RT Report
T1 Environmental Data, Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case Study of Guyana
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Obrecht, Andreas
A2 Shurland, Deirdre
A2 Klaimi, Diane
A2 Sung, Hyun
K1 Sustainable Development Goals
K1 Guyana
K1 environmental data
K1 environmental policy
SN 978-92-807-4058-5
YR 2023
FD 2023-07
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43603
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43603
NO This case study examines how environmental data management supports implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Guyana by assessing national data systems, institutional arrangements and policy coherence. It describes challenges including fragmented agency coordination, outdated legislation, overlapping institutional mandates and significant environmental data gaps that affect national reporting and monitoring. The document outlines how the United Nations Environment Programme supported capacity-building, policy reform and inter-agency cooperation through training, technical guidance, data-sharing protocols and institutional accountability measures. It concludes that strengthening environmental governance, legal frameworks, coordination mechanisms and environmental data systems is essential for sustainable development, evidence-based decision-making and effective monitoring of environmental commitments.
NO https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/environmental-rights-and-governance/what-we-do/supporting-2030-agenda/unep-action
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026