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Title: UNEP / Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA)


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UNEP / Division of Early Warning and Assessment
(DEWA) EEA TACIS PROJECT DEVELOP-MENT OF
C.S.I. ENVL INDICATORS METHODOLOGICAL GUIDE AND
COMPENDIUM FOR EECCA. Presentation for the 8th
Session of the UNECE/CEP Working Group on
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (WGEMA)
held at the U.N. Palais des Nations, Geneva,
12-13 June 2007
2
Towards the EEAs Belgrade Report
The Core Set of Indicators Compendium for EECCA
Countries as a companion product to
the Belgrade Report of the EEA.
3
EEA TACIS Project Background
Main Purpose Improve capacities in the EECCA
countries to develop, apply and maintain an
agreed core set of envl indicators (CSI),
using a guidelines manual prepared by UNECE, to
support pan-European reporting on envl state and
trends. Main Output An Indicators Compendium
covering part of the CSI, to accompany the next
(4th) pan-European Belgrade Assessment report.
4
EEA TACIS Project Players/Roles
  • Overall Project Coordination EEA
  • Project Management UNEP/DEWA
  • Project Consultants L. Gornaja (EEA /
    independent) G. Giuliani and S. Kluser
    (UNEP/GRID-Europe) and E. Veligosh (UNEP/GRID-Ar
    endal).
  • Project collaborators
  • Above plus EEA and UNECE staff EECCA country
    expert participants (WGEMA et al.) workshop
    organisers from partner centres in Dushanbe, Kyiv
    and Tbilisi, and others

5
EECCA Indicators Compendium
Activities up until publication in 2007
  • Preliminary indicators and their analyses
    (trends etc.) prepared and translated (Jan.-March
    ).
  • Consultation on-line on preliminary indicators
    with EECCA country experts gap-filling (late
    March through mid-May extended).
  • Revised version Indicators prepared (late May).
  • Present to UNECE WGEMA 8th Session 12 June
  • Final indicators and translation (late June).
  • Layout and printing of CSI Compendium for EECCA
    Countries (throughout July).
  • Launch with Belgrade Report (10 October)

6
EECCA Indicators Contents/Structure
  • What is the key Policy question addressed?
  • What key Message(s) are derived/explained?
  • Overall Assessment for each of 15 indicators.
  • The Policy context / link for all 15 indicators.
  • Methodology / References for each indicator.
  • Link to Definition and Rationale in UNECEs
    Indicator Guidelines document.
  • Each indicator in four pages text graphics
    (English/Russian, so eight pgs. overall).
  • All 12 EECCA countries covered, within the
    limits of data availability

7
EECCA Indicators Development
  • A reminder that the 15 indicators selected as a
    subset of the CSI (36 altogether) were chosen
    for reasons of practicality (data available
    from international sources).
  • More details on the methodology (i.e., how the
    15 indicators were developed
    modified). (Elena Veligosh)
  • More details about the on-line consultation and
    results based on participants
    inputs. (Stephane Kluser)

8
UNEPs GEO-4 Assessment Report
Originally slated for release and joint launch
with the Belgrade Report at the Ministerial
Conference, this is now delayed until late
October 2007
9
Annual GEO Yearbooks
First two volumes covered 2003 and 2004/05
Third volume dated 2007 covers the year 2006
10
Other recent UNEP Assessments
Just released on 5 June for World Environment Day
Thematic along with global and regional GEO
reports
11
Merci Spasebo Thank you
12
EECCA Indicators Compendium
Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges
  • Data are not always available, or adequate, to
    support the indicators and their analyses.
  • Standardised international data sources are
    sometimes contested - or even contradicted by -
    national sources (how to resolve?).
  • Gap-filling on a voluntary basis is not most
    efficient or effective method, particularly
    w/o strong participation at the country level.
  • Further corrections and harmonisation needed.
  • To serve as a useful stand-alone product, even
    while being closely linked to the Guidelines
    document and the Belgrade Report itself
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