Mongolia : Environment and Natural Resource Management Socio-Economic Survey

Caparros, Alejandro

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AIR POLLUTION;    AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM;    AIR QUALITY;    ALTERNATIVE APPROACH;    ANIMAL;   

RP-ID  :  71841

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Mongolia has very significant naturalresources and a large part of the population is dependent onthem for their daily living. The impact of the state of theenvironment on the living standards of herders is obvious,but also Mongolians living in the capital Ulaanbaatar havelearned that air pollution, especially in winter, and otherenvironmental problems have a deep impact on their livingstandards. The Government of the Netherlands has establisheda Trust Fund at the World Bank to support environmentalactivities in Mongolia. Under this framework, the World Bankcontracted the first Environment and Natural ResourceManagement Socio-economic Survey for Mongolia (ENRMSS) tothe National Statistical Office and an internationalconsultant, the aim of this survey is to investigate publicviews on environmental issues and to measure the impact ofenvironmental problems on human welfare, measured ineconomic terms. The first part of section five is devoted towildlife hunting, fishing and wild nuts and fruitsgathering, while the second part of this section focuses onenergy consumption. Both complete and complement theinformation on consumption estimated in the SocioeconomicSurvey (SES). Section six presents perception and opinionsof herders on issues such as the number of animals inMongolia or the best way to manage animal movements.Finally, section seven shows results on perceptions andopinions of Mongolians regarding nature and the environment.