Introduction and objectives of the training session Amman, 10-13 March 2008

This project is funded by the European Union

MEDSTAT II Euro-Mediterranean Statistical Co-operation

Introduction and objectives of the training session

Amman, 10-13 March 2008

Joint MEDSTAT II /

UN-ESCWA Training session on

Water accounts Cécile Roddier-Quefelec


MEDSTAT II Lot 2 Euro-Mediterranean Statistical Co-operation

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Euro-Mediterranean statistical cooperation programme MEDSTAT II

MEDSTAT II environment sector

Environmental statistics and accounts activities

TABLE OF CONTENTS



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MEDSTAT II Euro-Mediterranean statistical cooperation

Phase II : January 2006- January 2009

37 countries: 27 EU + 10 Mediterranean Partners countriesAlgeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, West Bank & Gaza

Strip, Tunisia and Turkey

9 statistical sectors Agriculture, Energy, Environment, External trade, Migration,

National Accounts, Social, Transport, Tourism

2 horizontal sectorsTraining and Information systems



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Overall objective: Improve the quality of services and statistical data

Specific objectives

Institutional strengthening of the NSSHarmonization Data base and exchangeVisibility and disseminationSatisfaction of user’s needs



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Country orientationsCountry orientation reportCountry statistical situation reportAnalysis of IT and IS situation and needs Country road map

Coordination / Project orientations

National statistical offices (national coordinators)

Thematic working groups involving various institutional partners

Sectoral Task Force

Partnership Group / Directors Committee



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Synergies

Between sectors (energy, transport, agriculture, social, tourism)

Pilot study on water consumption by the tourism sector (on-going, final report foreseen in April 08)

Joint publication (energy, transport, environment) end 08

Harmonisation (social, agri)

With other initiatives

EMWIS, SMAP, Plan Bleu

UNSD, UN-ESCWA/ECLAC

Tools

Data exchange protocols / agreements between the Mediterranean Partners countries and the EC

List of variables + standards definitions

Regular data transmission (data and meta data)

Information plateforme (CIRCA, gathering all documents, reports, etc)

Expert e-network



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MEDSTAT II Visibility

WebSite MEDSTAT II

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/medstat

VisibilityEuro-Mediterranean Statistics (half-yearly bulletin)

First issue April 07, second issue March 08

Statistical synthesis (Eurostat Statistics in Focus collection) The Mediterranean in 2020 The Mediterranean : a showcase of biodiversity The European Union and its ten Mediterranean partner

countries: growing trading links Considerable growth in transport infrastructure in the

Mediterranean partner countries



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The Environment sector

Task Force in June 2007, Copenhagen

Validation of the work programme to pave the way towards integrated economic-environment accounts (water

accounts, Env. Protection expenditures statistics and accounts) to consolidate existing know-how e.g. water, waste, air emissions

(harmonisation of data collection methods, definitions, concepts, quality improvement)

to enhance the integration of environment into other sectors through the development of synergies with the other statistical fields

to strengthened inter-institutional partnership and develop solution to build-up effective and coordinated national statistical information system for environmental issues.

Validation of a core list of variables to be regularly transmitted to the EC

Next Task Force to be held in Cyprus, 9-10 April 08



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Integrated economic-environment accounts

Introductive regional workshop, February 07, Luxembourg

Sub-regional training session on water accounts 3 sessions:

– English, Delft, UNESCO, Sept 07,

– French, Tunis, Oct 07

– Arabic, Amman, March 08 ( organised jointly with UN-ESCWA)

Regional workshop on Environment Protection Expenditures (February 08, Nice)

Study Visits, Technical assistance missions



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Joint MEDSTAT II/UN-ESCWA training session on SEEAW

Cooperation between MEDSTAT II, UN-ESCWA and UNSD

Inter-regional synergies

Maximizes cost-effectiveness

Contributes to sub-regional, regional and interregional networking

9 countries involved

MEDSTAT II: Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Jordan

ESCWA: Bahrain, Iraq, Oman and Yemen



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Joint MEDSTAT II/UN-ESCWA training session on SEEAW Objectives:

Providing sound knowledge on the compilation and practical and operational use of the System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting for Water ‘SEEAW’

Strengthen national statistical capacities

Enhance sub-regional networking

4 days: plenary session and practical session

Focus on SEEAW standards tablesPhysical supply and use tables for water

Emissions accounts

Hybrid supply and use tables

Assets accounts

Brief overview of supplementary tables and implementation examples from selected countries

ResourcesStandards tables in Arabic

Draft SEEAW chapters 3-4 in Arabic

Sample data table



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Thank you

Contact

Cécile Roddier-Quefelec

MEDSTAT II Environment key expert

[email protected]

Tel: +33 4 92 38 71 35

Introduction and objectives of the training session Amman, 10-13 March 2008

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