Publications

The CARICOM Environment in Figures 2004 report was prepared by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Statistics Sub-programme, using data submitted by Member States and Associate Members, the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), and other regional and national organisations. This publication is the second in its series on environmental statistics for the CARICOM Region, following the first report, which presented data up to 2002. The development of environmental statistics in the region was driven by the project “Strengthening Capacity in the Compilation of Statistics and Indicators for Conference Follow-up in the CARICOM Region”, jointly undertaken by the UNSD and the CARICOM Secretariat between 1999...

This is the seventh National Accounts Digest to be prepared by the Statistics Sub-programme of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. The sixth report was published in 2001 and covered the period 1990 – 1999. It was the intention to produce a report every two years and, in the intervals, to continue to collect data from Member States and post these on our web site as soon as they became available. However, while it was not possible to publish the Digests as planned, the Sub-programme has attempted to keep its web site active with current data.

This is the second edition of a report which originally started out as an attempt to make available for both internal and external users, key economic indicators of CARICOM Member States in a single publication. However, as that earlier report developed and the problems of compiling a consistent and reliable data set across all Member States were exposed, the publication grew into an attempt to bring to the fore the issues of harmonisation of statistics in the Region. This report then continues in a similar manner,highlighting issues in the data and presenting updated indicators.

The CARICOM Environment in Figures report offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the environment across the CARICOM region. It highlights key environmental issues, supported by detailed data presented in tables and charts, along with expert commentary to provide context and insights. In addition to addressing major environmental themes, the publication also assesses the status of environmental statistics in the region, identifying significant data gaps. Such gaps are not unique to CARICOM — they are common in many parts of the world. Contributing factors include the absence of consistent environmental data collection, scattered or one-time data efforts, limited access to environmental...