Introduction and objectives of the training session

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Joint MEDSTAT II / UN-ESCWA Training session on
Water accounts
Cécile Roddier-Quefelec

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Euro-Mediterranean statistical cooperation
  programme MEDSTAT II
• MEDSTAT II environment sector
• Environmental statistics and accounts activities

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MEDSTAT II Euro-Mediterranean statistical
cooperation

• Phase II January 2006- January 2009
• 37 countries 27 EU 10 Mediterranean Partners
  countries
• Algeria, 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 sectors
• Training and Information systems

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MEDSTAT II Euro-Mediterranean statistical
cooperation

• Overall objective
• Improve the quality of services and statistical
  data
• Specific objectives
• Institutional strengthening of the NSS
• Harmonization
• Data base and exchange
• Visibility and dissemination
• Satisfaction of users needs

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MEDSTAT II Euro-Mediterranean statistical
cooperation

• Country orientations
• Country orientation report
• Country statistical situation report
• Analysis 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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MEDSTAT II Euro-Mediterranean statistical
cooperation

• 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
• Visibility
• Euro-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 tables
• Physical 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
• Resources
• Standards 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
• cecile.roddier-quefelec_at_medstat2.fr
• Tel [phone]