Alessandra Alfieri, UNSD

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Ralf Becker United Nations Statistics Division
Advertisements

Robert Mayo, Statistics Division FAO
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting The System of Environmental- Economic Accounting for Energy (SEEA-Energy) Alessandra Alfieri United Nations.
SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting Overview
19-20 September 2013, IBGE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Global Implementation Strategy for SEEA
Directorate E: Agriculture and environment statistics; statistical cooperation Unit E3: Environment statistics 1 Commission proposals for the UNCEEA research.
SEEA: A progress report with an emphasis on EGSS Sokol Vako United Nations Statistics Division/DESA.
Rocky Harris Department for Environment, UK Ecosystems accounting in the UK UNCEEA Rio de Janeiro June 2012.
EGSS statistics in an integrated framework for MEA
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Advancing the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Project (AEEA) Research Agenda Mark Eigenraam Senior.
P ROGRESS ON SEEA E XPERIMENTAL E COSYSTEM A CCOUNTS Report by Carl Obst, SEEA Editor 7th UNCEEA Meeting June, 2012 Rio di Janeiro, Brazil.
Recent international developments in Energy Statistics United Nations Statistics Division International Workshop on Energy Statistics September 2012,
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting SEEA Implementation Guide and Diagnostic Tool Alessandra Alfieri UNSD.
SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounts: A Proposed Outline and Road Map Sixth Meeting of the UN Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting.
Tracking Progress— Tools, Indicators and Initiatives to Measure Country Performance towards Green Growth SIDA Development Talks: Next Steps toward Inclusive.
System of Environmental- Economic Accounting for Material Flows (SEEA-MFA): Drafting Process Fourth Meeting of the UN Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic.
System of Environmental- Economic Accounting for Energy (SEEA-E) A project management framework Second Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts.
10 th Meeting of the UNCEEA, New York, June 2016 System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Development.
The ‘INCA KIP’: Knowledge Innovation Project for an Integrated system for Natural Capital and ecosystem services Accounting UNCEEA June 2015 Anton.
UN Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES) Why shape does matter Adriana Oropeza IV.
Initial thoughts on a Global Strategy for the Implementation of the SEEA Central Framework Ivo Havinga United Nations Statistics Division.
System of Environmental- Economic Accounting Working Party on National Accounts (Paris, October 2011) Herman Smith United Nations Statistics Division.
Classification of Environmental Activities (CEA) Expert Group Meeting on Classifications (New York, 20 May 2011)
Discussion on Chapter 2 Rocky Harris Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Expert workshop, Melbourne, May 2012.
Preparation of the International Recommendations for Energy Statistics (IRES) UNSD Report 3 rd UNCEEA Meeting New York, June 2008.
Mandate and Governance Structure of the London Group.
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Towards a Global Data Collection and Dissemination Programme on Environmental-Economic Accounts Julian Chow.
System of Environmental- Economic Accounting for Material Flows (SEEA-MFA) Process leading to the publication Third Meeting of the United Nations Committee.
Expert Group on International Economic and Social Classifications New York, May 2011 Update of the Mandate for the Expert Group.
United Nations Statistics Division Activities in Environment Statistics and Accounts.
UNSD Recent international developments in Energy Statistics.
1 Towards the implementation of SEEA-E Learning Centre on Environmental Accounts UNSC, New York February 2009 Alessandra Alfieri United Nations Statistics.
1 IMPLEMENTATION AND PROMOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL-ECONOMIC ACCOUNTING Strategy paper First meeting of the UN Committee of Experts on Envrionmental-Economic.
Environmental accounting A system approach to environmental information United Nations Statistics Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs Agenda.
System of Environmental- Economic Accounting for Energy (SEEA-E) Process leading to the publication Third Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts.
Sixth Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA) June, New York Pietro Gennari, Statistics.
Valuation in the SEEA Update The World Bank 15th Meeting of the London Group on Environmental Accounting Wiesbaden, November
Revision of the UN FDES United Nations Statistics Division.
Strategic approach to national implementation programmes for SEEA by UNSD Sixth Meeting United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental Economic Accounting.
Eurostat I) Context & objectives of KIP INCA project Project owner is the Environment Knowledge Community (EKC) EKC is an EU inter-services group involving.
Update on Measuring Sustainable Tourism
Consolidated list of issues
The Global Indicator Framework DA 10 Opening Workshops
Towards a Strategy for the implementation of the SEEAW
Overview of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)
The SEEA indicator initiatives A preliminary note
SEEA CF research agenda
United Nations Statistics Division
Supporting Kenya and Uganda in developing and strengthening environmental-economic accounting for improved monitoring of sustainable development Alessandra.
Progress report on the Global Assessment and future activities
SEEA EEA Technical Recommendations
United Nations Statistics Division
TF environmental transfers
Valuation in the SEEA Developing a Scope of Work
LUCAS Task Force 30 September 2015 Item 4 – Update on the Knowledge Innovation Project on Accounting for Natural Capital and ecosystem services (KIP INCA)
United Nations Statistics Division
Working Group "Environmental Accounts" Joint Eurostat/EFTA group
Alessandra Alfieri United Nations Statistics Division
Energy Statistics Compilers Manual
Natural Capital Accounting: Connecting the Pillars of Sustainability
IRWS Background and process towards its publication
Third Meeting of the United Nations Committee of Experts on
Session Conclusions, Recommendations, and Proposals
United Nations Statistics Division
Environmental Accounts and Indicators
Global perspective: Lessons from the SEEA
Energy Statistics Compilers Manual
United Nations Statistics Division
Transfers in the Environmental Accounts
Presentation transcript:

Alessandra Alfieri, UNSD Update on the on-going work on classifications related to Environmental-Economic Accounting Alessandra Alfieri, UNSD Meeting of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications New York, 6-8 September 2017

Outline Classification of Environmental Activities (CEA) and in particular the Classification of Resource Management (CReMA) and its link with the Classification of Environmental Protection Activities (CEPA) – work lead by Eurostat Classification of Biodiversity Expenditures – work led by UNDP as part of the BIOFIN initiative Classification of Ecosystem Services and its link to the land cover classification – work in coordination between EEA, US EPA, Eurostat, UNSD, academia and selected NSOs Classification of land cover/land use and ecosystem types

(1) Classification of Environmental Activities (CEA) Classification of Environmental Activities (CEA) in the SEEA Central Framework encompasses: Classification of Environmental Protection Activities (CEPA) Classification of Resource Management Activities (CReMA) CEPA is part of the family of classifications with Eurostat as custodian CReMA is “interim” as little experience was available in countries Main issues: definition of resource management (only natural resources or also cultivated assets); classification of environmental activities (integrated classification of CEPA and CReMA)

(1) CEA – revision process CEA is on the research agenda of the SEEA Central Framework, with Eurostat taking the lead. Task Force established by Eurostat to review the existing classifications of environmental activities and propose a uniform structure First meeting of the Task Force: 14-15 September 2017 2017-2018: draw upon the country experience with practical implementation of the classifications CEPA and CReMA By 2019: develop a revised and integrated international classification After 2019: discuss the proposal with a wider statistical community, obtain the approval of the UNCEEA, and present it for adoption to the UN Statistical Commission

(2) Classification of Biodiversity Expenditures Scope of the classification is to track how much is being spent on biodiversity outcomes. Scope of the review is to overcome the differences in approach, definitions, and methodologies between the multiple approaches, i.e. SEEA, BIOFIN, CBD, SDG 15, and Rio Markers. A group under the auspices of the SEEA Technical Committee on the SEEA Central Framework has been established led by UNDP and with participation of countries and international agencies. The next steps are: Agree on the objective and scope (primary purpose only? If not alternative aggregation based on CEA?): how to align the different approaches; Produce a concept paper; Produce a case study analysis based on the experience of Mexico; A compilation guideline for countries to use is developed and piloted in 2018-2019; Coordination established with the work on the CEPA/CReMA

(3) Classification of Ecosystem Services The classification is to encompass a comprehensive, mutually exclusive measurement of ecosystem services ensuring comparability at different spatial and temporal scales at a country or international level Several structures for classifying ecosystem services have been developed using different approaches and terminology, among them: CICES: in support of environmental accounting, which has been applied, primarily in Europe, for assessments, mapping and accounting of ecosystem services; FEGS-CS: developed by the US EPA to identify stocks of final ecosystem services, and is based on a strict definition of final ecosystem services; NESCS: also developed by US EPA, to classify the flows of final ecosystem services from environmental types as defined by the FEGS-CS to economic uses and users.

(3) Classification of Ecosystem Services Issues: Definition of ecosystem services: based on characteristics or on function? Scope: final ecosystem services or also intermediate? Links with land cover/land use and ecosystem types classification? A group under the auspices of the SEEA-EEA Technical Committee has been established Revision of SEEA EEA by 2020 is a driver of the revision of the SEEA

(4) Classifications of land cover/land use and ecosystem types Land cover and land use classification are in the research agenda of the SEEA Central Framework with UNSD and FAO as lead agencies Land cover and land use were developed by FAO as provisional classifications in the SEEA CF Classification of ecosystem types in the research agenda of the SEEA EEA Issues: High demand to elevate these classifications to the family of classifications to the family of classifications Relationship of SEEA Classifications on land cover/land use with other classifications (e.g. IPCC, CBD, UNCCD, ESA, etc.) Demand for additional details to link the classifications to ecosystem, types Process not yet in place

Issues for discussion At which stage to engage the Classification Expert Group in the on-going processes/discussions? What mechanism of engagement? What is the role of the Classification Expert Group in ensuring that the classifications that are part of the family are adopted for statistical purposes (e.g. IPCC classification vs. SEEA classification on land cover/use)?