SOER 2015 Part CNFP / EIONET MEETING

17 October 2013SOER 2015 Coordination Group (Milan Chrenko & Cathy Maguire)

FLISindicators

EEA indicators

EEA & country indicators

GMT fiches thematic fiches (a) country fiches & (b) cross-country comparison fiches

Synthesis report

3 indicator reports & stakeholder workshop

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Synthesis & Derivatives

Global Megatrends (Europe in global context)

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SOER 2015A suite of product(s): short briefs + up-to-date indicators

SOER 2015Part C – Country fiches - Reminder

• Focus: A series of summaries of national state of environment

assessments, to show key environmental issues at country

level

• Format: One country fiche per country, 4 pages each (based

on

a template and guidance by EEA to ensure some level of

comparability)

• Basis: Prepared by the countries; country fiches should largely

be based on – or provide summaries of – existing national SOE

reports

• Eionet: Eionet gives feedback on template and guidance (Oct

2013), based on this NFP and/or NRC-SOE draft country fiches

and update SERIS (estimated average workload: 10 to 15 days

per country)

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SOER 2015Part C – Country fiches

Role Who

EEA Part C Team Includes coordinating overall Part C activities including country fiches and cross country comparison fiches.

Milan Chrenko, Cathy Maguire, Barbara Clark, Pawel Kazmierczyk

… plus close interaction with SENSE-III team and EEA editing team

Country fiche lead author 

Coordinates country fiche preparations; responsible for delivery and sign off of the country fiche to EEA.

NFP or NRC SOE(i.e. one person per country)

Country fiche authors & contributors

Support to country fiche lead author and drafting of country fiches as appropriate.

Relevant NRCs(i.e. can be several persons per country)

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SOER 2015Part C – Country fiches

Country fiches based on 4 sections, each guided by a key

question:

1.What main areas / sectors / themes are addressed in your

respective national state of the environment (SOE) report? (ca

300 words)

2.What are the key findings of the national SOE report? (ca 900

words)

3.What are the main policy responses to key

challenges/environmental concerns in your country? (ca 600

words)

4.What country specific issues in state of environment reporting

would you like to highlight? (ca 600 words)

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SOER 2015Part C – Country fiches

To support drafting of country fiches, we offer a common

structure, template and guidance:

•based on experience with SOER 2010 guidance document;

•limit country fiche to 4 pages – ca 2400 words (incl. 1-2 figures) -

tbc;

guidance document includes illustrative examples for authors;

•based primarily on existing national SOE reports (or similar

reports);

•need to ensure links with SERIS, SENSE and other SOER 2015

parts;

•currently exploring, how to deliver draft (word file or online or

…);

•we suggest working language for country fiches will be English;

•currently discussing editing support EEA can provide to countries

•…

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SOER 2015Part C – Cross-country comparison fiches - Reminder

• Focus: A series of indicator-based country comparisons for

8 selected themes based on existing EEA and Eurostat

indicators

• Format: 8 cross-country comparison fiches, 4 pages each;

each based on one established indicator; in SOER 2015 online

scope to link this national intepretation of same indicator via

SENSE

• Basis: Prepared by EEA; cross-country comparisons based on

indicators with country information; supplemented by SENSE

• Eionet: Eionet feedback on indicator selection and method

(Oct 2013); Eionet consultation on cross-country comparison

fiches (Mar/Apr 2014);

plus (voluntary) contributions to SENSE

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SOER 2015Part C – Cross-country comparison fiches

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Proposed topics 

Potential indicators  

Proposed topics 

Potential indicators  

Waste  

CSI016 ‘Municipal waste generation’ (this will become CSI ‘trends on waste generation’)

Air  

CSI001 ‘Emissions of acidifying substances’ (this will become CSI ‘Emissions of main air pollutants’)

Energy  

CSI029 ‘Primary energy consumption by fuel’

Biodiversity  

Indicator on ‘Area under organic farming’

Transport  

CSI035 ‘Passenger transport demand’(this will become CSI ‘Passenger and freight transport demand’)

Freshwater  

WFD003 ‘Ecological status or potential ‘(this will become CSI ‘trends in ecological status’)

Resource efficiency

Indicator on ‘Resource productivity (GDP/DMC)’

Mitigating climate change  

CSI010 ‘Greenhouse gas trends’ (this will become CSI ‘EU and national total greenhouse gas emission trends and projections’)

SOER 2015Part C – Cross-country comparison fiches

Presenting country level data (indicative examples)Cb

Annual increase in total recycling of municipal waste

The total recycling of municipal waste stated in percentage of the generated amount

Optional:Links to national indicators (e.g. SENSE)

SOER 2015Part C – Cross-country comparison fiches

Cross-country comparison methodologyCb

All fiches should aim to address:

•relative performance

(across countries)

•performance over time

•progress towards targets

(where relevant & available)

•link to national indicators

(if possible & as available)

•possibly: country examples

SOER 2015Next steps – EEA

(1) Develop a dedicated structure / template for both (a) country fiches, (b) cross-country comparison fiches – based also on Eionet feedbackBy November 2013

(2) Finalise country fiche guidance document, and develop an example (i.e. ‘pilot’ draft country fiche), possibly together with 1-2 countriesBy December 2013

(3) Clarify editing support and ‘delivery mechanisms’ for country fichesBy January 2014

(4) Continue work within SENSE-III to feed into SOER 2015.Update on progress in SENSE-III scheduled for NFP meeting March 2014

SOER 2015Next steps – Eionet

(1) Written comments on the proposed focal questions, draft template and guidance document for the ‘country fiches’ (Part C)Based on NFP Document 7 - Annex; by 30 October 2013

In this context, please also consider:•Who will be tasked as ‘country fiche lead author‘ in your country?•Are 1 or 2 countries willing to develop ‘pilot‘ country fiches with us?

(2) Written feedback on the topics, indicators and approach proposed for the ‘cross-country comparison fiches’ (Part C) Based on NFP Document 7; by 30 October 2013

Thank you