Europe’s State of Environment Evolution of networks, reporting and data

Chris Steenmans

Plenary IV - Networking

INSPIRE Conference 2013, Florence 27 June 2013

European Environment Agency

Outline

INSPIRE networking for

• Improving the evidence base for environment policy

• Addressing information challenges for the coming years

• Helping to secure Europe’s contribution to global networks

• Summary 4 x I

European Environment Agency

7th Environment Action Programme

Priority objective 5: To improve the evidence base for environment policy

European Environment Agency

Interprete

Integrate

Share

(M) Monitoring

Structure (D) Data

(I) Indicators

(A) Assessments

Observe

Building the evidence base for environment policy

(K) Knowledge

Not only about the average numbers

Budapest June 2013

EEA, 2013 Magdeburg June 2013

Do we know what we need to know?

Local data Global data

Source: EEA, 2012 information

The next 5 years - EEA strategic areas 2014-2018

dynamic interactions

Informing policy implementation

Knowledge co-creation, sharing and use

Assessing systemic challenges

Long-term transition intermediate environmental targets

EEA Multi-Annual Work Programme 2014-18

2014/18

2020/30

2050

Global megatrends relevant for the European environment

Divergence in population trends

Living in an urban world

Risk of diseases & new pandemics

Technological change

Continued economic growth?

A multi-polar world

Competition for resources

Decreased stock of natural capital

Consequences of climate change

Increased pollution load

Environmental governance

? ...

Others

Assessment and gobal megatrends Environmental megatrends -Increasingly severe consequences of climate change

Source: SOER 2010 Assessment of Global Megatrends

Assessment and gobal megatrends Social megatrends - Living in an urban world

Source: SOER 2010 Assessment of Global Megatrends

Assessment and gobal megatrends Technological megatrends - Accelerating change: racing into the unknown

Source: SOER 2010 Assessment of Global Megatrends

European Environment Agency Nov 2012

Feb 2013

Feb 2013

Feb 2013

European Environment Agency

INSPIRE to help securing the European contribution to Global networks

• Global Earth Observation System of Systems – GEO/GEOSS • UN Global Geospatial Information Management – UN GGIM

and the Global Map for Sustainable Development – GM4SD • Global Environmental Outlook - UNEP-Live • The Eye on Earth Global Network of Networks - GNON

Mar 2013

EYE ON EARTH I Special Initiatives February 2013

Networking to facilitate sharing and access to information for sustainable development

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Infrastructure Networks

Science and Technology Networks

Local, National , Regional, Global Networks

Monitoring Data Information Assessment Knowledge

Spatial Data Infrastructure, Standards and Tools

Civil Society

Content

Cooperation

Infrastructure

Conclusion - I4NSPIRE

Implementation

Better implementation and

further strengthening of

current environmental

priorities

Integration

Coherent integration of

environmental consideration

across the many sectoral

policy domains

Inter-linkages

Dedicated management of

natural capital and

ecosystem services

(increasing resource

efficiency and resilience)

International dimension

Transform to a green

economy to manage natural

capital sustainably within

Europe … and beyond