A component of Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative
European Environment Agency EUROPE’S ENVIRONMENT Assessment of Assessments AoA Portal:...
32
European Environment Agency EUROPE’S ENVIRONMENT Assessment of Assessments AoA Portal: http://aoa.ew.eea.europa.eu/ AoA Contact: [email protected]
Transcript of European Environment Agency EUROPE’S ENVIRONMENT Assessment of Assessments AoA Portal:...
European Environment Agency
EUROPE’S ENVIRONMENTAssessment of Assessments
AoA Portal: http://aoa.ew.eea.europa.eu/AoA Contact: [email protected]
What we would like to have in 2015 ...closer links of assessments across themes and scales
Local level
National level
Regional level
European level
Integrated Assessments
WaterLand
Climate...
ThematicAssessments
Note: Indicators (i.e. the toblerone‘s ‘scaffolding‘) are the basis of environmental assessments (i.e.the toblerone‘s ‘chocolate‘)
AoA Building Blocks
Project steps
Virtual Library
Review Template
The AoA report
Phase I
Phase II
Phase II
AoA Building Blocks
Project steps
Virtual Library
Review Template
The AoA report
Phase I
Phase II
Phase II
AoA Building Blocks
Project steps
Virtual Library
Review Template
The AoA report
Phase I
Phase II
Phase II
AoA Building Blocks
Project steps
Virtual Library
Review Template
The AoA report
Phase I
Phase II
Phase II
Country fiches
Building the knowledge base
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Establishing a consistent basis
Establishing a common content
Identifying 6 core documents per theme per country
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Prioritising the core backbone
Establishing a common content
Identifying 6 core documents per theme per country
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Prioritising the core backbone
6 per country covering:
• a SoE report
• an Environmental Performance Review if available
• specific thematic assessments and statistics reports for the two priority themes
Sub-Regional components
Going beyond EEA borders
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Four sub-regional components:
-E.Europe (ENP-E)
-Caucasus (ENP-E)
-C.Asia
-Russia
Today‘s status
Building the knowledge base
Virtual Library
>600Country Fiches
~100Review
template
>275The AoA report
Extended Outline
Accessibility & consultation - AoA portal
http://aoa.ew.eea.europa.eu/
Building Blocks for the future
Building the knowledge base of shared assessements as a basis for future assessments
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Building a basis for future assessments
Building Blocks for the future
Building the knowledge base of shared assessements as a basis for future assessments
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Building a basis for future assessments
Future of SOERs...
Virtual Library & Review Template - national level/country fiches
Local level
National level
Regional level
European level
Integrated Assessments
WaterRes.Eff/GE
...
ThematicAssessments
Describing the content
Virtual Library & Review Template - national & regional levels
Local level
National level
Regional level
European level
Integrated Assessments
WaterRes.Eff/GE
...
ThematicAssessments
Describing the content
Assessing the assessments
Local level
National level
Regional level
European level
Integrated Assessments
WaterRes.Eff/GE
...
ThematicAssessments
Analysing some core characteristics of the information and knowledge content and flows
“Europe’s Environment - Assessment of Assessments” - Draft Outline
•Chapter 1: Setting the scene (~5-10pp)
•Chapter 2: AoA on sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems (~15 pp)
•Chapter 3: AoA on resource efficiency / green economy (~15 pp)
•Chapter 4: Europe’s Environment: Towards a green(er) economy (~10-15pp)
Chapter 1: Setting the scene
•Focus on water and related ecosystems and the green economy, and in particular on the related persistent and emerging challenges in these areas.
•Contribution to international environmental governance by improving the availability of information on the environment and networks in the development of a shared environment information system.
Chapter 2: AoA on sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems
• An overview of national and regional organisations involved in producing water assessments.
• An overview of national water assessments will be provided under the following headings.
• An overview of issues covered in water assessments.
• Reflections and recommendations concerning shared water assessment information system & towards shared water assessments.
Chapter 3: AoA on resource efficiency / green economy
• An overview of national and regional organisations involved in producing resource efficiency/green economy assessments.
• An overview of the content, types, frequency and gaps in resource efficiency/green economy assessments in the different groups below.
• An overview of issues covered in resource efficiency /green economy assessments.
• Reflections and recommendations concerning shared resource efficiency / green economy assessments.
Chapter 4: Europe’s Environment: Towards a green(er) economy
• Ensuring ecosystem resilience: Towards sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems
• Increasing resource efficiency: Towards mainstreaming the environment into economic development
• Transforming to a green(er) economy: Some reflections on future environmental priorities
A basis for discussion about future needs for information and knowledge management to support regular environmental assessment and transforming to a green(er) economy across the region.
Timetable
• 15 February – First draft inputs on sub-regional reports from the RECs • 1 March – Country Fiches available on portal for country consultation• 15 March - NFPs improve country fiches and identify 6 priority “reports”• 15 April – Draft report to the CEP in English (with Russian translation to be
prepared before the CEP meeting)• 5 May – EEA Bureau meeting – comments and inputs to EE-AoA draft
report• 17-18 May - NFP/Eionet meeting • 23 May – EE-AoA Steering Group Meeting • 24-27 May – UNECE CEP meeting – discussing and commenting on the
EE-AoA draft
• 15 June – Report production commences (including final Russian translation)• 23 June – EEA Management Board meeting framing messages for the Astana
conference and agreeing EEA’s substantive contributions to the conference
• 15 August – Printed reports available in English & Russian• 21-23 Sep – Astana Ministerial• October - NFP/Eionet meeting (with NRCs SOER?)
Timetable
• 15 February – First draft inputs on sub-regional reports from the RECs • 1 March – Country Fiches available on portal for country consultation• 15 March - NFPs improve country fiches and identify 6 priority “reports”• 15 April – Draft report to the CEP in English (with Russian translation to be
prepared before the CEP meeting)• 5 May – EEA Bureau meeting – comments and inputs to EE-AoA draft
report• 17-18 May - NFP/Eionet meeting • 23 May – EE-AoA Steering Group Meeting • 24-27 May – UNECE CEP meeting – discussing and commenting on the
EE-AoA draft
• 15 June – Report production commences (including final Russian translation)• 23 June – EEA Management Board meeting framing messages for the Astana
conference and agreeing EEA’s substantive contributions to the conference
• 15 August – Printed reports available in English & Russian• 21-23 Sep – Astana Ministerial• October - NFP/Eionet meeting (with NRCs SOER?)
Op
en m
eth
od o
f co
nsu
ltati
on
NFPs are invited to check the two draft thematic country fiches:
Going beyond EEA borders
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Are major available assessments missing?
NFPs are invited to check the two draft thematic country fiches:
Going beyond EEA borders
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Are major available assessments missing?
Identify which reports/documents you consider to be the most relevant and representative for your country in each category underlining: 6 per country covering
NFPs are invited to check the two draft thematic country fiches:
Going beyond EEA borders
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Are major available assessments missing?
Identify which reports/documents you consider to be the most relevant and representative for your country in each category underlining: 6 per country
NFPs are invited to:
Going beyond EEA borders
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Are major available assessments missing?
Identify which reports/documents you consider to be the most relevant and representative for your country in each category underlining: 6 per country
Send EEA ([email protected]) any comments or inputs relevant for the preparation of the AoA report
NFPs are invited to:
Going beyond EEA borders
Virtual Library
Country Fiches
Review template
The AoA report
Are major available assessments missing?
Identify which reports/documents you consider to be the most relevant and representative for your country in each category underlining: 6 per country
Send EEA ([email protected]) any comments or inputs relevant for the preparation of the AoA report
Inform EEA about any recent activities or products relevant for AoA and environment ministers’ conference in September (including Rio+20)
We are looking forward to ...
Not just a scaffolding, but chocolate!
AoA Portal: http://aoa.ew.eea.europa.eu/AoA Contact: [email protected]
UNEP’s GEO-55th Global Environment Outlook
• EEA participating as GEO Collaborating Centre
• Tracking and advising (not authors)
• Bringing inputs and comments based on SOER2010
• Keeping Eionet informed and involved
• From GEO-5 to UNEP Live!
Rio+20 UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT2012
• EC to open public consultation on the EU position for 2010 (http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/)
• Identifying “deliverables” under two main themes:
• Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication
• The institutional framework for sustainable development
