provide sharing of raw data by KIEM and GIS technical assistance by KIEIN/KISR.

The objective is to demonstrate to other stakeholders that GIS collaboration benefits both parties by reducing redundancy, saving resources, staff time, and duplication of data, as well as value added products for both parties. Please see Annex 2 for a proposed conceptual diagram for long term collaboration between KIEIN and KIEM. The KIEM team will also be participating and co-presenting their project at the stakeholder’s workshop in January 2013.

Another encouraging partnership is developing with the KISR Biodiversity Group. Biodiversity is especially important because it intersects with so many different indicators. For example, plant loss affects soil erosion, and soil erosion might affect air quality. Biodiversity is involved in, or is proposing a number of projects and studies including that are ideally suited for GIS technology.

This includes inventorying, mapping, and analyzing the locations, status, and extents of indigenous and invasive plant and animal species. Another prominent project is the mitigation and restoration of the Sabah Nature Preserve in northern Kuwait, which was devastated during the 1990 Iraq invasion. A remote sensing/GIS project is underway to locate and map derelict military fortifications under the sand, and plan for their removal. The KIEIN team is able to provide technical support to facilitate data sharing.

The Ministry of Public Works Environmental Affairs Department has also offered to collaborate with us regarding waste water treatment and a memo was prepared to request data. The MPW waste water data is not currently compiled or utilized as a set within the ministry. It is expected this data will require some additional standardization and clean up to convert to GIS. KIEIN will share the methods and procedures used to prepare the data with MPW so that they may be able to standardize it themselves in the future. Other agencies and organizations KIEIN has been outreaching to include: ROPME; and the KISR Division and Programs especially the: Environmental and Urban Development; Coastal and Air Pollution Department; Food Resources and Marine Science Division; Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Environmental Department; Water Resources Division; and Hydrology Department.


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Please note that in all cases, the KIEIN project anticipated the need for the technical expertise and labor that would be required to transform raw data from stakeholders into a useful, GIS ready form. As the project progresses and data conversions become routinely, KIEIN can work with the stakeholders to educate them on basis data preparation to ensure they remain engaged and to increase the GIS expertise at stakeholder level.

Challenges and Lessons Learned

A minor challenge faced has been scheduling and timing. The project commenced at the end of the Ramadan and the beginning of the holiday season. As a result some of our coordination and/or follow up meetings were postponed due to key personnel being away from their offices for Eid or Haij. We also had a key project leader retire from EPA shortly after meeting her team, and we are re-establishing contact with her former group.

Another challenge we are paying close attention to is the form data is received in. In the past, almost all data shared from other groups was in hard copy format, such as a printout. This required completely re-entering the data by KIEIN/KISR personnel. As the hard copies are produced from digital sources of some kind, we are stressing the need for digital data as we meet the stakeholders. This is a particular problem not only due to the man hours wasted to re-create existing data; it also increases the possibility of data entry errors being introduced into the dataset. EPA and MPW data are examples of hard copy datasets which require manual data re-entry and compilation by KIEIN technical personnel in order to convert to GIS.

As expected, the team is already finding data content changes (field names, different units etc) in the data from Phase III to Phase IV. This was expected and planned for in the data modeling/data schema task and application development task. One outcome from the new data received to date, is the re-evaluation and update of the previous data parameter codes.


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Financial Summary (for year 2012)

The following table presents an overview of expenditures incurred during the reporting period.

CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE (USD $)

International Consultants $119,200.00 Local Consultants 0.00 Misc. Costs (visa, insurance…etc) $1000.00 Facilities & Administration (3%) $ 3579.00 TOTAL $123,779.00


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Annex 1: Annual Work-Plan 2013

EXPECTED OUTPUTS

PLANNED ACTIVITIES

TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE PARTY PLANNED BUDGET

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Funding

Source Budget

Description Output 4.3.1 Continuing to provide technical assistance, expertise and best practices to produce a study on relevant environmental indicators for Kuwait.

Baseline: Lack of review and availability of Kuwait’s environmental indicators.

Indicators:

1. # of literature data gathered and evaluated for Marine, Terrestrial, and Atmospheric environments

2. # of seminars & workshops conducted

3. # stakeholder roster and participation compared to KIEIN III

4. # of metadata and data dictionary templates developed

Activity 4.3.1.1. Kuwait environmental indicators study completed and disseminated

√ PM , Assistant Project Manager (APM), GIS Systems Analyst, Design and Documentation

GIS Consultant

UNDP

.Conduct literature review of environmental indicators for Kuwait .Collaborate with stakeholders to document input .Select key indicators to model .Identify and document required data types and sources for developing indicator models .Draft, review and publish environmental indicators study .Conduct literature review of

√ APM

GIS Systems Analyst, Design and Documentation

GIS Consultant

UNDP

Contracts for local and international consultants


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5. # of data and sources compiled and contacted

6. # of hits to social media sites 7. # of media coverage (interviews,

press releases.etc) AWP 2013 Targets: 1. A study on the local environment for

relevant and pressing environmental issues in Kuwait conducted.

2. Environmental indicators based modeled KIEIN1-3 and results of new study.

3. GIS tools to model and produce environmental indicators for Kuwait habitat utilized.

4. Web GIS applications (tools) to include environmental spatial decision support systems (SDSS) enhanced and upgraded.

5. Web GIS capabilities to increase the accessibility and utilization of KIEIN expanded, enhanced, and disseminated.

6. Public awareness level of the relevant stakeholders increased.

7. Conceptual geodatabase model published.

Related CP outcome: 4.3 Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network (KIEIN) expanded and enhanced.

environmental indicators for Kuwait .Collaborate with stakeholders, to document input .Identify and document required data types and sources for developing indicator models .Support APM to draft, review and publish environmental indicators study .Support APM to prepare quarterly and annual technical reports .Conduct literature review of environmental indicators for Kuwait .Collaborate with stakeholders to document input .Select key indicators to model .Draft, review and publish environmental indicators study .Coordinate with PM/APM/Analyst and Communication Specialist on progress and results of study


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4.3.1.2: GIS environmental indicator models developed

√ √ √ √ PM, GIS Analyst, Design and Documentation

GIS Specialist-Indicators

UNDP

.Commence the ongoing design and documentation of working geodatabase in cooperation with KISR GIS Professionals .Prepare and publish conceptual data model based on study results .Design data layer schemas, subtypes and domains .Commence metadata and data dictionary documentation .Acquire data from best available sources for conversion and compilation into GIS .Record sources for capture in metadata and data dictionary .Commence the data conversions and attribution of working geodatabase .Record processes for capture in metadata and project reporting, and technical documentation .Commence programming for environmental indicators in GIS format based on study results .Evaluate existing KIEIN programming and tools for improvement .Commence programming to prepare for SDSS and Web GIS services.

√ √ √ √ GIS Analyst, Design and Documentation

GIS Specialist-Indicators GIS Developer-Indicators

UNDP

Contracts for local/international consultants

4.3.1.3: Project publicity and awareness level increased

√ √ √ √ PM / Communication Specialist

UNDP


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.Promote and maintain social network sites for project on Facebook and Twitter .Prepare team/stakeholder roster to enable communication amongst participants .Media awareness, including press releases, interviews, for newspapers, TV, professional publications .Provide non-technical text and documentation for marketing purposes .Provide design and brand ideas for KIEIN and e-consultation .Design and develop ongoing project newsletter .Organize workshops, seminars and presentations .Share/disseminate KISR/UNDP communication and marketing tools .Provide marketing and communications skills to KISR GIC personnel .Apply for awards

√ √ √ √ Communication Specialist

GIS Consultant

UNDP Contracts for local/international consultants

4.3.1.4: Commence development of SDSS applications

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.SDSS applications selected and prioritized for development, based on study results, stakeholder input and indicator models/available GIS data identify essential functions for SDSS .Identify additional desirable functions. .Determine technology framework for programming .Prepare conceptual design of SDSS .Conduct programming and customization of GIS functions to create decision support functions in a desktop environment. .Coordinate and collaborate with stakeholders to assess functions and incorporate input, new information. .Prepare instructional materials for desktop and web page, including help files and metadata. Deploy SDSS applications deployed internally for testing, debugging and improvement. .Collaborate with stakeholders to use new applications to assess the instructional materials, help files, and functionality. SDSS accomplishments promoted and public awareness increases and continues .Continuous coordination and collaboration with Communication Specialist and GIS Consultant to ensure Facebook and Twitter sites remain fresh and engaging. .Provide update materials, documentation, and demonstrations for stakeholder and public meeting presentations, and media updates

√ √ √ √ APM


GIS Consultant

GIS Developer-Indicators

SDSS Specialist

UNDP Contracts for local/international consultants


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4.3.1.5: KIEIN IV Web GIS expanded and enhanced

√ APM


GIS Consultant

.Commence development of GIS portal to search and access environmental indicator metadata and project documentation .Develop GIS portal to search and access KIEIN geodatabase .Update all KIEIN website pages: images, text, links, site map, contact forms, credits etc to reflect expansions and enhancements .Enhance social networking sites to announce new functions and applications, and link to KIEIN .Monitor all sites for public and stakeholder feedback in collaboration with Communication Specialist and GIS Consultant .Final KIEIN GIS environmental indictors geodatabase and models available online

√ APM


GIS Consultant

GIS Developer-Indicators

Web Design/Web GIS

Contracts for local/international consultants


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Monitoring & Evaluation Activities & Final Review PM

Project Staffing Costs 2013

Assistant Project Manager (6,800 x 12 months) = $81,600.00

GIS System Analyst, Design and Documentation (8,500x 12 months) = $102,000.00

GIS Consultant (9,000 x 6 months) = $54,000.00

GIS Consultant (9,000 x 1 month) = $9,000.00 (contract from 2012)

GIS Developer-Indicators (7,000 x 12 months) = $ 84,000.00

GIS Specialist–Indicator (5,000 x 12 months) = $ 60,000.00

Web Designer/Web GIS Developer (7,000 x 3 months) = $ 21,000.00

GIS Specialist–SDSS (5,000 x 12 months) = $ 30,000.00

Communication Specialist (4,600 x 12 months) = $55,200.00

$496,800.00

Public Awareness Seminar

(Food, Printing materials and miscellaneous) 12,000.00

Misc. Including Visa’s, Residency fees, health insurance, business cards, emails…etc 1,000.00

Total 509,800.00 General Management Support (GMS) 3%

$15,294.00

Monitoring & Evaluation 5%

$25,490.00

TOTAL for 2013 $550,584.00 Total Remaining Budget for KIEIN

$525,637.00


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Annex 2. Communications and Public Awareness Report

United Nations Development Programme

يــائــــــمــاالإن لــمــــــتـحـددةةمم ااــــــــج االأمنــــامــررـب

KUWAIT االكـــوویيـتت

Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network (KIEIN) Project

Phase IV

Public Awareness & Communication

Progress Report

By

Alia Abou El Fath

Communication Specialist

Submitted to

Dr. Hamdy El Gamily

Project Manager

From 01.10.2012 – 31.11.2012


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1. Background & Situational Analysis

1.1 Background

The Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network-Phase IV (KIEIN-IV) is an integrated GIS–based solution to unify, enhance, document, and disseminate essential environmental indicators and Spatial Decision Support System tools (SDSS) and services via the internet using Web GIS technology. The environmental geographic and attribute database developed in the previous three phases of KIEIN are currently accessible within KISR and serve as the foundation for the upcoming and final phase. The final phase of KIEIN is planned within the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Environmental Sustainability focus area in the Country Program Action Plan for Kuwait (CPAP 2010-2014). KIEIN-IV will produce a study on the relevant environmental indicators for Kuwait, and develop Web-based SDSS tools that are essential to understanding and protecting Kuwaiti habitats. The data and analysis tools will be available in a GIS platform that is easily accessible to interested stakeholders and beneficiaries in Kuwait and around the world.

1.2 KIEIN Objectives

To meet the regional and global standards of Environmental Indicators To be a leader in developing and disseminating geo-spatial technology tools and

information for environmental and socio-economic research and analysis in Kuwait. To provide essential spatial & environmental information for policy makers,

planners, and researchers in Kuwait. To develop numerous employment opportunities for the national youth in the

Environmental and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) fields.

1.3 KIEIN Phases

Phase I: This phase was about data analysis and design of a Geo-Environmental database and developing the Coastal and Marine data modules.

Phase II: This phase was a building block on Phase I, and accentuated on Terrestrial & Air data modules.

Phase III: This phase focused on developing Socioeconomic and Demographic data modules, with the development of a web based Geographic Information System – GIS application and the development of a user-friendly desktop application.

Phase IV: The progress of the Environmental Indicator Module, Spatial Decision Support System tool and finally the launching of the KIEIN Geo – Environmental Portal for the use of the public use.


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1.4 Situational Analysis

My overall responsibility was to assist on developing an awareness program to reach all stakeholders in Kuwait. Also to create, implement and manage a communication strategy for KIEIN and train the communications team at KISR.

2. Communication and Public Awareness Objectives

The main objectives for this duration of the consultancy were:

To brainstorm and meet with all KISR staff members, project manager and stakeholders to fully understand and comprehend the project to be able to create the messages needed to outreach the target audiences.

To prepare non technical materials to promote KIEN to our primary target users which are the stake holders and to our secondary users which are all the public users in Kuwait.

To establish and maintain social networking websites (Facebook) to promote the KIEIN project.

To develop concepts for a quarterly newsletter for approval. To Cultivate and maintain effective networks and working relationships with local and

international media, civil society organizations and other relevant partners. To assist the KIEIN team with advocacy activities, including support to public events,

launching ceremonies, field visits, and workshops. To work on improving the profile and awareness of KIEIN. This includes support and

coordinate advocacy and public awareness activities.

3. Deliverables


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3.1 Preliminary Strategic Communications Plan (2.5 years)


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Communications Work Plan (2 months)

Communications Activities Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1. Preliminary Communication plan 2. KIEIN Target Audience report 3. KIEIN Communications Database 4. KIEIN e-newsletter (First issue) 5. KIEIN Literature (KIEIN Material) – non technical brief 6. KIEIN Social Media (Face book page) 7. Non technical Presentation 8. KIEIN Workshop – Event plan and Agenda (Waiting

Approval)

9. Brainstorming session with KISR staff – Compiled Ideas 10. Train potential Marketer in KISR staff 11. E- consultation 12. Recommendations Report


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Target Audience report

Groups of Users Application Benefit Segmentation Scientists, Analysts, Researchers and Resource Managers

The application will help this group to effectively manage the natural recourses in Kuwait, by giving them verified, updated, approved Information about the environment and Socio economy in Kuwait.

Forecasting Environmental Tool

Technical

Education Sector (University and School students, Professors, School teachers)

The application includes all information needed to serve the education sector in their Environmental Socio economic educational programs or Modules, Project research and analysis.

Non Technical

The Public, Youth and Community groups

Environmental Awareness Campaigns, knowing their country better and learning how to work, develop and maintain the environment for the next generations.

Employment Opportunities

Technical & Non technical

Decision Makers in Private and Public Sector,

Prospect Business Investors

Ministries Airport Traffic &

Transportation Police and

Security Embassies Hotels Banks

The application will maximize business investments in Kuwait by providing very useful information for any upcoming international or national businesses, the free access on visual, and analytical information about demographics, Social levels, water stations, expatriates, mining companies and similar different activities will positively affect coming businesses.

Especially that many of international businesses are currently abiding to green business approaches.

Non technical

Policy Makers

Assessment of current polices , Early warnings and guidance , proactive strategy formulation, Future scenarios

Technical &

Environmental Awareness & Protection communities

To improve knowledge about the Environment in Kuwait and its changes overtime , in order to better assess the results of the past time and contribute in the development of better environment in the future, by supporting the whole society with accurate,

Technical & Non technical


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User Value

Sustainable development

The application is contributing to the Improvement and maintenance of the well being of people and their environment , the improvement of Society, Economy and Environment of the current and future generations.

The application is the foundation of the analysis and interpretations of the state of the environment in Kuwait.

It’s the first Complimentary Environmental Knowledge Management network in the Middle East and the Arab world.

User Benefits

Scientists, Analysts, Researchers and Resource Managers

Value: The application will help the above mentioned group to effectively manage the natural recourses in Kuwait, by giving them verified, updated, approved Information about the environment and Socio economy in Kuwait.

Education Sector (University and School students, Professors ,School teachers)

Value: The application includes all information needed to serve the education sector in their Environmental Socio economic Educational program or Modules, Project research and analysis.

The Public, Youth and Community groups

updated, verified environmental information.

Environmental Assessment Policy Making /Decision Making Environmental Reporting

Press & Media

Radio &Television Channels

Newspapers

Weather News Economic News Social News Traffic Planning Environmental Awareness Campaigns

Non technical


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Value: Environmental Awareness Campaigns, knowing their country better and learning how to work, develop and maintain the environment for the next generations.

Employment Opportunities

Decision Makers in Private and Public Sector

Prospect Business Investors

Value: The application will maximize business investments in Kuwait by providing very useful information for any upcoming international or national businesses, the free access on visual and analytical information about demographics, Social levels, water stations, expatriates, mining companies and similar different activities will positively affect coming businesses.

Especially that many of international businesses are currently abiding to green business approaches.

Market Research Companies, new Infrastructure developments

Value: The application could provide National organization with trusted information that could help them arise with a beneficial infrastructure development Strategy and Plan.

Ministries

Value: The application could provide National organization with trusted information that could help them arise with beneficial development approaches and Plans.

Policy Makers

Value: Assessment of current polices, early warnings and guidance, proactive strategy formulation, Future scenarios.

Regional / Community planners, Environmental Awareness & Protection

Value: To improve knowledge about the Environment in Kuwait and its changes overtime , in order to better assess the results of the past time and contribute in the development of better environment in the future, by supporting the whole society with accurate, updated, verified environmental information.

Non–technical content

Background


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KIEIN is collaboration between The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research -KISR, The Supreme Council for Planning & Development and The United Nations Development Program –UNDP.

KIEIN is a state of the art national project; it aims to provide its reliable Spatial & Environmental information for Policy makers, planners, and researchers in Kuwait through a sophisticated & customized Geographic Information System that could serve most their needs in this field.

Objectives

To become the meet the Global guidelines of Environmental Indicators world wide To become the Leading Proactive Environmental Socio Economic high

technological knowledge tool in Kuwait. To provide needed Spatial & Environmental information for Policy makers,

planners, and researchers in Kuwait. To develop numerous employment opportunities for the national youth in the field

of Environment & Geographic Information System (GIS).

5 Phases of Development

Phase 1: The data analysis and design of the main structure of a Geo-Environmental portal and compiling the coastal and Marine data modules.

Phase 2: The data admission of Terrestrial & Air data modules. Phase 3: The data admission of Socio – Economic and Demographic data modules,

the advancement of a web based Geographic Information System – GIS application and The development of a desktop application with a user friendly interface.

Phase 4 & 5: The progress of the Environmental Indicator Module, Spatial Decision Support System tool and finally the launching of the KIEIN Geo – Environmental Portal for the use of all the public.

Progress to date 2012

A high tech, Geo-environmental Intranet application that could be accessed by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research – KISR.

A complete data module for Marine, Coastal, Terrestrial, Air, Socio Economic and demographic.

A knowledge transfer about GIS and Environmental topics through workshops, trainings sessions for various entities in Kuwait.

Eco-Knowledge System:


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KIEIN is a fully functioned Environmental, Socio Economic high technological tool that contains various useful information that will assist many fields in their research, education, or Decision Making.

Eco - Crisis Management Tool:

It will provide crucial support information that may positively assist in dealing with major events that threatens to harm the environment in Kuwait. For example it will include information about Air quality, Fisheries, Marine protect areas and much more information.

Eco - Early Warning tool:

The application could also help in alarming & preventing any environmental disasters that could arise in the future and could affect our coming generations. For example the application will include different studies and forecasts that maybe an alarm for future disasters like Bird flu trends.

Eco -Tourism tool:

The application will include information, Its purpose is to educate the traveler, to provide funds for ecological conservation, to directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities, or to foster respect for different cultures and for human rights., so that future generations may experience destinations relatively untouched by human intervention. For example it will include verified information about Nature reserves, Rear species, Identification of Habitat environment in Kuwait, Marine, Coastal & Land, and much other similar information.

Eco – Business tool:

The application should provide potential business people with Important Environmental Socio Economic Information that may assist them in taking major business decisions.

Eco - life friendly tool:

The application will gather information that may positively encourage the Kuwaiti Society to integrate Environmental planning in their daily routine and have a great involvement in Energy Saving, Anti pollution Measures, Use if non-car modes, construction of green buildings, safe guarding of nature & natural habitats in Urban Areas, use of more renewable resources and buy Green products and live a green life in Kuwait.

Eco – Research tool:

The application will be a reliable source for all Scientific Researchers, Environmentalists and any group that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities in Kuwait.


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Eco - Awareness tool:

The application will provide useful information that will help the Kuwaiti society to create ideas of how to protect & enhance Kuwait’s environment.

Eco - Educational tool:

The application will provide information for Teachers and Professors, students and all educational sector, that could be used in providing our new generations with all the needed information about Kuwait’s environmental status and how to enhance it in the future and protect it.

Eco - City Planning tool:

The application will gather information that may help in Green Infrastructure and City planning.

Eco – Employment:

The application will provide information that will be useful for employment needs.

Remote Technology:

The application will be remotely available and could be accessed from the mobile smart phones or tablets such as I Pad.

KIEIN Expected Impact

Economic Growth and Employment.

Protect & Enhance Cultural heritage.

Protect & Enhance Landscape, Geo Diversity and Natural Environment.

Biodiversity Conservation and Enhancement.

Climate change mitigation and Adaptation.

Community cohesion and lifelong learning volunteering.


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e – newsletter – Print newsletter


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Seminar Agenda and Plan

Proposed AGENDA

Kuwait Integrated Environmental Network – KIEIN

January 21st, 2013 (Suggested date)

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WORKSHOP

Attendees: (KISR, UNDP, Stakeholders, Press and Others)

Location: UNDP

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Introduction

Dr. NDDr. Naji Al Mutairi Director General (DG)

Dr. NaDr. Nader Al Awadhi National Project Director (NPD)

Ms. UNDP Representative

9:30 a.m. –10:30a.m. Brain storming session

Dr. HaDr. Hamdy El Gamily KIEIN & Environmental Indicators

Dr. S Dr. Sami Al Yacoub KIEM Overview

10:30 p.m. –11:00 a.m

Coffee Break

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Round Table Discussion

Q&A PPanel All speakers

Filling Forms


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Seminar Plan

The first public orientation for KIEIN Phase III, presenting to our stakeholders and users what is KIEIN, how does it work, Its user benefits, sharing the work done on the Environmental Indicators and brainstorming with highly expert people in the field, how it will positively affect the Kuwaiti society in different areas, our progress to date, the next step, our needs to accomplish the coming phases.

Proposed date:

Monday 21st January 2013

Suggested list of Invitees:

From KISR

From UNDP

From Stakeholders

From Press & Media

Location

UNDP Premises


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Work shop Preparation Plan

Tasks Responsibility Deadline Comment Date approval Dr. Hamdy Agenda Preparation & Approval

Alia, Hala, Dr.Hamdy

Gather Invitees list Alia, Hala, Dorothy, Rabab Approve Invitees list Dr. Hamdy Invitation letter proposal (Arabic text)

Mariam, Rabab

Invitation letter KIEIN design

Alia, Ahmed Hany

Approval of Invitation Form

Dr. Hamdy

Sending Invitations to Invitees list

Rabab

Follow up on invitees by phone

(Attend – Regret)

Rabab

Coordinate with DG Dr. Hamdy Coordinate with KISR PR staff

Alia, Dorothy, Hala - Mariam

Book KISR Ballroom for the event

Dr. Hamdy, Rabab

Speakers speech or presentation

Dr. Hamdy, Hala, Dorothy, Alia

Coffee break coordination Rabab Photography coordination Rabab Marketing Materials to be distributed in the event?

Dr. Hamdy, Alia, Hala, Ahmed Hany

Prepare Brainstorming session Scenario

Dr. Islam

Design Indicators Forms to be filled in the event

Dr. Islam

Prepare Press Release Alia, Hala,


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Facebook Account

Communication database

We have structured a communication database for KIEIN that includes all direct contacts and e-contacts for our stakeholders, including Local and international organizations, KISR staff members, Ministries and universities and any entities that would be interested or can use the KIEIN project.


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e – Consultancy

Kindly Participate!

The aim of this website is to communicate and create a continuous synergy with stake holders and experts in the field of these Environmental themes. We need your support and knowledge to provide more insight on the pressure, impact, and response to these indicators.

Kindly provide us with your input, recommendations, and feedback; your contribution will directly affect the success of project.

We expect that the final output of the project will aid in improving Kuwait environment and reduce the hazardous implications of human activities on human health and ecosystem vitality.

Please click on the “Themes of Indicators” tab and fill out the form with your value knowledge.

Brainstorming sessions with KISR staff


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Numerous brainstorming sessions have been taken place in KISR, with KISR staff members discussing the target audience for KIEIN, the user benefits, the message, ideas of communication, what is public awareness.

4. Recommendations

I would highly recommend an open communication channel all through the project with various stakeholders, I believe their input will really affect the success of the project; this could happen through ongoing newsletters, announcements, emails, invitations, seminars workshops, press releases, achievement report every quarter throughout the whole project.

Also I recommend an intensive communication approach with stake holders in KISR, we need to conduct a KIEIN presentation to KISR staff members , explaining the project, our achievements to date, our needs to finalize the project, how they can contribute with their valuable feedback, how all Kuwait will benefit from this national project.

I recommend designing and printing a project brochure that illustrates the background, objectives, phases, and achievements to date to be distribute it on all our stakeholders.

Another recommendation is to start a proactive communication approach by announcing different contests on our social media channels and also between Schools and universities and maybe inside KISR too. It will increase our public awareness and it will reach different communities.


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Annex 3: GIS Consultant Mission Report

United Nations Development Programme

يــائــــــمــاالإن لــمــــــتـحـددةةمم ااــــــــج االأمنــــامــررـب

KUWAIT االكـــوویيـتت

Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network (KIEIN) Project

Phase IV

Mission Report

By

Dr. Islam Abou El-Magd

GIS Consultant

Submitted to

Dr. Hamdy El Gamily

Project Manager

Mission 23/9/2012 – 22/12/2012


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Disclaimer and Copyright Law

All rights reserved to UNDP Kuwait (United National Development Program) and KISR (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research)

No part of this report may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.


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List of Acronym EPI Environmental Performance Indicators

GIS Geographic Information Systems

HEMA Human Environmental Integrated Management Approach

KEPA Kuwait Environmental Public Authority

KIEIN Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network

KIEM Kuwait Integrated Environmental Management

KISR Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

OECD Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development

PSR Pressure State Response

ROPME

Regional Organization for the Protection of Marine

Environment

UNDP United Nation Development Program

WHO World Health Organization


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Executive Summary

This report presents the tasks, findings, and outcomes of the consultancy mission of Dr.

Islam Abou El-Magd, during the period from 23rd September 2012 to 22nd October 2012, which included:

Meeting with the project manager and project staff to understand the objectives

and aims of the project and therefore specify the duties and tasks required.

Review the previously developed data in the previous phases of KIEIN project.

Conduct an international, regional, and national literature review on the

environmental indicators.

Develop the first draft of the list of environmental indicators for discussion and

review from the experts and stakeholders as well as beneficiaries within KISR and

other relevant organizations and institutes in Kuwait.

Develop the proposed indicator’s profile, which will be the template for the data

dictionary.

Develop an abstract to be presented in HEMA workshop (Human Environmental

Integrated Management Approach) that will be held at KISR in 3-4 December

2012, which will focus on Biodiversity indicators.

Recommend for conducting a workshop to foster the project and develop synergy

with the stakeholders.

Recommend for developing a newsletter for the project and to be on a regular

basis for example bi-monthly to keep dissemination of the project information.


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Preamble and Mission Objectives

Kuwait office of United Nation Development Program (UNDP) has commissioned Dr. Islam Abou El-Magd to act as a GIS Consultant (Geographic Information Systems) for the Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network (KIEIN) Project Phase IV. The mission duration

is for 3 months, in which the first part of the mission was for one month from 23rd September

2012 to 22nd October 2012. The main objectives as set of the terms of references are:

Meeting with and reporting to Project Manager.

Collaborate closely with Assistant Project Manager and GIS Systems Analyst to ensure

reporting and documentation requirements are met on time and within budget including:

o Collaborate with stakeholders to document input.

o Select key indicators to model.

o Identify and document required data types and sources for developing indicator

models.

o Draft, review and publish environmental indicators study.

Provide technology transfer task to the KISR team in the field of GIS application to

support the environmental issues.

Conduct and document Literature Review for Environmental Indicator Study

Support the process of selecting the needed and suitable environmental indicators for

Kuwaiti environment.

Interacting with team members for environmental indicators and SDSS and Web GIS.

Coordinate with Communication Specialist to ensure documentation and promotion of

ongoing project accomplishments.

Coordinate with Communication Specialist to organize and conduct awareness

workshops and training.


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1. Background

The historical frame of KIEIN project goes back to 1994 where the first phase (1994 – 1996) was

conducted with specific focus on building the geo-environmental database for marine and coastal

domain. However, phase 2 (1998-2000) was succeeded to integrate the terrestrial and

atmospheric datasets onto the same GIS platform. Then phase 3 (2006-2007) has achieved the

migration of the previous geo-environmental database developed in phase 1 & 2 into a more

matured and developed GIS architecture with emphasis on the socio-economic datasets. In this

phase a desktop module application was developed to present the socioeconomic and

demographic indicators.

It is envisaged that all the environmental data, geographic and attribute databases and other information developed in these 3 phases of KIEIN project are currently accessible within KISR and serving as the core foundation for the final phase of the project.

Last, the final two phases of KIEIN project (IV&V) are combined together in one phase in a

time frame of 30 months started on 1/9/2012. This phase deliberately is an integration approach

to unify, enhance, document, and disseminate essential environmental indicator data and spatial

decision support system tools (SDSS) and services via the internet using Web GIS technology.

The key strategic objectives of this phase of the project are:

Act as a network for environmental information dissemination in Kuwait.

Support and improve the resources available to the decision and policymakers planners

and researchers in Kuwait by making essential spatial and environmental information

easily available and easy to analyze.

Contribute to the sustainable human resources development of a national staff in Kuwait,

in the field of GIS and related technologies.

To increase the availability and accessibility of GIS data and technology in order to better

predict and prevent, and/or respond to and recover from environmental disasters.

To expand and enhance the capacity to monitor, understand, and mitigate changes in the

environment and habitats in Kuwait, and their relationships to others.

To better manage, protect, and enhance the habitats and natural resources in Kuwait.

To make high quality GIS data available as a base mapping resource, to be leveraged for


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future research and investigations.

To promote GIS data and methodology sharing in the region.

To promote GIS for advanced statistical and analytical purposes.

To promote the advancement of GIS technology at institutional level.

2. Approach and Methodology

The consultant has established series of meetings with stakeholders and beneficiaries or/and other key proposed players in the project. This will develop a synergy and foster cooperation with the stakeholders. The following meetings were carried out:

1. Initial meeting with the project staff members on 23rd September 2012 aiming at

understanding and building knowledge about the project and try to assemble the strategy and approach of building synergy with other stakeholders.

2. Meeting on 24th September 2012 with the KIEM (Kuwait Integrated Environmental

Management) project, which is a UNDP project hosted in KEPA (Kuwait Environmental Public Authority). This project is sharing some objectives and approaches which would be more efficient to build synergy between both projects and share knowledge, experience and work been done. They have developed a list of indicators and some baseline of information based on the ESCWA (Economic and Social Commission for

Western Asia) and Arab League proposed indicators.

3. Meeting on 3rd October 2012 with the biodiversity scientists and experts from KISR to

discuss the biodiversity theme and the key biodiversity indicators. They mentioned that there will be a workshop will be held at KISR in December 2012 about biodiversity and would be helpful if the project presented the biodiversity indicators.

4. Meeting on 13th October 2012 with ROPME experts to discuss the synergy with their coastal and marine indicators.

5. Meeting on 11th October with the KIEM project manager and discussed the opportunity for cooperation and integration of both projects.

6. Meeting on 14th October 2012 with the air quality program for further cooperation and access of the data of the meteorology and air quality.

7. Meeting on 14th October 2012 with the oceanography and fisheries department at KISR for cooperation on the coastal and marine indicators.

8. Meeting on 15th October 2012 with the environment department of the ministry of the


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public works to discuss the cooperation mechanism in relation to the project.

On the other hand, comprehensive literature review was carried out to stand on the up-to-

date researches, policies and information on the environmental indicators. This includes

the work been done by OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and

Development), WHO (World Health Organization), FAO (Food and Agriculture

Organization) and other specialized and interested organizations. More than 110

documents were collected and reviewed to provide up-to-date scientific and practical list

of environmental indicators that are compatible with the international categorization as

well as regional and national expectations. This leads to the development of the list of the

indicators (Table 1).

3. Outcomes and Deliverables

Two key deliverables are: 1) the list of the environmental indicators and its validation against the

national and regional indicators as well as international approaches;; 2) the indicator’s profile, which

will be the template of the data dictionary.

3.1. Environmental Indicators

Environmental Performance Indicators (EPIs) represent numerical measures, financial or

non-financial, that provide key information about environmental impact, regulatory

compliance, stakeholder relations, and organizational systems. EPIs refer to what is

happening in the environment and measure the interaction between the business and the

environment. Since the environment is very complex, indicators provide a more practical and

economical way to track the state of the environment than if we attempted to record every

possible variable in the environment. They represent the quantification of the effectiveness

and efficiency of environmental action with a set of metrics.

It is anticipated that EPIs of KIEIN project will provide insights into the state of the environment and its impact on human health, ecosystems and materials, as well as on the pressures on the environment of Kuwait. These indicators will be developed based on quantitative measurements or statistics of environmental conditions that are tracked over time using historical records of the environmental data. They can be developed and used in a wide variety of geographic scales up to the national level. In turn, the environmental indicators


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defined in this project should also be considered as a subset of sustainable development indicators which are meant to track the overall sustainability of a society with respect to its environmental, social and economic integrity and health of Kuwait. Thus, the results of these indicators are used as a reference for managing the environmental disciplines interactively in Kuwait; support the environmental policies; and support decision making process.

The most common used conceptual model for environmental indicators is the pressure-state-response model (PSR) (Figure 1) (U.S. Environment Protection Agency, 1995).

Pressure State Human activities

affect Observing changes in

the environment the environment

Pressure

Interaction of society to solve the problem

Figure 1: The pressure-state-response model (PSR) for indicator classification.

3.2. List of the Environmental Indicators

The comprehensive review and round table meetings resulted in the following list of indicators including 7 themes, 16 hot environmental issues, and 36 key indicators (Table 1).

Table (1) list of the environmental indicators

Theme Issue Indicator

Climate Climate Change Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Change Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG)

Consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs). Atmosphere Air Quality Ambient concentration of air pollutants in urban areas Land Land Use and Status Land Use Change


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Land degradation and Land Degradation Desertification Land Affected by Desertification Agriculture Arable and Permanent Crop Land Area Fertilizer use efficiency Use of Agricultural Pesticides Area under organic farming

Coastal ad Coastal degradation Percentage of Total Population Living in Coastal Areas Environment

Fisheries Annual fish catch Marine Environment Proportion of marine areas protected Release of Nitrogen and Phosphors to marine water Area of Coral Reef Ecosystems and Percentage Live Cover Oil and hydrocarbons pollution

Fresh Water Availability of water Proportion of total water resources used; also known as Total by sources water withdrawal as percent of total renewable water resources Water demand Water use intensity by economic activity Water Quality Presence of Faecal Coliforms in Freshwater Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in water bodies(Eutrophication) Wastewater treatment Access to water Access to safe drinking water

Biodiversity Ecosystems Proportion of terrestrial area protected, total and by ecological region Management effectiveness of protected areas Area of Selected Key Ecosystems Ecosystems degradation Species Percentage of endangered species Abundance of Selected Key Species Abundance of Invasive Alien Species

Waste Generation of wastes Generation of solid wastes Generation of hazardous wastes Generation of radioactive wastes Management of Waste treatment wastes Recycling of households (plastics, paper, glass) Land fill management

3.3. Validation with National Environmental Indicators

There is a need to examine that this list of indicators suits the environmental conditions at

Kuwait. This, indeed, requires more synergy with scientists, researchers and expertise in Kuwait

to make sure that such indicators are more applicable to the environmental status of Kuwait.

Therefore, meeting with scientists and researchers at KISR and Kuwait University is managed to

discuss with them such list of indicators. There are series of workshops to be established to

gather experts from different backgrounds to provide feedbacks and recommendations.

Initial validation was with the list of indicators initiated by KIEM project, which is a UNDP

project hosted in KEPA. This project has developed a list of indicators (Appendix 1) particularly


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about air quality. Such validation would create synergy with other projects and enable for standardization of the environmental indicators among the Kuwaiti institutions.

An initial draft model for cooperation and synergy between both projects was developed (Figure 2). This has been discussed with the KIEM project manager and how to implement such synergy. It is agreed that both project team members have to meet on a regular bases to establish the plan of actions for the implementation mechanism.

Figure 2. Draft model for synergy and cooperation between KIEIN and KIEM projects.


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3.4. Validation with Regional Environmental Indicators

Looking for wider compatibility on a regional scale, comprehensive comparison with ROPME and the Arab League indicators was carried out. Such comparison develops synergy with the regional indicators for further compatibility and standardization.

ROPME Indicators

ROPME is the regional organization for the protection of marine environment in the Gulf region. It looks after the coastal and marine environment. Therefore, they developed a list of indicators about the coastal and marine environment as well as biodiversity (Appendix 1). There is a need to synergy with such list for compatibility and standardization.

Arab League Indicators

Appendix (3) shows the list of indicators developed by the Arab League, which is a generic list that is applicable for the environment of the Arab countries. Obviously, there are nearly 90% similarities between both lists of indicators.


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3.5. Profile of the Environmental Indicators (Template of the Indicators’ data dictionary)

An initial aim of the project is to develop a data dictionary of the environmental indicators.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a template of this data dictionary. A template was

developed as follows and been discussed and agreed upon from the project manager and project

staff. It is anticipated that each indicator will be fully described in one page including the

following headings:

1. Indicator Name:

2. Indicator Hierarchy

3. Brief definition

4. Unit of measurements

5. Significance and policy relevance

a. Purpose

b. Relevance to sustainable/unsustainable development

c. Linkage to other indicators

6. Methodological description

a. Measurement methods

b. Limitations of the indicator

7. References

a. Readings

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3.6. Example of the indicators’ data dictionary a. Indicator Name: Ambient concentration of air pollutants in urban areas b. Indicator Hierarchy: Atmosphere / Air Quality c. Brief definition: This indicator represents the ambient air pollution concentrations including ozone,

particulate matter (PM10, and PM2.5, if those are not available: SPM, black smoke), sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead. Additional: carbon monoxide, , volatile organic compounds including benzene (VOCs). It is anticipated that the over populated large cities are more indicative and at high priority

d. Unit of measurements: µg/m3 (Microgram per Cubic meter) / ppm (part per million) / ppb (part per billion) e. Significance and policy relevance Purpose : This indicator measures the emissions of carbon dioxide which is known to be the most

important, in terms of impact on global warming, anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG). Relevance to sustainable/unsustainable development: Overpopulation density and the unprecedented

development and concentration of industrial estates exert great pressures on local environments particularly air pollution. The indicator may be used to monitor trends in air pollution as a basis for prioritising policy actions; to map levels of air pollution in order to identify hotspots or areas in need of special attention; to help assess the number of people exposed to excess levels of air pollution; to monitor levels of compliance with air quality standards; to assess the effects of air quality policies; and to help investigate associations between air pollution and health effects.

Linkage to other indicators: Emission of air pollutants; Average consumption of leaded gasoline . Mortality due to respiratory diseases (all ages); Mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system (all ages); Participation in International agreements and environmental initiatives; Availability of unleaded gasoline

f. Methodological description Measurement methods: Install monitoring stations within the urban areas to capture an hourly data on air

quality data at the specified height of 10 meters. It is expressed in terms of mean annual or percentile concentrations of air pollutants with known health effects – e.g., ozone, carbon monoxide, particulate matter (PM10, PM2,5, SPM), black smoke, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, volatile organic compounds including benzene (VOCs) and lead – in the outdoor air in urban areas. A number of models are available for estimation of ambient concentration of air pollutants.

Computation: Simply, the computation of the air quality index for a specific concentration of a specific pollutant with reference to the relevant standards or guidelines is based on this formula:

Index = Pollutant concentration× 100 Pollutant Standards Limitations of the indicator

Currently there are no records to account for fossil fuel consumption of industrial sectors. A program is planned to provide this information. In the future, industries will be required to submit annual reports.

g. References Readings

WHO (2000) Air Quality Guidelines for Europe, Second Edition. WHO Regional Publications, European

Series, No. 91 Schwela & Zali (eds. 1999) Urban Traffic Pollution. Edited by D. Schwela and O. Zali, E & FN

Spon, London, New York Internet site http://www.euro.who.int/air


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3.7. e-Consultation and public participation

To foster and ease the process of obtaining multiple and diverse feedbacks and comments from

the stakeholders and experts, an e-consultation web page is in the process of development. It is

designed to provide brief information about the project and the environmental indicators. It is

anticipated that this e-consultation web page will be distributed to all the experts, researchers,

scientists and stakeholders to allow them provide us with their feedbacks and comments easily.

Indeed, such feedbacks and comments will improve the development of the indicators and the

data dictionary. Figure (3) below shows a snapshot of the draft developed e-consultation web

page.

Figure 3. e-Consultation web page.


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4. Way Forward

It is anticipated that the rest of the mission (forthcoming 2 months) will focus on:

Carry out more meetings with stakeholders and expertise to complete and validate the

list of the environmental indicators that suit the environmental conditions of Kuwait.

Establish synergy with stakeholders and beneficiaries for further feedbacks and

comments on the indicators and proposed indices.

Prepare and organize for a workshop to gather all the stakeholders and beneficiaries

to reassure the environmental indicators list.

Develop the model of the data dictionary for these indicators.

Finalize the data dictionary of the environmental indicators.

Provide presentation to the project team about the indicators and data dictionary.

Submit final report of the mission and the indicators.

Provide recommendation on the ways to implement these indicators onto

dissemination tools and web services or GIS platform.

5. Selected Bibliography

Alexander P.E. van Oudenhovena, Katalin Petza, Rob Alkemadeb, Lars Heina and

Rudolf S. de Groota (2012). Framework for systematic indicator selection to assess

effects of land management on ecosystem services, Ecological Indicators 21, 110–122

European Environmental Agency. 2008. Indicators: Air Quality. Website. Available

at: http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air_quality/indicators

FAO, 1999. Indicators for sustainable development of marine capture fisheries. FAO

Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries, no. 8, 68 pp.

International Energy Agency. 2011. CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion Highlights.

Paris: International Energy Agency. Retrieved from: http://www.iea.org/co2highlights/CO2highlights.pdf

Organization for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD). 2007.

Environment Directorate. OECD Key Environmental Indicators. Paris: OECD

Schwela & Zali (eds. 1999) Urban Traffic Pollution. Edited by D. Schwela and O.

Zali, E & FN Spon, London, New York

WHO (2000) Air Quality Guidelines for Europe, Second Edition. WHO Regional


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Publications, European Series, No. 91

World Health Organization (WHO). 2005. WHO Air Quality Guidelines for Particulate

Matter, Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide. Global Update 2005, Summary of

Risk Assessment Available at:

دد ٬،دد. مسیياكك ررأأفت فھهمى مم. أأحمد٬، موضي االسیيدةة ،٬ االدووسريي علي . عثمانن 2012(أأحمد ( االأررااضي : تدھھھهورر

معھهد – 2012سبتمبر – 212مجلة علومم وو تكنولوجیيا ٬، االعددد –االأسبابب وواالمؤشرااتت ٬، براامج االمكافحة االخضرااء .االكویيت للأبحاثث االعلمیية

http://www.biodiv.org/

http://www.euro.who.int/air


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6. Appendices

Appendix 1 – KIEM list of indicators

List of the environmental indicators developed by KIEM project (Kuwait Integrated Environmental Management) which is a UNDP project hosted at KEPA (Kuwait Environment Public Authority).


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Appendix 2 – ROPME Indicators

Theme Issue Indicators

Costal/ Marine Costal degradation 1. Population density in Coast line

2. Annual amount of Crude oil loaded/unloaded

3. Are of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

4. Length of Coastline

5. Total annual Marine Fish production

6. Concentration of Petroleum Hydrocarbon

1. Marine pollution

7. Concentration of Algae

2. Deterioration of 8. Degree of Threat to Coral Reef

coral reef

3. Costal 9. Average annual sediment load

degradation

4. Marine Litter & 10. Average annual waste disposal (land based/ sea

Solid Waste

based sources)

Biodiversity 1. Degradation of

ecosystem Area of selected key ecosystems

Protected area as percent of total area

Abundance/ density of selected key species

2. Loss of species Percentage of threatened species

3. Alien (invasive) Number of alien (invasive) species

species

4. Management of Number of specialists in biodiversity conservation

biodiversity Per Number of selected key ecosystems

Percentage of annual budget allocated for

biodiversity issues

Number of ex-situ sites allocated for biodiversity

conservation

Public awareness


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Appendix 3 – Arab League List of indicators


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Appendix 4 – Abstract for HEMA Workshop

Kuwait Integrated Environmental Information Network: Way of Developing National Environmental Indicators for Better Environmental Information Dissemination

Dr. Hamdy El-Gamily¥1, Dr. Nader Al-Awadhi¥2, Dr. Islam Abou El-Magd**

¥1 Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait – Project Manger

¥2 Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait – Project Director

** National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, Egypt – Project Consultant

ABSTRACT

Kuwait integrated environmental information network KIEIN project has been initiated in 1994 with main focus of developing interactive and dynamic environmental information platform. The success stories of this project maintained the momentum to reach its final stage for developing the national environmental indicators for Kuwait, which will be embedded in a web service interface. Such environmental indicators are very valuable for public society as well as scientists, researcher, practitioners and expertise in Kuwait. Such indicators will also offer to decision makers, policy makers and planners invaluable list of environmental information for the sustainable development planning process. Key issue behind this project is the dissemination of these indicators and information among the society to maximize the societal benefits. Such dissemination will foster the synergy and integration between the scientists, researchers, planners and decision makers in different organizations to obtain utmost benefit from these indicators.

Seven main thematic areas including climate change, atmosphere, land, coastal and marine environment, fresh water, biodiversity and waste management were developed. Based on a schematic hierarchy approach; underneath these themes there are list of the key environmental issues, which are consequently break down into indicators. More than 32 environmental indicators were listed in the Kuwait environment, which are compatible with the Arab League initiative of developing the list of environmental indicators for the Arab countries, KEPA (Kuwait Environmental Protection Authority) and ROPME (Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment).

Discussion and synergy with experts in these main environmental themes will improve and enhance our understanding of these indicators and provide more insight on the pressure, impact and response to these indicators. Indeed, this will aid in improving our environment and reduce the hazardous implications of human activities on human health and ecosystem vitality.


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Annex 4: Photo Gallery 2012

Project Kick off meeting.

KIEIN international team at work.


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The Project Manager Dr. Hamdy El-Gamily

conducting awareness seminar for Kuwaiti school students.


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KISR-KIEIN learning about the KIEM project.

KIEIN-KIEM brainstorming session.

Documents

Quarterly Progress Report [January - March 2010] – Sudan