Climate Change Statistics and Indicators Self-Assessment Tool 
(CISAT)
Part I: Institutional Dimensions of Climate Change Statistics and Indicators

Prepared by the United Nations Statistics Division 
31 January 2023
Version 1.0

Country:		

Contents

A. Identification of institutions
B. National policies/strategies
C. Mandate and organization of climate change statistics
D. Production and reporting of climate change statistics
E. Inter-institutional collaboration
F. Technical assistance and training
G. The way forward in climate change statistics
General Comments:

A. Identification of institutions

A1. Name and title of person and institution responsible for the completion of the self-assessment.
Name		
Position		
Institution		
Email		
Website		
Phone		
City		

A2. Additional collaborating persons and institution(s)?
Name		
Position		
Institution		
Email		
Website		
Phone		
City		

Name		
Position		
Institution		
Email		
Website		
Phone		
City		

Name		
Position		
Institution		
Email		
Website		
Phone		
City		

Add other institutions as necessary.

Comments:

B. National policies/strategies

B1.  Are there national policies or strategies related to climate change in place? 
 
☐ Yes (list policy or strategy and list responsible institution)

☐ No 

B2. Is there a national statistical plan/programme/strategy in place (e.g., National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS))?
(If there are more than one, list)

☐ Yes (specify responsible institution)

Name of plan/programme/strategy		
Period		
Responsible Institution		
Website		

☐ No	Skip to question B3

B3. Is climate change statistics included in the national statistical plan/programme/strategy?
☐ Yes
☐  No 	
Comments: 

B4. Is there a national climate change statistics plan/programme/strategy in place?
☐ Yes (specify responsible institution)

Name of plan/programme/strategy		
Period		
Responsible Institution		
Website		

☐ No 

C. Mandate and organization of climate change statistics

C1. Is there an institution with a legal mandate to produce or to coordinate climate change statistics?
☐ Yes (specify institution)
	
☐  No        

C2. Is there a department, division or unit responsible for climate change statistics in the National Statistical Office (NSO)? 
☐ Yes
Name of department, division or unit:		

☐ No         Skip to question C4

C3. What is the status of the climate change statistics department, division or unit in the NSO? 
☐ A stand-alone department, division or unit 
☐ With or within the environment statistics department, division or unit
☐ Within the social statistics department, division or unit
☐ Within the economic statistics department, division or unit
☐ Other (specify)

C4. Are there national institutions (e.g., Ministry of Environment, Meteorological Office, Ministry of Water, etc.) that have responsibility to collect climate change statistics or information? 

☐ Yes (Please list the most relevant ones)

Name of Institution 	Contact Person	Position	Email	Website	

					

☐ No        
Comments: 

D. Production and reporting of climate change statistics

D1. Is the NSO currently involved in the preparation of the country’s GHG inventory, as part of the reporting obligations of the UNFCCC and/or in the preparation of national reports to UNFCCC (e.g., national communications (NCs) and biennial reports (BRs) for Annex I Parties; and national communications (NCs) and biennial update reports (BURs) for non-Annex I Parties)? 
☐ Yes (Please elaborate on the formal institutional arrangements and describe the role of the NSO)
	
☐ No (Please elaborate)

D2. Will the NSO be involved in the preparation of the new Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) under the Paris Agreement? 
 ☐ Yes (Please describe in which areas)
	
☐  No
D3. Has the NSO received requests from GHG inventory compilers about specific data needs for inventory compilation that could NOT be met by NSOs (e.g., energy, industry, agriculture, transport, waste statistics)?
☐ Yes (Please describe in which areas)
	
☐  No

D4. What kind of adaptation related information/data/statistics have been provided, or are ready to be provided, by the NSO for use in preparing national reports (such as National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) under the UNFCCC or Adaptation Communications under the Paris Agreement)? 
Please describe.

D5. Has the NSO developed any specialized climate change surveys, or modules in existing censuses/surveys?
☐ Yes
☐ No     Skip to question D7

D6. If yes, please list the names of these surveys and provide website links to the surveys and resulting reports.

D7. Has the NSO produced and disseminated climate change statistics either in hard copy, electronically or online? 

☐ Yes
☐ No     Skip to question D8

Types of documents	Provide website link/reference	
Climate Change Statistics Compendium / Yearbook		
Included in Environment Statistics Compendium / Yearbook   		
Chapter(s) / section(s) in a statistical yearbook		
Other (specify)		

D8. Has any other institution in the country produced and disseminated climate change statistics?

☐ Yes (please provide names of institutions and website links if available)

☐ No

E. Inter-institutional collaboration

E1. Does the NSO currently collaborate with the national focal point(s) to the UNFCCC? 
☐ Yes (please describe the nature of the collaboration, e.g., ad-hoc, MoU, legal obligation, etc.)

☐ No (please explain)
Comments:

E2. Is there a committee, inter-institutional working group or task force in place to coordinate the production of environment statistics?
☐ Yes
☐ No     Skip to question E5

E3. If yes, does it also include climate change statistics? 
☐ Yes
☐ No     

E4. Which institutions are members of the committee, inter-institutional group or task force?

E5. What are the main barriers to collaboration among institutions for the production of climate change statistics? (select from the following options)
☐ Lack of resources for regular meetings (infrastructure, transportation)
☐ Lack of time 
☐ Insufficient visibility of benefits of collaborating
☐ Not a priority for institutions
☐ Lack of political will
☐ Overlapping responsibilities of institutions
☐ Lack of an organized committee 
☐ Confidentiality of data
☐ Other (specify) 

F. Technical assistance and training

F1. Has the country requested technical assistance (e.g., short-term assistance, project proposals) or capacity development in the field of climate change statistics from organizations (e.g., UNSD, UN Regional Commissions, UNFCCC, UNDP, UNEP, World Bank, regional development banks, regional institutions, international development agencies, etc.) or countries?
☐ Requested and received with that organization’s or country’s own resources (specify body)
	
☐ Requested and received with resources external to that organization or country (donor/project)
	
☐ Requested but not yet received (main reason) 
	
☐ No 	Skip to question F3

F2. What kind of assistance has the country received from organizations or countries in terms of technical assistance and capacity development in the field of climate change statistics?
	
Type of assistance received	When or duration (year)	From whom	Main focus, objectives and results	

F3. Has the country provided technical assistance to other countries in the field of climate change statistics (e.g., short-term assistance, project proposals) or capacity development?
☐ Yes, directly to other countries
☐ Yes, through international and regional organizations 
(e.g., UNSD, UN Regional Commissions, UNFCCC, Green Climate Fund, Global Environment Facility)?
☐ No 	 

Type of assistance provided	When or duration (year) 	To whom	Through whom	Main focus, objectives and results	

Comments:

G. The way forward in climate change statistics

G1. In which areas are there plans to strengthen and develop climate change statistics programmes, units and/or activities in the country?
Legal framework (describe)		
Institutional set up (describe)		
Budgetary resources (describe)		
Human resources (describe)		
Technical assistance and training (describe)		
Advocacy (describe)		
Other (describe)		

G2. What are the main vehicles through which the country requires technical assistance and capacity development in the field of climate change statistics?
☐ Manuals/technical guidance in the language(s) used in the country
☐ Regional/sub-regional workshops
☐ National workshops
☐ Country visits/study tours
☐ Bilateral consultations
☐ E-learning
☐ Networking
☐ Other (describe)

G3. What are the most important needs for the country to develop climate change statistics? [e.g., methodological guidance, climate change surveys, preparation of climate change reports] Specify:

General Comments: