EEA/UNECE WORK ON INDICATORS – WHAT CAN BE USED FOR Country briefings? Katerina Nikolovska, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Republic of Macedonia Training workshop in the framework of the InSEIS project in the Republic of Moldova (with participation of Georgia and Ukraine) Copenhagen, 1-3 September 2015

Objective of the training workshop Production of Country briefings Moldova Georgia Ukraine Environmental indicators factsheetsThe latest national SOE reportNational strategiesNational Environmental Action PlanOther thematic reports Suggested source documents:

Question 1 - What main areas/sectors/themes are addressed in the national SOE report? Question 2 - What were the key findings of the SOE report? Question 3 - What are the main policy responses to key challenges/environmental concerns in your country? Question 4 - What country specific issues in SOE would you like to highlight? Part C country fiches - four separate sections

Environmental indicators factsheets approach

WORK ON INDICATORS EEA Total indicatorsOld CSI - 37 indicatorsRevised CSI – 42 indicators SOER 2015 Part C – country comparison – 9 indicators UNECE Total - 49 indicatorsCSI first phase – 8 indicatorsextended CSI – 14 indicators SEIS Targets and performance indicators - 23 indicators

SOER 2015 Part C – cross-country comparison Based on selected EEA and Eurostat indicators Agriculture — organic farming Waste — municipal solid waste generation and management Air pollution — emissions of selected pollutants Biodiversity — protected areas Energy — energy consumption and share of renewable energy Freshwater quality — nutrients in rivers Mitigating climate change — greenhouse gas emissions Resource efficiency — material resource efficiency and productivity Transport — passenger transport demand and modal split

AIR A-1 Emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air A-2 Ambient air quality in urban areas A-3 Consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) C. CHANGE B-3 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions WATER C-10 BOD 5 and concentration of ammonium in rivers C-11 Nutrients in freshwater BIODIVERSITY D-1 Protected areas WASTE I-1 Waste generation Production of factsheets for the eight core indicators What we can use from produced factsheets?

Austrian example Question 1 Croatian example What main areas/sectors/themes are addressed in the national SOE report?

Question 1 What can be used from indicator factsheet? LEGISLATION Law ? Bylaws ? Responsibilities ? Type of reports? Frequency of reporting? THEMES 5 themes taken into account in factsheets production (air, climate change, water, biodiversity, waste) National SOER themes? OTHER SOER structure Themes structure ……………

Austrian example Question 2 Macedonian example What were the key findings of the SOE report? Within the DPSIR framework this part shall address P, S and I

Question 2 What can be used from indicator factsheet? A3 - Consumption of ozone depleting substances Macedonian example Moldovan example

Austrian example Question 3 Macedonian example What are the main policy responses to key challenges/environmental concerns in your country? Within the DPSIR framework this part shall address D and R

Question 3 What can be used from indicator factsheet? The Association agreement between the country and the European Union New national legislation Transposition of EU Directives in national legislation National Strategies Action plans Other relevant Policy relevance of the indicator

Austrian example Question 4 Croatian example What country specific issues in SOE would you like to highlight? Bulgarian example

Question 4 What can be used from indicator factsheet? Some positive or negative facts from factsheet parts: Targets Assessment Recommendations Specifics regarding the preparation of the National SOER Other relevant issues for the country

1.Consult the EEA guidance frequently Tips 2.Each country fiche should be 4-pages in length (i.e. up to 2400 words) 3.Follow the recommended length per sections: Q1 = 300 words Q2 = up to 900 words Q3 = up to 600 words Q4 = up to 600 words 4.maximum of 1-2 figures/graphs figure correspondents to 200 words

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