Variable: Early warning information (Guideline 6)

QoG Code: (edi_gewi)


Dataset: The Environmental Democracy Index

Description:

The indicator measures to which extent the states ensure that all information that would enable the public to take measures to prevent imminent threat of harm to human health or the environment is disseminated immediately.

This indicator is an arithmetic average of expert answers to question on a scale from 0 (worst) to 3 (best): (6.1) When there is an imminent threat of harm to human health or the environment, to what extent does the law obligate or mandate the government agencies to immediately disseminate information to the public that enables it to take preventive action?

Type of variable: Continuous



Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Environmental Indicators - 2021 Original Dataset

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