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Towards HARMONIZATION of the WATER REPORTING
PROCESS
Water Statistics - Work Session 2a Vienna,
20-22.06.2005 Rudy Vannevel r.vannevel_at_vmm.be

• A. Van de Maelestraat 96
• B-9320 Erembodegem
• Belgium

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The Information cycle (after TimmermanLangaas
(2004)
Water management
Information needs
Information utilization
Information strategy
Data analysis
Data collection
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POLICY PROCESS
REPORTING PROCESS
Water management
Information utilisation
Assessment reporting
Information needs
Data analysis
Assessment strategies
Data collection
Monitoring programmes
Data handling
IT- PROCESS
MONITORING PROCESS
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Environmental Information Cycle
POLICY PROCESS
REPORTING PROCESS
Questionnaires
Reports
Data bases
Monitoring strategies
MONITORING PROCESS
IT-PROCESS
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POLICY PROCESS
REPORTING PROCESS
Questionnaires
Reports
Review report formats
Harmonising questionnaires
Reporting tables (CIRT)
Optimising data bases
Monitoring strategies
Harmonising monitoring strategies
Data bases
MONITORING PROCESS
IT-PROCESS
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DPSIR
CIRT 2
WWT.
Activ. services
CIRT 1
Connectivity rate Treatment capacity Sludge Discha
rges Effluents H2O accounts ...
H2O supply H2O uses WW disch. H2O accounts ...
DPSIR
CIRT 7
Sampling Analyses
Env. standards
CIRT 9
Parameters
CIRT 5
Sampl.sites Sampling
Parameters
H2O courses
CIRT 8
Parameters
Sampling sites
Results
DPSIR
CIRT 5
Parameters
Measures
CIRT 10
Sampling sites
Tested results
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CONTENT REPORTING TABLES
ECONOMIC ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
SOCIAL ISSUES
WATER ISSUES
ACCOUNTS
WATER CHAIN
WATER SYSTEM
WATER ACCOUNTS
Fresh water
Water Quantity (availability, use, supply)
Water Quality (waste water discharges)
NON-WATER ACCOUNTS
Surface water
Sanitation tools (waste water treatment)
Water quality
Other policy tools (levies, permits)
Water mass
Sediments
Biota
Marine water
Ground- water
Water quantity
NON-WATER ISSUES
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CONTENT REPORTING TABLES NEW ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
ECONOMIC ISSUES
SOCIAL ISSUES
WATER ISSUES
ACCOUNTS
WATER CHAIN
WATER SYSTEM
WATER ACCOUNTS
Fresh water
Water Quantity (availability, use, supply)
Water Quality (waste water discharges)
NON-WATER ACCOUNTS
Surface water
Water quality
Sanitation tools (waste water treatment)
levies, permits, communication
Water mass
Sediments
Biota
Suspended solids
Marine water
Ground- water
Water quantity
erosion
Soil
NON-WATER ISSUES
air deposition
Air
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Environmental analysis
Economic analysis
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D- Water accounts
Emissions
Water abstractions
P
P- Water accounts
Discharges
Water load balances
Water quantity
Water quality
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S- Water accounts
Load reductions
Habitat quality
Biodiversity
Impact analysis
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Health
Biodiversity habitat changes
I- Water accounts
R- Water accounts
R
Policy instruments
Scenario analysis
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Harmonisation questionnaires
Harmonisation of reports
New WQI
Water management
Information utilisation
Assessment reporting
Datawarehouse applications
Information needs
Data analysis
Assessment strategies
Data collection
Monitoring programmes
Data handling
Manuals on monitoring
IT-tools EU COM WISE EEA EEIS
Developed vs developing countries
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Harmonisation questionnaires reports
INTERN. POLICY PROCESS
Ind.set 1
Ind.set n
Common Indicatorset
Internat. level
1 Quest
Quest 1
Quest n
Report 1
Report 2
Report n
Who will conduct the harmonisation process?
Country level
Common Questionnaire
Common Report
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Harmonisation questionnaires reports
Int. Org. 2
Int. Org. 1
Int. Org. 2
Int. Org. 1
Quest 1
Quest 2
Quest n
Rep 1
Rep 2
Rep n
Mutual profit ! Facilitates reporting
process Cost-saving Emphasis on future
needs Increases new data delivery but Harmonisati
on is a prerequisite
EU COM
EWN-e
EEA
EUROSTAT AU II
EUROSTAT
OECD/ESTAT REQ IWJQ
OECD
OECD COMP
UN
UN QES
ExampleSectoral analysis
Country
Country
Common report
Common Quest
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Developing vs developed countries
WORLDWIDE
Developed countries data management !
Differentiation
CONTINENTAL
Harmonisation
NATIONAL
REGIONAL
Developing countries monitoring !
LOCAL
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Datawarehousing
Int. Org. 2
Int. Org. 1
Int. Org.
Rep 1
Rep 2
Rep n
Common Report format
Harmonisation
Harmonisation
IT-tool 1
IT-tool n
DWH
Country 2
Country 1
Country 2
Country 1
Harmonisation
DB 1
DB 2
DB n
DB 1
DB 2
DB n
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DPSIR overarching Water Quality Index
D
P
Actual pressures
Pressure trend analysis
not spatial related !
S
Actual status (SoE)
Environmental trend analysis
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Load balance !
Carrying capacity
Load reduction
R
Response effectiveness
Policy evaluation !
Basis for objective ranking of countries