Nitrogen-relevant policies from South Asia collected by the South Asian Nitrogen Hub (SANH) 2020-2021
bibliographic citation: Yang, A.L., Adhya, T.K., Anik, A.R., Bansal, S., Das, S., Hassan, R., Jayaweera, A., Jeffery, R., Joshi, R., Kanter, D., Kaushik, H., Nissanka, S.P., Panda, A.N., Pokharel, A., Porter, S.D., Raghuram, N., Sharna, S.C., Shazly, A., Shifa, S., Watto, M.A. (2021). Nitrogen-relevant policies from South Asia collected by the South Asian Nitrogen Hub (SANH) 2020-2021 . NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e2f248d5-79a1-4af9-bdd4-f739fb12ce9a
description: The database includes the classification of 966 active nitrogen-relevant policies from South Asia (including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka). The collection during 2020 and 2021 focuses on national level policies; some subnational policies were also collected. Data collection involved building on an existing open access global database developed by Kanter et al., 2020 that contained 51 policies for South Asia established to 2017 sourced by the environmental law ECOLEX database. Further policies were collected mostly from online sources: such as international policy databases: FAOLEX and national government and ministry websites. A protocol for policy collection and classification was established and followed to ensure consistent and thorough collections across the eight countries. Policies were classified according to a variety of parameters including the sink (air, water etc.) and sector (agriculture, industry etc.) they address and by type of policy. Policies were clustered if they had a central node policy in place and if a ‘subordinate policy’ (including amendments) did not offer anything new in terms of content related to Nitrogen management. This data was collected as part of a collective partnership that brings together leading organisations from across South Asia and the UK to reduce the adverse global impacts of nitrogen pollution on the environment, health, and wellbeing. More specifically providing a resource for both SANH partners and the wider scientific and policy community to understand the nitrogen policy landscape in the south Asian region. Furthermore, this research contributes to efforts in building a nitrogen policy arena promoting sustainable management of nitrogen, mitigating adverse effects. The dataset provides a thorough overview of available nitrogen related policies in South Asia but does not provide a complete set of all the nitrogen relevant policies available in each country. In some …
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: The data generated built on an existing open access global nitrogen policy database developed by Kanter et al. (2020) that contains 51 policies for South Asia established up until 2017 sourced by the environmental law ECOLEX database. The next step for data collection included the establishment of an adjusted policy collection protocol providing guidance on nitrogen relevant policies established up until December 2019, identifying potential policy sources. A further 915 policies were collected from mostly online sources: such as the international policy database FAOLEX, national government and ministry websites, and the ECOLEX database. The descriptive policy information compiled into the database included: policy title, related URL, data of establishment, policy end date (if applicable), country name, policy coverage (national or sub-national), language and ministry responsible. The identification of policy text type (i.e. legislation, policy, regulation miscellaneous) and source type (1 = ECOLEX/FAOLEX, 2 = other) involved a context-based classification. Please note all policies from ECOLEX were originally sourced by FAOLEX. According to the protocols specified criteria policies were checked and filtered. A coordinator conducted further internal checks to ensure consistency and identify any search gaps (e.g. missing sectors) before moving onto the next steps. The next step was to conduct a content-based classification of the policies according to the policies objectives and proposals. Following a similar approach designed by Kanter et al. (2020) policies are classified according to policy type, sector focus, and environmental objectives. Additional classifications are applied, including: impact direction, pollution target source, relevance and impact scope. Internal and external checks were provided to ensure that policies were classified consistently. Data limitations are acknowledged for both the collection and classification processes. The collection of nitroge…
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  end date: 2020-12-31
contact point: Yang, A.L.
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
is referenced by: s41893-020-0577-7
is referenced by: ac48b2
subject: South Asia
subject: Afghanistan
subject: Pakistan
subject: India
subject: Nepal
subject: Bhutan
subject: Bangladesh
subject: Maldives
subject: Sri Lanka
subject: nitrogen
was generated by: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects
type: Dataset
available: 2021-11-09
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/e2f248d5-79a1-4af9-bdd4-f739fb12ce9a
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: The parties responsible for collection and interpretation of data include the University of Edinburgh, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sustainable India Trust, The Maldives National University, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New York University, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, University of Peradeniya, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, and Kathmandu University.
access rights: UNRS
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/e2f248d5-79a1-4af9-bdd4-f739fb12ce9a
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: The parties responsible for collection and interpretation of data include the University of Edinburgh, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sustainable India Trust, The Maldives National University, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New York University, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, University of Peradeniya, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, and Kathmandu University.
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Yang, A.L.
creator: Adhya, T.K.
creator: Anik, A.R.
creator: Bansal, S.
creator: Das, S.
creator: Jeffery, R.
creator: Kanter, D.
creator: Kaushik, H.
creator: Panda, A.N.
creator: Porter, S.D.
creator: Raghuram, N.
creator: Sharna, S.C.
creator: Watto, M.A.
language: en

Yang, A.L.
type: Person
family name: Yang
given name: A.L.
member: University of Edinburgh

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Adhya, T.K.
type: Person
family name: Adhya
given name: T.K.
member: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University

Anik, A.R.
type: Person
family name: Anik
given name: A.R.
member: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University

Bansal, S.
type: Person
family name: Bansal
given name: S.
member: Sustainable India Trust

Das, S.
type: Person
family name: Das
given name: S.
member: TERI School of Advanced Studies

Hassan, R.
type: Person
family name: Hassan
given name: R.
member: The Maldives National University

Jayaweera, A.
type: Person
family name: Jayaweera
given name: A.
member: University of Peradeniya

Jeffery, R.
type: Person
family name: Jeffery
given name: R.
member: University of Edinburgh

Joshi, R.
type: Person
family name: Joshi
given name: R.
member: Kathmandu University

Kanter, D.
type: Person
family name: Kanter
given name: D.
member: New York University

Kaushik, H.
type: Person
family name: Kaushik
given name: H.
member: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University

Nissanka, S.P.
type: Person
family name: Nissanka
given name: S.P.
member: University of Peradeniya

Panda, A.N.
type: Person
family name: Panda
given name: A.N.
member: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University

Pokharel, A.
type: Person
family name: Pokharel
given name: A.
member: Youth Alliance for Environment (YAE)

Porter, S.D.
type: Person
family name: Porter
given name: S.D.
member: University of Edinburgh

Raghuram, N.
type: Person
family name: Raghuram
given name: N.
member: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Sharna, S.C.
type: Person
family name: Sharna
given name: S.C.
member: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University

Shazly, A.
type: Person
family name: Shazly
given name: A.
member: The Maldives National University

Shifa, S.
type: Person
family name: Shifa
given name: S.
member: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University

Watto, M.A.
type: Person
family name: Watto
given name: M.A.
member: University of Agriculture Faisalabad

s41893-020-0577-7
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bibliographic citation: Kanter, D.R., Chodos, O., Nordland, O., Rutigliano, M. and Winiwarter, W., 2020. Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world. Nature Sustainability, 3(11), pp.956-963

ac48b2
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bibliographic citation: Yang, A.L., Raghuram, N., Adhya, T.K., Porter, S.D., Panda, A.N., Kaushik, H., Jayaweera, A., Nissanka, S.P., Anik, A.R., Shifa, S., Sharna, S.C., Joshi, R., Arif Watto, M., Pokharel, A., Shazly, A., Hassan, R., Bansal, S., Kanter, D., Das, S., & Jeffery, R. (2022). Policies to combat nitrogen pollution in South Asia: gaps and opportunities. Environmental Research Letters, 17(2), 025007

Afghanistan
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Pakistan
type: Concept

India
type: Concept

Nepal
type: Concept

Bhutan
type: Concept

Bangladesh
type: Concept

Maldives
type: Concept

Sri Lanka
type: Concept

nitrogen
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